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Cover photo of The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | An English garden opens window to healing

Odd though it may seem, this sadness that you don't expect to find in a feel-good book is what makes it work so well.

13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Cover photo of A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo: The Life and Times of Syud Hossain by N.S. Vinodh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Why India forgot Syud Hossain, its first ambassador to...

For those seeking to understand the context of the Khilafat Movement, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, look no further.

13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Cover photo of Smoke and Ashes: A Writers Journey through Opiums Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | White is might in opium memoir that unmasks Britain,...

In Smoke and Ashes, his new book of nonfiction, Ghosh returns to opium.

6 Aug 2023 12:16 AM IST

Cover photo of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | 3 generations of family grapple with curse

Nothing in this novel sets off a yawn because we meet people from all walks of life.

6 Aug 2023 12:12 AM IST

Memoirs of a Maverick: The First 50 Years (1941-1991) By Mani Shankar Aiyar. (Image DC)

Politics, Pakistan were the two fatal attractions of Aiyar's life

Do we really believe all Pakistanis are jihadis

24 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Perfume Project By Divrina Dhingra. (Image: DC)

Book Review | An obtrusive storyteller's fascinating project

A series of Indian scents takes the reader on a journey far and wide

7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Traitors Gate By Jeffrey Archer. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Old-fashioned heist thriller goes down to the wire

Can the thieves get the better of the police or will the police force outsmart them?

7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The Unseeing Idol of Light by K.R. Meena, translated by Ministhy S., Penguin India, Rs 499

Of missing wife and a newfound second love

The Unseeing Idol of Light is a nice story that could have been better with a ruthless editor.

27 May 2018 2:46 AM IST

The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace, by A.S.Dulat, Asad Durrani & Aditya Sinha, HarperCollins, Rs 799

An insight into chronicles of RAW & ISI spy games

This is not the recording of a scholarly seminar, nor the minutes of a dreary conference of high officials.

27 May 2018 2:45 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Night of Happiness by Tabish Khair, Picador India, Rs 450

A cat and mouse game of reward and punishment

Tabish Khair takes the reader on a journey that forces him to confront big questions.

20 May 2018 1:46 AM IST

Born to be Hanged Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Syeda Hameed, Rupa, Rs 500.

Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto

Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.

20 May 2018 1:45 AM IST