Book Name: Delhi: A History Author: Manisha Choudhary Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction/history Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Delhi: A History is a historical portrait of a city whose past has reference in mythology and whose present is rooted in modernity. A…
Book Name: A Clock in the Far Past Author: Sarabjeet Garcha Reviewer: Rajesh Sharma Publisher: Dhauli Books Review: Sarabjeet Garcha does not worship images. He fathers them, with the hammer and chisel of words. And he is a hard father:…
Book Title: The Winning Sixer: Leadership Lessons to Master Author: W.V. Raman Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: All the attributes that are required for a leader, exist in each one of us. The winners and successful leaders…
Book Name: Make Your Own Luck Authors: Bob Miglani and Rehan Yar Khan Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: What does it take to have a successful sales career? What does it take to create a billion dollar…
Book Name: A Sweet Deal Author: Andaleeb Wajid Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Romance Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Say hi to Rumana. A freshly minted (baked?) chef who decides to trade her powersuit for chef’s whites to live her dream of owning…
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…
Book Name: With Ash on their Faces Author: Cathy Otten Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Isis’s genocidal attack on the yezidi population of northern Iraq in the summer of 2014 brought the world’s attention to followers of…
Book Name: The Aayakudi Murders Author: Indra Soundar Rajan Translated by: Nirmal Rajagopalan Publisher: Blaft Publications Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 Blurb: When intrepid young journalist Rajendran first arrives in Aayakudi to investigate a curious tip about a ghost, the place…
Book Name: The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar Author: Nalin Verma Genre: Fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 5/5 Book Burb: There are human skulls speaking to men. There are demonesses falling in love with their prey. There is a jackal pretending…
Book Name: Resilience The Hawking Way Author: Virender Kapoor Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction/Self-help Rating: 3.5/5 Book Blurb: ‘I hope to inspire people around the world to look up at the stars and not down at their feet.’ Stephen Hawking faced…
Book Name: By God: The Making of a Messiah Author: Shashi Warrier Genre: Fiction Publisher: Fingerprint Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: Ghublistan. An island resplendent with the divine herb. A country rich in bat Guano. A society where people are content,…