Book Name: The Sane Psychopath Author: Salil Desai Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Finding inspiration in a real life incident that took place in Pune years ago, where a state transport bus driver went on a rampage on…
Book Name: Secret Diary of an Incurable Romantic (Um… and a closet alcoholic) Author: Chitrangada Mukherjee Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Quirky, honest, and always relatable, Secret Diary… chronicles a year in the life of a recently widowed thirty-year-old woman,…
Book Name: Once Upon an IAS Exam Author: K. Vijayakarthikeyan Publisher: Rupa Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Vishy’s worst nightmare—failing the UPSC’s Civil Services exam—has come true. He is plagued by insecurity, fear and doubts. The mother of all competitive examinations has…
Book Name: The Great Indian School Bazaar Author: Dev Lahiri Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 3.9/5 Book Blurb: The Great Indian School Bazaar deals with a wide range of topics, including what drives parents to admit their children to certain schools, issues…
The Slow Burn of Transcendental Desire: a review of Kiriti Sengupta’s The Earthen Flute Title: The Earthen Flute Author: Kiriti Sengupta Page: 64 ISBN: 978-9387883079 (Paperback) Edition: 3 (August 2018) Published by: Hawakal Publishers, Calcutta (India) Reviewed by: Jagari Mukherjee…
Book Name: To Hell and Back Author: Anurag Anand Publisher: Readomania Genre: Fiction Rating: 3/5 Book Blurb: A mindless road-rage incident leaves a young and promising entrepreneur dead. Is it an accident, or a cold-blooded murder, planned to absolute perfection? Namrata, a young…
Book Name: Life after MH370: Journey Through a Void Author: K S Narendran Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 3.9/5 Book Blurb: There are at least 239 stories waiting to be told at length – those of the families of 239 passengers of MH370, how…
Book Name: Restless Continent Author: Michael Wesley Publisher: Duckworth Overlook Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Exploring the unprecedented growth of Asia’s economy and what the future may hold – an essential road-map for a region in transition. The world has never seen…
Book Name: The Storm Author: Arif Anwar Publisher: Aleph Genre: Fiction Rating: 3.9/5 Book Blurb: Inspired by the 1970 Bhola cyclone, in which half a million people perished overnight, The Storm seamlessly interweaves five love stories that, together, chronicle sixty years…
Book Name: The Town that Laughed Author: Manu Bhattathiri Publisher: Aleph Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Change is coming to the tranquil town of Karuthupuzha, nestled deep within the lush Kerala countryside. The mighty black river, after which the town is named,…
Book Name: Acid Author: Sangeetha Sreenivasan Publisher: Penguin Random House India Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Two striking women, Kamala and Shaly, helm an unusual household, fuelled by their intense, tempestuous romance in a rapidly changing Bangalore. Downstairs, Kamala’s sons take care of…
Book Name: Politics for a New India: A Nationalistic Perspective Editor: Shri Prakash Singh Publisher: Rupa Publications Genere: Non fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: This book may be treated, but with precaution, as indigenization of political science in India. This book is a…