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What Kitty Did by Trisha Bora, HarperCollins, Rs 299; 288 pages

Book review: Gripping tale of 25-year-old journo

It was basically divided into a recipe mode: ingredients, batter, heat, eating, coffee and a cig which on hindsight...

11 Aug 2017 12:30 AM IST

Secretly Yours by Vikrant Khanna Penguin, Rs 175

Book review: Romance takes the thriller route

When Sahil confesses his love to Anya, she turns him down, saying that she can't reciprocate his feelings.

27 Nov 2016 1:34 AM IST

Where The River Parts by Radhika Swarup Rupa, Rs 295

Book review: Love in the time of Partition

The story is very focused. It's 1947 and in the town of Suhanpur, in just about to be divided Punjab.

27 Nov 2016 1:35 AM IST

Scattered Souls by Shahnaz Bashir Fourth Estate, RS 399

Book review: A snapshot of Kashmir with a time and date stamp

What he shares most with such illustrious predecessors however is the way his stories feel authentic and historical.

22 Jan 2017 2:46 AM IST

Understanding the Black Economy and Black Money in India by Arun Kumar Aleph, Rs 399

Book review: Decoding the anatomy of black money

In this short, kindle-size book of 112 pages, the author manages to bring out many interesting facets of black money in...

7 May 2017 2:35 AM IST

Malavika Rajkotia

Book review: Analysing marriage in contemporary India

Family law has grown beyond the boundaries of marriage, divorce , maintenance and child custody and support.

5 May 2017 12:14 AM IST

Aliyah: The Last Jew in The Village by Sethu, translated from the Malayalam by Catherine Thankamma Harper Perennial, Rs 399.

Book review: Betwixt and between identities

The Hindu and Christian neighbours of the Jews are bewildered at this turn of events, and rather suspicious.

9 July 2017 2:27 AM IST

Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes by Tripti Lahiri Aleph, Rs 599.

Book review: An incisive account of a complex relationship

Read it to know about the way we were, the way we are and the way we will be unless we drastically revise our notion of...

9 July 2017 2:26 AM IST

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Simon & Schuster, $19.50

Book review: The Boss & his hungry heart

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band have rocked the worlds of million fans all over the globe and continue to do so.

20 Nov 2016 2:06 AM IST

Devi, Diva or She-Devil: The Smart Career Womans Survival Guide by Sudha Menon Penguin, Rs 499

Book review: None of the pleasure, all of the guilt

For a woman of Menon's stature to go all out endorsing patriarchy is disheartening in the least.

19 March 2017 2:04 AM IST

Kasturba Gandhi and her four sons in South-Africa.

Book review: A good idea lost in translation

The fictional Kasturba largely skims past the important stuff.

19 March 2017 1:58 AM IST

An Unsuitable Boy by Karan Johar with Poonam Saxena Penguin, Rs 699

Book review: Dil se, the story of a South Bombay boy

Like any good film, the book can be divided into three parts the first section is about his growing up years.

29 Jan 2017 12:34 AM IST