Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.9/5) Introduction Salini Vineeth’s The Tree, the Well & the Drag Queen is a lyrical, genre-blending novel that moves between folklore and contemporary realism to explore gender identity, shame, inheritance, and the cost of silence. Set against the vivid landscape…
Part I – Here 1. The heavy May heat had settled downwards as night arrived, like a suffocating blanket that offered dull acceptance rather than relief. Each breath, languorous and slow; in and out, relying on a disappointing routine for…
Selected Poems by Kiriti SenguptaPublished by Transcendent Zero Press (Houston, TX)Hardback | Page: 228 | INR 750 August 2025ISBN-13: 978-1946460660 Reviewed ByMohar DaschaudhuriProfessor, Centre for French and Francophone StudiesSchool of LanguagesJNU, New Delhi Poet, translator, editor and publisher, Kiriti Sengupta dons many hats.…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆(4 /5 stars) Introduction Grief rarely follows a straight path; it loops back unexpectedly, revisits uninvited, and alters the way memories are held and stories are told. While some authors try to impose order on this experience by crafting…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(5 /5 stars) Introduction Ipsita Chakravarty’s Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict weaves together reportage and narrative to immerse readers in the everyday realities of Kashmir. The title itself, taken from the Kashmiri word dapaan—“it is said”—captures the uncertainty of rumour, half-truths, and…
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5 stars) Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew’s debut novel, The Remnants of Rebellion, is both a sweeping family saga and a profound exploration of Kerala’s socio-political past. Spanning generations, it meditates on memory, inheritance, and the reverberations of revolt that endure…
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) ntroductionThe House of Girls is a rich and multi-layered novel that transports readers into history’s hidden shadows, exploring memory, secrecy, endurance, and the collective female experience. Moving seamlessly across different eras, the narrative uncovers how decisions made long…
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Hindu Mysticism offers an illuminating journey into one of the richest spiritual traditions in the world, delving into its philosophical roots, historical trajectory, and lived reality. The book examines how Hindu mystics perceive ultimate truth, experience union with…
Debendra Mohanta’s Bullock Cart to Business: Memoirs of an Odisha Boy is not just another flashy rags-to-riches story—it’s a down-to-earth account of what it was actually like to grow up in rural Odisha. Mohanta’s earliest memories are of driving bullock…
Read Nocturne Pondicherry review here. Night fell gently on the town. People walking on the seaside, lazily headed home in small groups, chatting with each other, or alone, dreaming of a better tomorrow. Wandering vendors were tired at the end…
Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) Introduction In Nocturne Pondicherry, Ari Gautier offers a haunting, poetic meditation on a city caught between fading colonial shadows and contemporary disarray. Pondicherry—once a proud French settlement—is not merely a setting in this collection but a living, breathing…