Book Name: Delhi: A History Author: Manisha Choudhary Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction/history Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Delhi: A History is a historical portrait of a city whose past has reference in mythology and whose present is rooted in modernity. A…
We had managed to cheat it Through affluence and development Through barricades and gates And it has evolved, mutated, we say, To show us where We were stuck Where we suck. Death is a great equalizer. We are only well,…
Miracle at Happy Bazaar is the biggest and best book of children’s tales by Ruskin Bond yet published. Personally selected by the author, these fifty stories are the finest of the several hundred tales spun by India’s favourite children’s author in…
Your books stacked along the wall frame the photo of a guru without a name. His sober face reveals little. I wonder if he ever made a promise to you. I sprinkle rosewater on my hair and clothes— reminders of…
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…