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Rachna Chhabria
24 startling stories begging to be reread...
'Over the Edge' is like having an entire meal of short-eats or starters, each snack is fulfilling and tasty by itself
18 Jun 2022 11:56 PM
Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie
The mirror is not just a something to see one’s reflection in, it’s also symbolic of looking deep into one’s soul
08 May 2022 11:59 AM
Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie
The main character Noomi Wadia is a sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, bright Parsi woman
08 May 2022 11:22 AM
Book Review | Unflinching look at custom and caste
Never has a book affected me as much as Vultures did
10 Apr 2022 12:15 AM
Book review | A mermaid’s story told in poetic prose, with eye catching artwork
The story is told from the point of view of Ila, a half-woman, half-mermaid
06 Mar 2022 2:38 AM
Book Review | Feline mystique! How one cat can change your world
It’s a collection of essays and fictions by cat lovers
20 Feb 2022 2:02 AM
Book Review | Geeky startup ideator cheekily observes patriarchy
Anam’s pen has a flair for infusing humour into the storytelling, which jogged at a steady pace
25 Sep 2021 11:26 PM
Rachna Chhabria | Spooky treats that aim to please
By the time I finished reading the first story, I had built up a voracious appetite for the remaining tales
11 Aug 2021 1:42 AM
Book Review | What it means to be a family and other profound secrets
During her visit to Banaras, Yamuna manages to sneak some family letters from her grandfather’s files
01 Aug 2021 2:10 AM
Book REVIEW | How Mowgli grew up, grew old and loved his mothers
The book chronicles Daniel’s journey in life, from the jungle to civilisation, from childhood till his sixties
06 Dec 2020 10:03 AM
Rachna Chhabria | Will printed word comfort and inform post-Covid?
Book sales in India aren’t usually very high and the lockdown further plummeted these sales
14 Jun 2020 4:45 PM
For millennials with goals
The third protagonist is Aisha Oberoi, one of Delhi’s most iconic influencers with her popular lifestyle blog Every Delhi Girl.
27 Sep 2019 7:41 AM
Mythology-inspired utopia meditates on cycle of life
These pioneers later came to planet Swarg, carrying with them the best of art and literature they had preserved when they left Earth.
11 Aug 2019 4:11 AM
Crisp, atmospheric triple murder mystery has quirky characters
From China following a new set of clues, Dhruv and Misha head to Kolkata. Sadly, they are just in time to see the third victim’s suicide.
04 Aug 2019 5:28 AM
Murder mystery set in the 1,600-year-old kingdom of an able but forgotten queen
The Curse of Anuganga is a historical fiction that transports readers to 403 CE and that too without a time-machine.
21 Jul 2019 3:30 AM
Predictable teen romance shaped by emigration, loss
The reason being Susan’s parents want to give her better chances in life which studying and living in Canada will provide their only child.
20 May 2019 6:35 AM
Mythological fantasy thriller that is rich in imagery
The story starts with a gruesome triple homicide in a suburb of Mumbai which keeps the Mumbai police force guessing as to the identity of the killer.
21 Apr 2019 9:16 PM
A present haunted by the sound of ghungroos from the past
The language is akin to the view from the top of a mountain, breathtaking in its rich imagery.
13 Jan 2019 1:02 AM
India’s freedom struggle told through the life of a little girl
A story relevant for all times. A book I would urge people to read, a book worthy of being read more than once.
28 Oct 2018 12:57 AM
A touching story of love, longing and sacrifices in showbiz
The book falls short of a literary masterpiece and that is not because of its flawed heroine.
30 Sep 2018 1:42 AM
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Columns
Thackeray must be ruing the day he agreed to gift the home ministry to the Nationalist Congress party two years ago
Social media has recently emerged as 'Villain No. 1' in the eyes of governments all over the world
The middle class knows instinctively when things are beginning to unravel
Religious and regional rivalries, breeding even genocidal prejudice, have bedevilled history