The author, Zarreen, is NOT on a sabbatical. She is mother, cook, maid, doctor and magician for her kids – a very demanding job! And when she gets time off, she works as a marketing consultant. She lives in Delhi…
Book Name: The Lovers Author: Amitava Kumar Publisher: Aleph Rating: 5/5 Book Blurb: The Lovers is about a man in search of a love story. This man, our narrator, is Kailash—a new immigrant, eager to shine. His friends teasingly call him…
Book Name: Where Will You Be In Five Years? Author: Arfeen Khan Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4.5/5 Book Blurb: What if you were told that five years is the maximum time you need to fulfill your goals in life? We all dream…
Book Name: I Quit! Now What? Author: Zarreen Khan Publisher: Amaryllis Manjul Genre: Fiction Rating: 4.7/5 Book Blurb: Nimisha is exhausted. Of endless weekdays, working weekends, making presentations, working with complicated Excel sheets, handling a boss with time-management issues and the…
As always, we received a wealth of entries for this year’s contest too and had a hard time deciding on the winning entries. The editors would like to thank all who participated. The prize winning entries for NAW Short Story Competition 2017…
It was early morning but still, the old man and his aged wife Had not been told yet, That their son had died, in a faraway land, amidst aliens. In stones no words were written grey The morning sun…
Another day of sameness Spent in a cubicle space Lying down Silence intervened with only Slow squeals of the ceiling fan Fighting a limp battle Against the resonant heat That makes sweat trickle down That wizened skin of his He…
Book Review: Boy of Fire and Earth by Sami Shah Book Name: Boy of Fire and Earth Author: Sami Shah Publisher: Picador (Pan Macmillan) Book Blurb: Born of a smokeless fire, and raised in Karachi, Wahid’s life comes apart when…
Book Name: Cursed At Kedarnath & Other Stories Author: Deepta Roy Chakarverti Publisher: Life Positive Book Blurb: True stories of the supernatural from recent times… Do memories of our past lives remain buried within us? Can stone come alive? Does a…
Book Review: Song of the Dervish Author: Meher Murshed Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 3.5/5 Book Blurb: Thirteenth century Hindustan: Sultans ruled Delhi. Seduced by gold, they eyed rich neighbouring kingdoms. They marched from one land to another, plundering and preying on…
Freny Manecksha is an independent journalist, published in Himal Southasian and The Times of India: Crest Edition, among other publications, who has reported extensively from Kashmir, covering human rights and development issues. She has also worked with The Times of…