INR 599, 224 pp, Fiction Electrifying animal stories by one of the country’s most formidable contemporary writers. Award-winning writer Syed Muhammad Ashraf is one of the most important contemporary practitioners of the Urdu short story. Often set in rural India,…
INR 699, 304 pp, Fiction An entertaining and insightful look at life in an Indian village. Anil Singh, a banker working in London, finds out that his uncle has died in Palanpur, a village in north India, and that he…
Book Name: Cliffhangers Author: Sabin Iqbal Publisher: Aleph Book Company Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: On New Year’s Eve, a tourist is raped in Kadaloor, a tranquil fishing village on the southern coast of the country. The chief suspects…
The definitive biography of one of the greatest rulers in history. ABOUT THE BOOK (INR 799, 616 PP) Abu’l Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, is widely regarded as one of the greatest rulers in India’s history. During…
Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh by Devdutt Pattanaik, a book which untangles the cultural entity of Bharatvarsh which is anchored in its holy spaces. Releasing March 2020 Bestselling mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik decrypts the idea of Bharatvarsh through its best-known pilgrim sites…
ABOUT THE BOOK ( INR 499, 192 PP) My Son’s Inheritance: A Secret History of Lynching and Blood Justice in India is a provocative and disturbing examination of the history of lynching in the country. Aparna Vaidik’s investigation traverses several centuries…
Book Name: New Kings of the World Author: Fatima Bhutto Publisher: Aleph Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 3.8/5 Book Blurb: There is a vast cultural movement emerging from the Global South and sweeping all before it. India’s Shah Rukh Khan, after all,…
Book Name: Gunboat Jack Author: Timeri N. Murari Publisher: Aleph Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: Based on a real-life character, a legendary American boxer who lived in Bangalore in the 1960s and the 1970s, Timeri N. Murari’s novel tells…
The best account yet of Plassey, the battle that changed Indian history forever. REVIEWS ‘Sudeep Chakravarti’s book on the battle of Plassey is popular history writing at its very best. He has looked at all the relevant sources and books…
Two of India’s finest thinkers, Shashi Tharoor and Samir Saran, on the current state of the world and the role India should play in global affairs. ABOUT THE BOOK The world is in a state of disorder. As we approach…
ABOUT THE BOOK (INR 399, 208PP) When the rags-to-riches hit movie Slumdog Millionaire swept the Oscars in 2009, a Kolkata journalist was tasked with tracking down Lakshmi, a young girl from Sonagachi who had been part of an award-winning documentary about sex workers…
ABOUT THE BOOK (INR 499, 328PP) Based on a real-life character, a legendary American boxer who lived in Bangalore in the 1960s and the 1970s, Timeri N. Murari’s novel tells us the thrilling story of a competition between two opponents, one…