Award-winning novelist and journalist, Mirza Waheed’s new novel, will release on 22 Jan 2018 ‘You see, Sara, it had to happen … I couldn’t have prevented it, could I? It could have been anyone, and it was me. It had…
A book by India’s Principal Economic Advisor; a collection of essays which talk about the changes in India – its history, culture, cities and economics. Economist, environmentalist and urban theorist Sanjeev Sanyal brings the deftness of a polymath to explore…
Book Name: The Best of Tall Tales: True Stories from India’s Longest Running Storytelling Series Editor: Michael Burns Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The Best of Tall Tales is a collection of first-person, non-fiction short stories curated…
Book Name: Ganga: The Constant Goddess Author: Anuja Chandramouli Publisher: Rupa Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Believed to be the liquid manifestation of Shakti and the nurturer of the three worlds with her life-sustaining waters, Goddess Ganga is the…
Book Name: Ashok and the Nine Unknown Author: Anshul Dupare Publisher: Rupa Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: You know what, the best revenge will be watching you failing to achieve your dreams. Do what you can, Ashok. The game…
Author: Uma Prasad Thapliyal Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non- fiction Rating: 4.8/5 Book Blurb: This book covers all major aspects of the military history of India, including the organizational and operational dimensions. Beginning with ad 1600, it examines the role of…
Book Name: Chanakya in the Classroom Author: Radhakrishnan Pillai Publisher: Rupa Rating: 3.9/5 Book Blurb: Good Morning, Chanakya Sir!How we wish that this was true—that we could get the sharpest of minds to teach us how to deal with the…
Modern universities around the world have developed not only as centres of knowledge but also as catalysers of social mobility. In a hierarchical and divided society like India, university campuses have been the only spaces where students could find opportunities,…
Inside the cave It was cold Outside the cave People turned into bits of over burnt coal. Inside the cave The hunters hid Outside the cave People arched their eyebrows as if drawing out secret daggers. Inside the cave They…
Book Name: Awaken the Durga Within: From Glum to Glam, Caged to Carefree Author: Usha Narayanan Publisher: Rupa Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Awaken the Durga Within is a handy, easy-to-follow guide to help every woman assert themselves at home and…
You tell me that I have betrayed my ownBecause I do not write about theStruggles and the persecution.My words do not, you say, reveal theHumiliation faced by mine –Ancestors, Fathers, Uncles, Brothers.You tell me that I have betrayed my ownBecause…