Book Name: The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar Author: Nalin Verma Genre: Fiction Publisher: Rupa Rating: 5/5 Book Burb: There are human skulls speaking to men. There are demonesses falling in love with their prey. There is a jackal pretending…
HAVE YOU HEARD THE WHISPERS? She woke up different today. She smiles like she is hiding a secret. She holds her head high, like she is wearing an invisible crown. The air around her is charged with confidence, strength, and…
‘Interesting perspective into spirituality. An easy read’ – RAJKUMAR HIRANI, Film Director A soul has infinite potential, equivalent to the powers of the cosmos and universal energies . . . but by virtue of identifying itself with a finite physical body…
‘This book shows us how to help tilt the odds of luck and success in our favour by doing the uncommon things’ – SANJEEV BIKHCHANDANI, Co-founder, Naukri.com & Info Edge What does it take to have a successful sales career? What does…
Book Name: Resilience The Hawking Way Author: Virender Kapoor Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction/Self-help Rating: 3.5/5 Book Blurb: ‘I hope to inspire people around the world to look up at the stars and not down at their feet.’ Stephen Hawking faced…
Today Pan Macmillan announces their acquisition of Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. This will be published under the Tor imprint in the UK. Tor will also publish in the US. This is a new science fiction novel…
December 3, 2019 “A phenomenon.” — Entertainment Weekly “The next big thing in literature and film.” — Ebony magazine Children of Blood and Bone by 24-year-old author Tomi Adeyemi has exploded into a global phenomenon. Entertainment Weekly called Adeyemi “the new J.K. Rowling” and readers and critics alike…
Book Name: By God: The Making of a Messiah Author: Shashi Warrier Genre: Fiction Publisher: Fingerprint Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: Ghublistan. An island resplendent with the divine herb. A country rich in bat Guano. A society where people are content,…
I stitch words for a ballad & decorate these on my page When I open the page It’s only a tabula rasa … Where are my chosen words? Where is my favorite ballad? In utter disgust, I look up The…
A solid, engaging, well-researched book on the history of the Indian state’s interaction with technological innovation and scientific progress Viking | 256 pages| Hardback| Non Fiction/Technology/History/Politics About the Book Every Prime Minister of independent India has guided, if not personally overseen,…
Book Name: So Now You Know: Growing up Gay in India Author: Vivek Tejuja Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Memoir Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The year was 1991. Vivek was eight. He realized he was gay. Only he didn’t: he just…