Tag: Book Review
I broke a fixed deposit and sent to candidates in 1977– Mohsina Kidwai
“The party had no finances to fund its candidates. So as the state party president, I broke a fixed deposit of Rs 90,000 I...
A Book About Loss: The loss Of Power, Hope And Love
Author Anees Salim writes with assured fluency and considerable imagination. It's like listening to Indian classical music when you read his work. He is...
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...