book review
Book Review | Navy’s 1971 covert exploits make for breathless readin
Conceived by a few hard core professional IN officers in 1971, Operation X was innovatively conceived and meticulously planned and executed
Book Review | Welcome to Kuttanad’s twisted and magical world
Hareesh’s novel, set in the first half of the last century, is a phantasmagorical journey through Kuttanad
Book Review | Worlds within worlds in Dhumketu’s best classic short stories
In this collection of stories, you go back in time to the age of Bimbisaar, move to Darjeeling just before and after a world war, and more
Ranjona Banerji | How atavism became ideology and Hindutva ambushed India
'Our Hindu Rashtra' is more a presentation of our recent history from the perspective of democracy
That ‘Aladdin’s cave’ feeling
The book is a testament to the power and to the joy of reading
Book REVIEW | A middle-aged writer navigates an alt-right world
Red Pill is a novel for our times—it captures the anxiety of ordinary citizens over growing racism and nationalism
Book REVIEW | A captain’s frank perspective on an unjust and devious war
A Ridge Too Far is a catchy but apt title reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far authored by Cornelius Ryan and made into a movie
Book REVIEW | What happens to women in a matriarchy, and other secrets
Mouthwatering descriptions of food have become a requisite for such novels but Gazi adds a twist to her descriptions
Book REVIEW | The importance of being earnest in a villainish and banal world
The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R. is not a political novel. It’s a novel set in politics, but it’s about Ruby and no one else.
Book REVIEW | A maverick cop’s gripping autobiography
The heart of the book is gripping not on account of any juicy, lazy gossip about key people