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Book Review | Rajaji Effect Strong in Memoir

Book Review | Rajaji Effect Strong in Memoir

Arguably the best part of the book — for those who seek to understand how things work on the inside — is its second half

24 May 2025 12:30 PM IST

Book Review | In The Shallows Of Family Secrets

Book Review | In The Shallows Of Family Secrets

Even as Govil sensitively renders the inner life of these characters, the orbit of their every day is left unrealised

17 May 2025 1:26 PM IST

Book Review | Gritty Delhi, Glitzy Delhi And All Delhis In-Between

Book Review | Gritty Delhi, Glitzy Delhi And All Delhis In-Between

The other thing about this anthology that really makes a difference is that many of the pieces have been translated from...

17 May 2025 12:42 PM IST

Book Review | INA Trials: How Pragmatism Won

Book Review | INA Trials: How Pragmatism Won

While Reed’s book is now of mainly archival interest, Ashis Ray’s recalls history in the making

17 May 2025 12:31 PM IST

Book Review: 11 Caucasians Who Crafted the Allure of Calcutta

Book Review: 11 Caucasians Who Crafted the Allure of Calcutta

This finely researched book explores the shared legacy of every person growing up in Kolkata.

10 May 2025 6:58 PM IST

Book Review: Eliya - Mastering Simplicity

Book Review: Eliya - Mastering Simplicity

By the time the book nears its conclusion, the reader is not only convinced of the power of simplicity but deeply moved...

3 May 2025 12:45 PM IST

Book Review | Can Theatre Reunite, Offer Redemption?

Book Review | Can Theatre Reunite, Offer Redemption?

The Comeback is the story of Jaun Kazim and Asghar Abbasi who have been best friends since their college days in Baansa,...

3 May 2025 11:42 AM IST

Book Review | Facebook Unmasked By Page-Turner

Book Review | Facebook Unmasked By Page-Turner

Wynn-Williams’ journey with Facebook is chequered, uncharted and completely out of the box, just as her travels and...

3 May 2025 11:38 AM IST

Book Review | Tam Bram Wedding A Draw In Washington

Book Review | Tam Bram Wedding A Draw In Washington

Washingtonil Thirumanam was first serialised in the popular Tamil weekly, Ananda Vikatan in the early ’60s

3 May 2025 11:22 AM IST

Book Review | Two female friends navigate ’80s and ’90s India

Book Review | Two female friends navigate ’80s and ’90s India

This slim book tells the story of two friends from the bylanes of Old Delhi, charting their family histories and...

12 April 2025 12:36 PM IST

Book Review | Solving the final puzzle of death

Book Review | Solving the final puzzle of death

Ramakrishnan takes us through several streams of thought, some interconnected, some independent, which appear to be...

12 April 2025 11:31 AM IST

Book Review | The how and when of Neeraj Chopra

Book Review | The how and when of Neeraj Chopra

Norris Pritam has used his own experience as an athlete, bolstered with the four decades of experience as a sports...

12 April 2025 11:04 AM IST