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Book Excerpt | Silloo, able wife of Sam Manekshaw

Silloo became the quintessential army wife, stepping up to wear the boots and keeping the home fires burning while her husband was away

23 Dec 2023 4:56 PM

Gorgeous, authentic book of records!

The Limca Book of Records 2024 marks the completion of 34 years of LBR

17 Dec 2023 2:32 AM

Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling

Jhumpa Lahiri is an acquired taste

17 Dec 2023 2:17 AM

Book Review | Heady Mughal thriller combines intrigue and art

There’s a good story here. With a little more research, much more depth, and mature telling, it could have been a masterpiece

17 Dec 2023 1:59 AM

Book Excerpt | India’s growth story diverges from the pan-Asian narrative

Excerpted with permission of the publisher from 'Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future'

17 Dec 2023 1:44 AM

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Book Review | Spectres and spirits of Bengal past

Sucheta Dasgupta has carefully selected and translated six of Mukhopadhyay's stories in the folk/fairy tale and fantasy genre

17 Dec 2023 1:35 AM

A Man from Motihari, A lyrical tale of love, loss and breaking boundaries

Like Patna Blues, the writer’s earlier novel, the writing is unpretentious and evocative

13 Dec 2023 5:32 PM

Book Review | Of crookedness, conscience and a spoofy tour of Harlem

Carney is determined to beg, steal, or borrow, but none of his friends or old contacts in the criminal world can help

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Book Review | Ode to Bollywood, memory and the power of cinema

A Bollywood State of Mind is a biography punctuated and headlined, quite literally, by Hindi film titles, songs, trivia, and dialogues

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

Book Excerpt | Pranab: How I had worked with Indira, Sonia, Manmohan Singh

I felt that while Dr Singh might not have been as aggressive as Pranab in voicing his opinions

10 Dec 2023 12:00 AM

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Book Review | How to prank and laugh your way to success

Prahlad is very honest about his own shortcomings and the painful lessons he had to learn through his youth.

02 Dec 2023 10:42 PM

Book Review | Tamil Christian girl from Rangoon becomes a doctor

The author has been able to be objective in the recording of personal, social and professional experiences.

02 Dec 2023 10:34 PM

Book Review | A barely-there romance, but a rip-roaring stressbuster!

The Burnout is far, far from perfect. But it’s so funny that even my strict inner editor doesn’t care.

02 Dec 2023 10:30 PM

Book Review | A memoir, journal or laundry list? Or man gargling in the drawing room?

This is the kind of memoir that leaves nothing out.

18 Nov 2023 11:23 PM

Book Review | Women in WW2 prison camp stick by one another

The novel is based on a true story.

18 Nov 2023 11:20 PM

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Book Review | Brilliant debut on precocious girl consumed by squash

The characters emerge clearly as the story progresses.

18 Nov 2023 11:17 PM

Book Excerpt | An Indian woman’s first encounter with the Taliban

Exceprt of 'The Taliban and I' by Sushmita Bandyopadhyay.

18 Nov 2023 11:15 PM

Perumal Murugan’s Firebird wins JCB Literature Prize!

Firebird is published by Penguin India Hamish Hamilton.

18 Nov 2023 11:12 PM

Book Review | Frothy at first, messy mix of non-fiction and fiction later on

Who then will win this battle?

12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Book Review | Aurangzeb’s riotous commentary of our times

You read it because you’re bored and need amusement

12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

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