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NAW Interview with Jamil Urfi

Born in 1960, Jamil Urfi completed his schooling from Delhi and later studied at the Aligarh Muslim University, University of Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and in England. As a campus correspondent for Youth Times – a youth magazine published by…

‘Whatever love it’s love’ by Paola Caronni

Whatever love it’s love. It’s a bonfire An autodafe’ Unrequited, Untamed it burns.   Filial, familiar. Like earthquake It shakes the house Tears down buildings Hides in the closet Or under the bed. Doors shut.   Regrettable, forgettable Wrinkled bed…

समीक्षा: गुनाहों का देवता लेखक धर्मवीर भारती

समीक्षा: गुनाहों का देवता लेखक धर्मवीर भारती किताब का शीर्षक: गुनाहों का देवता लेखक: धर्मवीर भारती मूल्य : १ ६ ० प्रकाशक: भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ मूल्यांकन: ४. ९ /५ संक्षेप में: धर्मवीर भारती के इस उपन्यास का प्रकाशन और इसके प्रति पाठकों का…

‘The making of a Goddess’ by Mona Dash

resplendent Goddess when you become we will worship you with flowers, the best roses we shall decree lotuses, pink-gold, fifty-five petals no less incense mesmerising intoxicating only the pure can visit they must fast a whole day and half pine,…

Book Review: Why I Am A Hindu by Shashi Tharoor

Book Name: Why I Am A Hindu Author: Shashi Tharoor Publisher: Aleph Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb: In Why I Am a Hindu, one of India’s finest public intellectuals gives us a profound book about one of the world’s oldest and greatest religions.…

Book Review: Strangers No More by Sanjoy Hazarika

Book Name: Strangers No More Author: Sanjoy Hazarika Publisher: Aleph Rating: 4.6/5 Book Blurb: Over twenty years ago, Sanjoy Hazarika’s first book on the Northeast, Strangers of the Mist, was published to immediate acclaim. Hailed as an exciting, path-breaking narrative…

Digital VS Human (Book Review) by Richard Watson

Book Name: Digital VS Human Author: Richard Watson Publisher: Amaryllis Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: This is one book you need to read to prepare for the world of tomorrow. On most measures that matter, we’ve never had it so good. Physically, life…