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Rachna Chhabria
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
Four lonely female immigrants struggle in Paris
Seventeen-year old Russian model Dasha dreams of walking the ramp for the biggest fashion moguls
03 Sep 2023 9:08 AM
Book Review | Elephant fable packs an environment message
This story of good and evil is also the story of finding one’s hidden strength in the midst of trying times.
18 Jun 2023 7:04 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 | 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 | Florid, lurid, turgid mountaineering fantasy
The Forsaken Wilderness is the story of Barkat Singh Randhawa, a civil engineer by profession.
09 Apr 2023 12:25 AM
Book Review | A captivating account of India’s biggest museum heist
Review of 'The Hyderabad Heist' by Sharmishtha Shenoy.
19 Feb 2023 12:44 AM
Book Review | Fast-paced noir thriller hard not to enjoy
Review of 'Manjhi’s Mayhem' by Tanuj Solanki
29 Jan 2023 12:51 AM
Book Review | Hefty and immersive, whydunit leaves questions in wake
Review of 'Lady Joker, Volume One' by Kaoru Takamura
11 Dec 2022 1:40 AM
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
Book Review | Mazda & the allure of Persian mythology...
The story starts with a thief breaking into the British museum to steal the Cyrus Cylinder, a relic of Cyrus the Great who ruled Persia
11 Sep 2022 1:51 AM
Yusuf of Peshawar who spotted talent, changed lives...
A few chapters into the book I had warmed up to the man people called the thespian
14 Aug 2022 12:02 AM
Book Review | Vivid, madcap stories with open endings
Mauzo’s stories not just embrace unconventional themes, they also border on the bizarre, but the best thing is their open-endings
03 Jul 2022 5:11 PM
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
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Columns
The EC has limited power to control the terms of public discourse
Mr Narayanan’s inclination towards maintaining a low profile and shying away from public acknowledgement
The image of the military as an apolitical entity has been getting compromised and drawn into vicious and divisive polarisation.
The fatal hostilities by the belligerents since 2022 has already had adverse effects on the food sector even outside the conflict zones.