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Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

Book Review | The True Desperation of Odisha’s Dalit Lives

All in all, it’s a disturbing, provocative read, but the translation lets the story down occasionally

10 Jan 2026 1:32 PM IST

Book Review | A Master’s New Avatar Fails to Grip

In Ghost-Eye, his first work of fiction in seven years and a sequel in more than just spirit to his previous novels The...

10 Jan 2026 1:31 PM IST

Book Review | Open-Ended Puzzle About Motherhood

Book Review | Open-Ended Puzzle About Motherhood

Intense but restrained, this novel will make you think — not just about the plot but quite likely your own life too

3 Jan 2026 1:02 PM IST

Book Review | A Politician Who Stands up for Human Rights

Book Review | A Politician Who Stands up for Human Rights

In this book of articles published in various newspapers and the lectures he gave reflects Kumar’s discerning thoughts...

3 Jan 2026 1:00 PM IST

Book Review | What It Takes to be Queen of India’s Underworld

Book Review | What It Takes to be Queen of India’s Underworld

Narrated in a readable style and set in re-imagined scenarios complete with conversations and other details, the book...

3 Jan 2026 12:43 PM IST

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Book Review | An Account of Life in the Hills of Ranikhet

Anuradha Roy’s first non-fiction work – an account of life in the hills of Ranikhet – blends memoir and nature-writing...

27 Dec 2025 1:07 PM IST

Book Review | A Quintet Of Successful Endings

Book Review | A Quintet Of Successful Endings

In truth, death pervades Eleventh Hour.

21 Dec 2025 5:54 AM IST

Book Review | Parama Aparna: The Cine-Lover’s Journey With Rinadi

Book Review | Parama Aparna: The Cine-Lover’s Journey With Rinadi

By then I knew that she acted with Utpal Dutt, The Man Who Was Next-to-God in theatre

21 Dec 2025 5:52 AM IST

Book Review | Eighteen Flavours Of Bombay

Book Review | Eighteen Flavours Of Bombay

Her parents, with the family due to shift to Goa, lie about why she’s shifting from her present school.

21 Dec 2025 5:49 AM IST

Book Review | Power Plays for a New Global Age

Book Review | Power Plays for a New Global Age

A large part of the book is about the challenges the United States poses to India, despite a certain congruence in...

13 Dec 2025 1:22 PM IST

Book Review | A Travelogue of Life Amidst Silence

Book Review | A Travelogue of Life Amidst Silence

Learning from Silence is a travelogue of sorts, as much internal as external

6 Dec 2025 1:45 PM IST

Book Review | Lost souls of The INA

Book Review | Lost souls of The INA

The book is a fine compendium of dates, data and details. One also realises the change as Subhas Bose emerged on stage

29 Nov 2025 1:26 PM IST