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Finally having got asylum in Germany, with her mother, Mohammadi and her own siblings, this extraordinary woman has managed to render her astonishing story on paper for people around the world who wish to look behind the Talibans Iron Curtain. By Arrangement

Book Review | Zarifa's compelling story rips Taliban's Iron Curtain

Zarifa's childhood memories consist of watching videos with the volume turned off and curtains drawn

15 Oct 2022 10:49 PM IST

The only tension points seem to be examsnot the exams themselves, but how to persuade professors to let them sit for them despite falling far short of the mandatory 75 per cent attendance. By Arrangement

Book Review | Jaunty campus novel full of college jokes

The action takes place at Bhagwandas, a hostel for male law students at Banaras Hindu University

15 Oct 2022 10:47 PM IST

Cover photo of Challenges to a Liberal Polity by M. Hamid Ansari (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Missed chance to bring nuance to the conversation on...

Review of 'Challenges to a Liberal Polity' by M. Hamid Ansari

9 Oct 2022 1:23 AM IST

Cover photo of C: A Novel by Anupama Raju (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An unconventional debut that still misses the plot

Review of 'C: A Novel' by Anupama Raju

9 Oct 2022 1:18 AM IST

Cover photo of Evil at the Core By Vinquita Romaine (Photo by arragement)

Book Review | Crime pays for this British-Indian author

Review of 'Evil at the Core' By Vinquita Romaine

9 Oct 2022 1:09 AM IST

Cover photo of These Errors Are Correct By Jeet Thayil (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Grief in verse, portrayed arrestingly

Review of 'These Errors Are Correct' By Jeet Thayil

2 Oct 2022 1:17 AM IST

Cover photo of The Ink Black Heart By Robert Galbraith (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Rowling's edgy whodunit isn't all that controversial

Review of 'The Ink Black Heart' By Robert Galbraith

2 Oct 2022 1:05 AM IST

Cover photo of Writer Rebel Soldier Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya by Akshaya Mukul (Photo: By arrangement)

Book Review | Man of contradictions who galvanised Hindi literature

Review of Writer Rebel Soldier Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya by Akshaya Mukul

25 Sept 2022 7:54 AM IST

Cover photo of Negotiating the New Normal By Saurav Jha (Photo: By arrangement)

Book Excerpt | Washington's war against Huawei put Beijing on the...

Book Excerpt Negotiating the New Normal By Saurav Jha

25 Sept 2022 1:49 AM IST

Cover photo of The Shoemakers Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary Crill (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | The cobbler's contribution

Review of 'The Shoemaker's Stitch: Mochi Embroideries of Gujarat in the TAPI Collection' By Shilpa Shah and Rosemary...

25 Sept 2022 1:39 AM IST

Cover photo of Newlyweds by Mansi Choksi. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Exceprt | When nostalgia overtakes love and rebellion gives way...

Excerpt from Newlyweds by Mansi Choksi

18 Sept 2022 2:15 AM IST

Cover photo of Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved By Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Uday Jariwala (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Sanjeev Kumar's life ably reconstructed

Review of Sanjeev Kumar: The Actor We All Loved By Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Uday Jariwala

18 Sept 2022 1:34 AM IST