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Rachna Chhabria
About the AuthorRachna Chhabria
Rachna Chhabria is a Bengaluru-based children�??s author and a freelance writer
    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 ArrangementBooks
    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

    Cover page of The Magicians of Mazda By Ashwin Sanghi. (Photo By Arrangement)Books
    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...

    11 Sept 2022 1:51 AM IST

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    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 IST

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    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...

    3 July 2022 5:11 PM IST

    Over the Edge By Vandana Kumari Jena. (Image by arrangement)Books
    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 IST

    Cover Image of the book A Mirror Made of Rain by Naheed Phiroze Patel. (By Arrangement)Books
    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

    8 May 2022 11:59 AM IST

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    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

    8 May 2022 11:22 AM IST

    over image of the book Vultures by Dalpat Chauhan. (Twitter)Books
    Book Review | Unflinching look at custom and caste

    Never has a book affected me as much as Vultures did

    10 April 2022 12:15 AM IST

    Cover Image of Incantations over Water by Sharanya Manivannan. (By arrangement)Books
    Book review | A mermaid's story told in poetic prose, with eye...

    The story is told from the point of view of Ila, a half-woman, half-mermaid

    6 March 2022 2:38 AM IST

    Cover image of the book Cat People Edited by Devapriya Roy. (Twitte)Books
    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 IST

    Coverpage of The Startup Wife By Tahmima AnamBooks
    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 Sept 2021 11:26 PM IST

    Coelhos characters are neither black nor white, rather they revel in being various shades of grey, yet they end up making the readers root for them. (Twitter)Opinion
    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 IST

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