Book Name: Devi The Goddesses Of India Editors: John Stratton Hawley and Donna Marie Wulff Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have severely limited the portrayal of the divine as feminine. But in Hinduism ‘God’…
Book Name: The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told Selected and Translated by Muhammad Umar Menon Publisher: Aleph Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: Selected and translated by writer, editor and translator par excellence Muhammad Umar Memon, the twenty-five stories in this book represent the…
Book Name: Murder In Paharganj Author: Kulpreet Yadav Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 2.5/5 Book Blurb: On a cold December morning, a white woman is found murdered in a cheap hotel in Paharganj, New Delhi. Vicks Menon, an out-of-work journalist, is tipped…
Book Name: I am HIV Positive, So What? Author: Jayanta Kalita Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Until December 15, 2007, Khundrakpam Pradipkumar Singh was nobody. The very next day he was known across his state as ‘Mr Manipur’. Pradip’s incredible story…
Book Name: No Mud, No Lotus Author: Thich Nhat Hanh Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: In this extraordinary book, one of the world’s most renowned Zen Buddhist masters teaches us how to find happiness by getting past suffering. He…
We fall, into the abyss. Into the pit, dug by our Actions, our Inactions, formed of our Misdeeds. Yet, blame, we shall, our Misfortune. The Tides- they rise. They fall. The Virtues we thought we held dear; the Promises…
Book Name: Curried Cultures Authors: Krishnendu Ray, Tulasi Srinivas Publisher: Aleph Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb: Indian food is one of the world’s most popular cuisines. Even as it has transformed the contemporary urban foodscape in this age of globalization, social scientists have…
“Bucket of Cherries is a story about Mira, a South Asian woman living in Vancouver, Canada, who attempts to redefine her identity after her husband of thirty years, passes away. She forms a relationship with Amir, a young Indian single…
After exciting childhood dreams that vacillated between astronomy, zoo keeping and diving with great white sharks, Khushnuma eventually settled for something a tad tamer-advertising. Six years ago, while on a sabbatical, she rediscovered her love for writing something more than…
“Anna returns home to face the ghosts of male patriarchy, a long-lost love, and a dour, unaffectionate mother. An afternoon spent in the happy company of family and friends, in the pink-hued bubble of nostalgia, reminds her that home is…
Book Name: On India Author: Khushwant Singh Editor: Mala Dayal Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Khushwant Singh was convinced that India is a great country. He believed that we are the world’s largest democracy and our people, including women, enjoy a measure…
Book Name: Politicshock: Trump, Modi, Brexit and the Prospect for Liberal Democracy Author: Meghnad Desai Publisher: Rupa Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: Recent events around the world have shaken old certainties. Questions are being asked about the survival of the Liberal Order,…