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Book Reviews

Book Review: Living with Tigers by Valmik Thapar

by New Asian Writing • 15/02/2017 • 0 Comments

Book Name: Living with Tigers Author’s Name: Valmik Thapar Rating: 4.5/5 Publisher: Aleph About the Author: Valmik Thapar first went to Ranthambhore, in 1976, at the age of twenty-three. He was a city boy, unsure of what lay ahead. When he…

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Book Review: Mad Money Journey by Mehrab Irani

by New Asian Writing • 29/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Book Name: Mad Money Journey Author’s Name: Mehrab Irani Rating: 4.5/5 Story in a nutshell- The novel opens up with an accident which lands the protagonist, John Pinto in the hospital. He is taken to the hospital by a guy…

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Assassins (Book Excerpt) by Mukul Deva

by New Asian Writing • 25/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Mukul Deva completed his education from La Martiniere College, Lucknow, the National Defence Academy, Pune, and the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun. Mukul was commissioned in the SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY of the Indian Army in 1981. After retirement, he opened the…

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Short stories, South Asia

‘Bhairavi’ by Madhumita Prabhakar

by New Asian Writing • 20/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Short Story ID- 15/2015 Dear Diary, I went to school today only by noon because we celebrated Thatha’s Sadabishekam in the morning. I must say, a morning well spent rekindling childhood days with my cousins and eating many, many sweets…

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The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen (Book Excerpt) by Salil Desai

by New Asian Writing • 18/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Salil Desai is an author and film maker based in Pune. The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen is his fourth book and the second one of the Inspector Saralkar Mystery Series. He has penned two more crime novels, Killing Ashish Karve…

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Book Review of “The Adivasi Will not Dance” by Hansda Sowendra Shekhar

by New Asian Writing • 13/11/2015 • 0 Comments

The Adivasi Will Not Dance Author: Hansda Sowendra Shekhar Publisher:  Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd. Edition: 1st Edition 2015 Genre: Fiction Extent: 187 pp Price: Rs 399 Rating: 3.5/5   The Adivasi Will Not Dance is about the struggles of…

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NAW Poetry

‘Caged Freedom’ by Salonee Kumar

by New Asian Writing • 11/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Sometimes when I look up at the sky And catch a glimpse of a bird or two, I wonder how those wings smoothly fly Ever so easily, cutting through the blue.   Sometimes I hear a crow crowing, Its smooth,…

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The Disobedient Wife (Book Excerpt) by Annika Milisic-Stanley 

by New Asian Writing • 11/11/2015 • 0 Comments

                    Annika Milisic-Stanley was born in 1975, grew up in Britain. After graduating from the School of Oriental and African Studies, she worked with humanitarian projects in Nepal, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, India,…

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Short stories, South Asia

“Ranga Kakima” by Madhumita Roy

by New Asian Writing • 03/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Short Story ID- 14/2015   “I remember you, Ranga Kakima” Shovan whispered. “You were not like this, never.” Looking at the shriveled up body of the old woman, Shovan shook his head. The room looked the same to a large…

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“Chandni” by Fiona Kezia Winston

by New Asian Writing • 03/11/2015 • 0 Comments

Short Story ID- 13/2015 She was five when her mother took out a perfectly polished agate and moonstone encrusted sword from the attic, dusted it thoroughly and handed it to her. Her small hands were too soft, and her frame,…

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The Forbidden Daughter (Book Excerpt) by Shobhan Bantwal

by New Asian Writing • 31/10/2015 • 0 Comments

Award-winning author Shobhan Bantwal calls her brand of fiction “Bollywood in a Book,” romantic, colorful, action-packed tales, rich with elements of Indian culture – stories that both entertain and educate. To date, she has six novels published by Kensington Books…

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