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Undying Affinity by Sara Naveed, Penguin Books, Rs 225.

Traditional romance from another era

The boundaries between Zarish and Ahmar's personal and professional relationship dissolves and the result is some...

1 April 2018 1:29 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal with supporters during his India Against Corruption movement days.

You'll come out of it with a dislike for Kejriwal

Kejriwal helped citizens use the RTI as a tool to secure rights and information, meaning such things as rations,...

1 April 2018 1:27 AM IST

The novel, which begins with a sense of suspicion, plunges the readers headlong into a vortex of mystery.

Book Review: Vinaya Bhagat's The Trickster is a gripping tale of the...

Vinaya Bhagat's The Trickster takes readers on ride between realms of known, and unknown, merging myth with folklore and...

27 July 2018 8:06 PM IST

A breezy read, Obsessed, by Kokcha meanders amongst Greek concepts, love, lust, murder, mystery and a sense of hopelessness in life that is all too real.

Book Review: Obsessed; a tale of love gone all wrong

Ruchi Kokcha's novel Obsessed talks about sensitive issues, love, lust and a madwoman's aspirations.

23 July 2018 9:00 PM IST

A file picture of Muhammad Ali Jinnah addressing a crowd in Lahore

Hilarious and ultimately tragic lives of leaders who ruled Pak

Jinnah was convinced that he single-handedly had wrested Pakistan from the British Empire and that he alone would...

20 July 2018 12:41 AM IST

dopehri by Pankaj Kapur. Published by Harper Collins. (Photo: File)

Book Review: dopehri work of evocative charm and quite humour

Determining your self-worth, no matter what age can kick in a sense of accomplishment.

18 Dec 2019 11:50 AM IST

Serendipity is the secret of my craft: Isha Singh

Isha Singh teaches at Lucknow University and specialises in writing short stories in the genre of horror.

8 Dec 2019 3:28 AM IST

This is Happiness by Niall Williams Bloomsbury, Rs 550.

As coming-of-age meets nostalgia, life is synonymous with happiness

Noe accompanies Christy as he heads off every day to ensure every villager has signed up for electricity.

8 Dec 2019 3:23 AM IST

White by Brett Easton Ellis Knopf, Rs 799.

Ruminations on echo chambers and writing

By extension possibly, those who are deeply connected to the world of movies, wherever they may live.

8 Dec 2019 3:20 AM IST

His Fathers Disease: Stories By Aruni Kashyap Context, Rs 499.

Of trauma and unsaid truths, real and magical

The English-language literati, however, operates in its own bubble.

8 Dec 2019 3:16 AM IST

Ritwik Ghatak spins yarns of many moods and shades

That he continues to teach and delight us some 42 years after he passed away is a testimony to his genius as a director.

20 Jan 2019 12:12 AM IST

Till Talaq Do US Part by Ziya Us Salam, Penguin, Rs 399

Many contours of the triple talaq debate

The book traces the origin of triple talaq to the time of Caliph Umar in the 7th century, years after Prophet Muhammad's...

20 Jan 2019 12:13 AM IST