“Anna returns home to face the ghosts of male patriarchy, a long-lost love, and a dour, unaffectionate mother. An afternoon spent in the happy company of family and friends, in the pink-hued bubble of nostalgia, reminds her that home is…
Book Name: On India Author: Khushwant Singh Editor: Mala Dayal Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Khushwant Singh was convinced that India is a great country. He believed that we are the world’s largest democracy and our people, including women, enjoy a measure…
Book Name: Politicshock: Trump, Modi, Brexit and the Prospect for Liberal Democracy Author: Meghnad Desai Publisher: Rupa Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: Recent events around the world have shaken old certainties. Questions are being asked about the survival of the Liberal Order,…
Book Name: 50 Cups of Coffee: The Woes and Throes of Finding Mr Right Author: Khushnuma Daruwala Publisher: Penguin Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: A rip-roaring and charming account of dating in India. Dating is an undeniably daunting task, especially when you…
Book Name: Durand’s Curse: A Line Across the Pathan Heart Author: Rajeev Dogra Publisher: Rupa Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Blood and fire have often blighted Afghanistan, the three Anglo-Afghan wars being among the bloodiest and the cruelest in its history. But Britain’s…
Fried chicken cashew nut, She’s hot in a sassy Indian curry salad Sort of way. Fried chicken with oyster sauce Lips parted; Stuff omelet, She’s hungry. Deep fried pudding fish with curry – (Pouting flesh, lipstick crimson) Fried fish…
After exciting childhood dreams that vacillated between astronomy, zoo keeping and diving with great white sharks, Khushnuma eventually settled for something a tad tamer-advertising. Six years ago, while on a sabbatical, she rediscovered her love for writing something more than…
“This prison inmate started the Himalayan Writing Retreat” by Chetan Mahajan It all started when I landed up in prison. It was Christmas eve of 2012. I was living a predictable life and had recently started working for a new…
Book Name: The Life of Hinduism Editors: John Stratton Hawley and Vasudha Narayanan Publisher: Aleph Rating: 4.9/5 Book Blurb: The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays—many recognized as classics in the field—that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly ‘lived’…
Book Name: Book Review: Yama’s Lieutenant and The Stone Witch Author: Anuja Chandramouli Genre: Fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4/5 Book Blurb: As Yama’s Lieutenant, Agni Prakash, has diligently been tracking down demons and spirits that threaten peace on earth and dispatching…
Book Name: Why Scams Are Here To Stay Author’s Name: N. Ram Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: Corruption in India today is pervasive, omnipresent and diverse, covering every branch of the Indian state and key sectors of the economy. Far from declining…