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Rachna Chhabria
About the AuthorRachna Chhabria
Rachna Chhabria is a Bengaluru-based children�??s author and a freelance writer
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    Book Review | Fast-paced noir thriller hard not to enjoy

    Manjhi’s Mayhem is a noir thriller with the main character Sewaram Manjhi working as a security guard in a posh...

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    Zarifa’s childhood memories consist of watching videos with the volume turned off and curtains drawn

    15 Oct 2022 10:21 PM IST

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    Book Review | Mazda & the allure of Persian mythology...

    The story starts with a thief breaking into the British museum to steal the Cyrus Cylinder, a relic of Cyrus the Great...

    11 Sept 2022 1:49 AM IST

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    14 Aug 2022 12:02 AM IST

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    Book Review | Vivid, madcap stories with open endings

    Mauzo’s stories not just embrace unconventional themes, they also border on the bizarre, but the best thing is their...

    3 July 2022 5:10 PM IST

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    24 startling stories begging to be reread...

    -'Over the Edge-' is like having an entire meal of short-eats or starters, each snack is fulfilling and tasty by itself

    18 Jun 2022 11:56 PM IST

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    Book Review | Soulful debut holds mirror to fragile mom-daughter tie

    The main character Noomi Wadia is a sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, bright Parsi woman

    8 May 2022 12:09 PM IST

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    Book Review | Unflinching look at custom and caste

    Never has a book affected me as much as Vultures did

    10 April 2022 12:15 AM IST

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    Book review | A mermaid’s story told in poetic prose, with eye...

    The story is told from the point of view of Ila, a half-woman, half-mermaid

    6 March 2022 2:40 AM IST

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    Book Review | Feline mystique! How one cat can change your world

    It’s a collection of essays and fictions by cat lovers

    20 Feb 2022 2:02 AM IST

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    Book Review | Geeky startup ideator cheekily observes patriarchy

    Anam's pen has a flair for infusing humour into the storytelling, which jogged at a steady pace

    25 Sept 2021 11:26 PM IST

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