This brief story follows an aging businessman named Kimoto during his would-be triumphant return to Tokyo. Unfortunately, his business meeting does not go according to plan and the man is confronted not only with his fragile self and long-harboured fears…
THE LONG DRIVE HOME by Rishad Sam Mehta 20121 KMS | 1813 LITRES | 54 DAYS | 8 TIME ZONES The great overland drive from Europe to India was Rishad’s dream since his early teens, stemming from a childhood full…
Westland to publish BULLOCKS FROM THE WEST five punjai stories and a play by NA MUTHUSWAMY Translated by David Shulman and S Ramakrishnan In the village of Punjai, the ordinary is magical in the eyes of Na Muthuswamy. Two bullocks…
Book Name: Wisdom from the Ramayana Author: Chaitanya Charan Publisher: Fingerprint Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: What turns friends into worst enemies? Is accepting misfortunes as our destiny fatalistic or pragmatic? Can we regulate our emotions without repressing them? Seeking answers to such universal…
Westland to publish The Fire Burns Blue by Karunya Kashyap and Sidhanta Patnaik THE FIRE BURNS BLUE A History of Women’s Cricket in India A comprehensive history of women’s cricket right from its origins to the present-day. In July 2017,…
Book Name: Tides Don’t Cross Author: Simar Malhotra Publisher: Rupa Genre: Fiction Rating: 3.4/5 Book Blurb: Sparks fly immediately when Rukmani—fierce and assertive in the best and worst possible ways—meets the gentle Ayaan in the magical city Paris. Meanwhile, back in…
THE SIXTH STRING OF VILAYAT KHAN By Namita Devidayal An imaginative, deeply empathetic biography of one of Indian music’s most charismatic figures. Everyone knows Vilayat Khan, but no one knows Vilayat Khan. In this beautifully layered biography, Namita Devidayal presents the ustad:…
Book Name: India Ahead: 2025 and Beyond Author: Bimal Jalan Publisher: Rupa Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: India’s fundamentals are, no doubt, stronger now than ever before, but the country also faces several old and new challenges in the areas of…
Ethos Literary Festival 2018 (ELF 2018) PRESS RELEASE In a recent tweet the New Asian Writing, an online Asian literary community, has urged, “The Indians are ruining literary festivals. There are more people from Bollywood than real writers. Invite…
Arjun and Anjali, a young, successful, and apparently happily married couple drive from the city to picturesque Kashipur to spend a few weeks at their friend’s summer house. They are well looked after by Shanti, the housekeeper, who takes pains…
‘Nothing’ is about the ancillary or collateral existence of women in traditional Indian set up. They are objects and conduits and means to ends. They are taught to pare down their own selves till they reduce themselves to relationships. The…