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Book Review | A refreshingly original fiction on power of ragas
The short easy read is a mere 137 pages, but laudably, refreshingly original.
04 Jun 2023 12:41 AM
Book Review | Convention-bound aesthetic, too many subplots clutter up big picture
Historically significant characters flit in and out of the book.
04 Jun 2023 12:37 AM
Book Review | The Guantanamo trauma and Abu Zubaydah’s unbearable secrets
Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy are two of the world’s best known investigative writers with several acclaimed books to their name.
04 Jun 2023 12:31 AM
Book Review | Talking Indo-Pak peace on the back channel with open eyes
The special thing is that from the facts before him, Lambah has produced a new way of seeing.
28 May 2023 12:46 AM
Book Review | So many reasons to love these proud women of Jasmine Villa...
Wajid puts her heroines through emotional turmoil. The writing is decent with good surprise twists in the plot that take the readers unaware
28 May 2023 12:10 AM
Book Review | Krishnagopal Mallick, an unsung literary pioneer
The credit for ‘discovering’ Krishnagopal Mallick goes to university professor and novelist Niladri R. Chatterjee
28 May 2023 12:10 AM
Book Review | Trump’s strong right arm packed a punch when it came to China
Pompeo admits that his China policy was not as successful as he might have hoped & maintains the efforts to contain China must be continued.
21 May 2023 12:33 AM
Book Review | Poignant trip across friendships, philosophies and ties that bind...
Wry humour runs in and out through the stories, lifting the mood, sometimes even in a macabre manner at a funeral!
21 May 2023 12:16 AM
Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India’s first ‘Teflon PM’
The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its propaganda din.
14 May 2023 12:24 AM
Book Review | A sex worker’s son navigates his dilemmas in this compelling debut
It effortlessly covers a substantial part of history, and the lives of many people.
14 May 2023 12:20 AM
Book Review | Kolkata ex-cop in Brick Lane finds redemption
The knottiness of the plot and the swelling, sustained suspense alone are worth the price of admission.
14 May 2023 12:17 AM
Book Review | An insightful biography of a Hindi thought pioneer
The book is both an inner quest and a critical history.
07 May 2023 1:07 AM
Book Review | 1980s: The decade of kitsch and melodrama in Bollywood cinema
The author of this engrossing book was in college at that time and cinema was his passion.
07 May 2023 1:03 AM
Book Review | Too many frivolous details spoil a cleverly conceptualised spy thriller
Mehrishi does a good job of bringing all the strands of the story together at the end, and throws in a bonus surprise as well.
07 May 2023 1:00 AM
Book Review | Rising beyond personal losses
The three-part book invites you to discover each of the three entwined phenomena of grief, growth and grace.
06 May 2023 12:36 AM
Book Review | Entrepreneur couple promotes physical literacy in picture book
The book is on Toori Mamas’ path to fitness and the invaluable lessons he learns in this journey.
06 May 2023 12:15 AM
Book Review | A groundbreaking history of Indian public policy & entrepreneurship
The world of startups focusses on India’s major achievements: The launching of over 65,000 startups with multifold increase in investors.
30 Apr 2023 12:57 AM
Book Review | Pashtuns: One race, two nations; a bloody present but proud past
The book brings the reader up to date on the developments related to the Pashtuns both in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
30 Apr 2023 12:49 AM
Book Review | The cut-throat world of momfluencers
Raichand has taken a contemporary theme, that of the fiercely competitive world of social media influencers, and weaved a neat story.
30 Apr 2023 12:15 AM
Book Review | None too comfortable revelations from a Congress Party manager
In Azad’s telling he and Sonia Gandhi had a great working equation.
23 Apr 2023 12:51 AM
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