Broken between spines, people-birds drop like grapes to water worlds, breathless, blistered and imploding from age. Fish banter to sound alive. Horizon is a line of squinting eyes, they think. What if the dead were not dead enough? Our fossilized…
You know how your mother tongue separates you? In answering your phone, sitting between your friends when your brother asks when to pick you up; in the surprising tone of your colleague who tells you how your accent is different from those…
The definitive biography of one of the greatest rulers in history. ABOUT THE BOOK (INR 799, 616 PP) Abu’l Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, is widely regarded as one of the greatest rulers in India’s history. During…
Book Name: A Clock in the Far Past Author: Sarabjeet Garcha Reviewer: Rajesh Sharma Publisher: Dhauli Books Review: Sarabjeet Garcha does not worship images. He fathers them, with the hammer and chisel of words. And he is a hard father:…
A novel about deadly epidemics and the extraordinary physicians who battle them. Epidemics and pandemics are making news headlines with increasing regularities with the most recent having to do with the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in China. To tackle…
Book Title: The Winning Sixer: Leadership Lessons to Master Author: W.V. Raman Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: All the attributes that are required for a leader, exist in each one of us. The winners and successful leaders…
Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh by Devdutt Pattanaik, a book which untangles the cultural entity of Bharatvarsh which is anchored in its holy spaces. Releasing March 2020 Bestselling mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik decrypts the idea of Bharatvarsh through its best-known pilgrim sites…
Book Name: Make Your Own Luck Authors: Bob Miglani and Rehan Yar Khan Publisher: Fingerprint Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: What does it take to have a successful sales career? What does it take to create a billion dollar…
A long view of China’s impact on the US-India relationship and where way forward for the relationship between the three giants. Viking | 400 pages| Hardback| Non-Fiction/Foreign Policy About the Book In this Asian century, the outcome of the geopolitical…
Raja Rao’s philosophical essays now republished posthumously with a new foreword that re-contextualizes his work for the modern age Penguin | 244 pages| Paperback| Essays/Classics/Non-Fiction About the Book The Meaning of India embarks on a journey to paint India as…
A sparkling, funny, romantic novel, perfect for fans of Sophie Kinsella, Sally Thorne or Bridget Jones! BOUT THE BOOK (INR 295, 192 PP) After a riot of a vacation in Goa, and finding the love of her life in the…
Can love inspire you to rise above all challenges and realize your destiny? ABOUT THE BOOK ( INR 295, 224PP) Some love stories are cherished, some become folklore, but the saga of Dhruv and Emma marks the ascension of a…