Book Name: Maidless In Mumbai Author: Payal Kapadia Publisher: Bloomsbury Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Career-driven reporter Anu Narain has a plan for everything till motherhood comes along. The baby poops/cries/pisses/ feeds round the clock. Anu loses her mind/…
Book Name: Karmic Chanting Poet: Sonnet Mondal Paperback Publisher: Copper Coin (2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 9384109320 ISBN-13: 978-9384109325 Book Review by Deeksha Srivastava Sonnet Mondal’s sixth book ‘Karmic Chanting’ is a sprig of 87 rare verselet.It is a contemporary call…
Book Name: Sanjay Dutt Author: Ram Kamal Mukherjee Genre: Biography Publisher: Rupa Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: What the world knows about Sanjay duty is only half-truths. best-selling author, film producer and renowned journalist Ram Kamal Mukherjee unravels the enigma and…
Book Name: Love and Lust stories and essays Genre: Fiction/non-fiction Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: One of the meanings of the word ‘olio’ is ‘a miscellany’. the books in the aleph olio series contain a selection of the finest…
Book Name: Kashmir as I see it Author: Ashok Dhar Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 3/5 Book Blurb: Stories of the trauma and betrayal faced by Kashmiris have been told, the events retraced and analysis offered. And yet, one of…
Book Name: The Miraculous True History Of Nomi Ali Author: Uzma Aslam Khan Publisher: Westland Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Nomi and Zee are Local Borns—their father a convict condemned by the British to the Andaman Islands, their mother…
Book Name: When India Votes, The Dynamics of Successful Election Campaigning Authors: Jaishri Jethwaney and Samir Kapur Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 3.9/5 Book Blurb: “Elections have always been festive occasions in liberal democracies, and India is no exception. Media…
Book Name: Sanath Jayasuriya (A Biography) Author: Chandresh Narayanan Publisher: Rupa Genre: Biography Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Very rarely in history does one man shape the sporting fortunes of a nation. Sanath Jayasuriya quite clearly achieved that with just his…
Book Name: The Secrets to Raising a Smarter Child Author: Inderbir Sandhu Publisher: Rupa Genre: Self-help Rating: DNF Book Blurb: ” Do you have a young child? Or are you planning to have one? Are you worried about how to…
Book Name: Think, Eat, Live Smart Author: Anjali Hooda Sangwan Publisher: Rupa Genre: Self-help/health Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Concentrate on your overall well-being and weight loss is sure to follow. Think, eat, live smart is a comprehensive yet concise handbook…
Book Name: Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder (India’s First Ever Female Gymnast to Compete in the Olympics) Authors: Bishweshwar Nandi, Digvijay Singh Deo and Vimal Mohan Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: On August 14, 2016, a young…
Book Name: Summer Holidays Author: Koral Dasgupta Publisher: Rupa Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: Three cities—Mumbai, Bangalore and Shimla. And a big family feud spanning over sixteen years. Summer holidays is a fairy tale for adults with a comic…