Book Review

From Automated Lampposts to 9/11: The Unfiltered Travelogue of a Globetrotting Indian

Sundeep Bhutoria's My Life My Travels is an engaging travelogue that goes beyond sightseeing, weaving together humour, cultural encounters, vegetarian struggles, historic moments like 9/11 and a deepening appreciation for India's global legacy.

The Politics of Memory and Desire in Nalin Verma’s Sacred Unions and Other Stories

In Sacred Unions and Other Stories, Nalin Verma crafts unforgettable tales of love, memory, faith, and rural transformation, turning ordinary lives of Purvanchal into emotionally resonant literary experiences

Not Just a Daughter’s Story: Arundhati Roy’s Memoir Is India’s Mirror

I smiled. Particularly looking at the deliberately chosen cover. She could have picked anything, but— a bidi-smoking Arundhati...

Comrades and Comebacks: Saira Shah’s Book Sparks Debate on the Left’s Future in India

Saira Shah Halim’s Comrades and Comebacks was launched with Hamid Ansari, Brinda Karat, Zameer Uddin Shah, and others reflecting on the Left’s contested legacy. Speakers warned against rising inequality, authoritarianism, and communalism, while Halim urged a radical but non-violent response, insisting the Left remains crucial in shaping India’s future.

From Lalu’s Lalooland to Gorakhnath’s Legacy: Nalin Verma Tells India’s Untold Stories

A good reporter can smell a story from a distance. A great one writes it with a flair...
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The Warrior Widows: The author feels that God Almighty handpicks exceptional girls to be Army wives

Ambreen Zaidi's book 'The Warrior Widows' documents the real-life stories of valiant wives of Indian soldiers - The Veer Naris as they are generally...

New book offers blueprint for systems change in a deeply divided world 

As the world battles to shake off Covid-19, it appears increasingly stuck; inequality has widened, climate breakdown is accelerating, and many are suggesting that we may have missed...

A work of fiction that combines a murder mystery with ideas and characters taken from Hindu mythology

If you want a work of fiction that combines a murder mystery with ideas and characters taken from Hindu mythology, then Mayank Mahajan’s Balan...

Khwabnama relies on the shared experience of people to tell its own

Khwabnama by Akhtaruzzaman Elias, translated by Arunava Sinha is a beautiful mosaic of magical realism, lyrical poetry and prose that captures the politics of majoritarianism...

A book that talks a lot about PM Modi and his government

As the people of India have developed a strong sense of unity, integrity, possibilities and self-reliance under Modiji’s governance, the book aims to cover...

A book which talks about India that is Bharat

In the past few years, the physical barriers between our cities and remote villages have been rapidly eroding. Also shrinking is the consciousness for...
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