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Book Review | Chronicle of a ‘normal’ murder, foretold staggeringly

While the theme may seem predictable, crime & retribution, it unfolds in surprising ways and that ultimately, is the strength of this novel

15 May 2022 12:41 AM

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 | Joining the dots to complete Partition puzzle

Whatever it resulted in was a course of events for which India is dearly paying till date

01 May 2022 12:55 AM

Book Excerpt | How visiting Antwerp and keeping my word transformed my life

Before it was known for its diamonds, Antwerp was the most important trading and financial centre in Western Europe

01 May 2022 12:35 AM

book Review | Relook at Netaji, the inconvenient one who made all the hard choices

After all, he did more in two decades than most other heroes achieved in a lifetime

01 May 2022 12:26 AM

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Book Review | Biography of AMU reflects quest of the Indian Muslim

The book’s everlasting impact on a young reader like me lies in the part that describes the struggles for any creative mind

01 May 2022 12:23 AM

Book excerpt | Walking through the Indo-Malaysian rainforests infested by humans

Deben knew there was a strange trust between them, and he was secretly pleased when the villagers teased him about his elephant

24 Apr 2022 12:57 AM

Book Review | Good journalism shows difference between history, Hindutva legend

Jha traces the journey of Gandhi’s killer from the latter’s childhood in a story-telling format

24 Apr 2022 12:57 AM

Book Review | Lesbian girl’s family drama let down by plot device

Nawaaz Ahmed has a gift for the language that will likely brighten with usage, as he grows in simplicity and wisdom

24 Apr 2022 12:43 AM

Book Review | Of writers, ghostwriters and the magic of written words

This book is the result of a sportswriter turning his lens on to literature

17 Apr 2022 12:44 AM

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Book Review | A Sultan who made schoolgirls proud

Meena Arora Nayak has added flesh, bones, and a magnetic personality to Sultan Razziat in this enthralling work of historical fiction

17 Apr 2022 12:31 AM

Book Excerpt | Isn’t audience to blame for consuming lies spread on reality shows?

I did have my voice and an ability to share my version of reality with the media and on my own social media platforms

17 Apr 2022 12:10 AM

Book Review | A colourful, noir biography of first celebrity criminal in India

Many among today’s younger generation would not even have heard of the man

10 Apr 2022 12:37 AM

Book Review | Indian theatre’s silent but astonishing contribution to scenography

It will interest the reader to find out about the various kinds of stages, meant to be chosen as per acoustics and suitability

10 Apr 2022 12:31 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

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Book Review | Here are Alyque Padamsee’s thoughts on the New Joint Family

It’s a joint responsibility to create a joint family, says Alyque Padamsee

03 Apr 2022 12:55 AM

Book Review | Boy meets girl in elite New India

Best Intentions is a fairly realistic and witty depiction of contemporary upper-class urban India

03 Apr 2022 12:24 AM

Book Review | Sketches from Bangladesh on the slow death of ideals

Shahidul Zahir tells of the horrors that came before the creation of Bangladesh and of why their shadows will never leave the land

03 Apr 2022 12:05 AM

Book Review | China’s geopolitical risks are more in southeast than west, southwest

The book tries to formulate well-researched geopolitical imperatives for China and predicts Chinese responses

27 Mar 2022 12:40 AM

Book Review | Secrets of colonialism and exile from the dark heart of Ostafrika

Reading Gurnah is a bit like watching a Ray film rather than a Kurosawa or Ghatak

27 Mar 2022 12:20 AM

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