In the twilight of the Mughal Empire, amid the decaying grandeur of Delhi’s Red Fort, a young woman stepped intohistory. She was eighteen, sharp-eyed and unexpectedly powerful. Zeenat Mahal was born to be empress. She had no royal lineage, no…
Dzangpo Here they came, the last of the season. Dzangpo watched as the lights of the long jeep wound through the hillside, disappearing into blind turns and then returning, dots and dashes. The sun had already set over the hills…
“The Curse That Broke Itself” It all started with a samosa. It came wrapped in an old newspaper, its corners stained with oil. A samosa, just a warm snack, handed to the writer by a vendor walking through the slow-moving train.…
Leela Mad Math and Witchery I met my best friend when I was six. Fell irrevocably in love with him at sixteen. Married him at twenty. Became a mother of two at twenty-two. And a widow at twenty‑nine. When I…
ABOUT THE BOOK: Life is a mosaic of misery and meaningfulness—it offers both rainstorms and rainbows. While it tests us with setbacks, turbulence, loss, and trauma, it also blesses us with the gift of resilience. Often, when fear, chaos, and…
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…
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…
Chital Mehta has authored four fiction novels I Luv My Lyf, The Promise, Are you the one for me? and The Heart’s Whisper. The Promise went on to sell more than 6000 copies and was a national bestseller. She is…
“I am one of you . . . that is why I, and only I, can be trusted to do what is good for you.” January 12, 2013. Sachin Lohia, billionaire businessman, has just woken up to a nightmare. A…
Second Go chronicles the story of Radhika Sachdev. A single mom and breadwinner of the family, her life takes a turn when she finds out that she had a tumour in her liver. But despite the gravity of her illness,…
Satyayoddha Kalki: Eye of Brahma, by Kevin Missal is the second part of a trilogy. It returns to the story of Kalki Hari, the last incarnation of Vishnu. He is on his way to Mahendragiri Mountains to learn the ways…
Natasha Mehra Must Die is a slick, taut, exciting read that will keep you awake till you have turned the last page. The eponymous protagonist of the novel is a campus oddball and social outcast, and has always hated her…