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Book Review | Accident Burns Boy, loyalties Burn FamilyBooks and Art
Book Review | Accident Burns Boy, loyalties Burn Family

The author’s genius lies in the fact that, despite the title, the book does not revolve around a central character, but...

23 Aug 2025 8:35 PM IST

Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian LanguagesBooks and Art
Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian Languages

In the second half, a shift in focus takes place, and the southern Indian languages are inquired into. The cultural...

24 May 2025 12:46 PM IST

Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political HinduismBooks and Art
Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political Hinduism

To briefly recount the history of the term for our purposes, the term “Hindu” originates from the Sanskrit word...

1 March 2025 5:36 PM IST

Book Review | Delhi: A meal-by-meal explorationBooks and Art
Book Review | Delhi: A meal-by-meal exploration

I have a confession to make: I have never been to Delhi in all my 24 years. The closest I have come was a...

11 Jan 2025 12:39 PM IST

Book Review | A showcase of Odisha’s rich literary traditionBooks and Art
Book Review | A showcase of Odisha’s rich literary tradition

In the mid-20th century Odisha, an anti-establishment movement emerged as a response to the socio-political...

9 Nov 2024 1:19 PM IST

Book Review | Odisha’s narcotic cultures make for exciting readingBooks and Art
Book Review | Odisha’s narcotic cultures make for exciting reading

“I had memories, I began to talk about them, and Ravi Singh, my publisher and friend, said: ‘Why don’t you put these in...

14 Sept 2024 5:00 PM IST

Book Review | Twisted love before fall of Berlin WallBooks and Art
Book Review | Twisted love before fall of Berlin Wall

“Will you come to my funeral?” is an opening line that quite effectively foreshadows what is to follow — a grim...

10 Aug 2024 12:56 PM IST

Book Review | Rebirth of a classic on Indian coal townBooks and Art
Book Review | Rebirth of a classic on Indian coal town

Rohit Manchanda's A Speck of Coal Dust, which originally went on to bag a Betty Trask Award and was published under...

6 July 2024 12:20 PM IST

Book Review | The voice of the Nepali AmericanBooks and Art
Book Review | The voice of the Nepali American

Ranjan Adiga, both as a writer and as a Nepali-American, has always been fairly vocal about the contemporary issues ...

15 Jun 2024 12:25 PM IST

Book Review | Tale of two (or more) Delhis cinematic, but inexactLifestyle
Book Review | Tale of two (or more) Delhis cinematic, but inexact

To bring to life this city as an experience is, perhaps, what Aishwarya Jha attempted to do, within the narrative she...

12 May 2024 12:50 PM IST

Book Review | Anatomy of an Indian self-help guideBooks and Art
Book Review | Anatomy of an Indian self-help guide

One summer afternoon, you are hungry. You crave some rajma-chawal, so you place an order online. But it is 30...

6 April 2024 1:58 PM IST

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