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The 2016 Man Booker Prize For Fiction – Longlist Announced
The finest literary works (fiction) of 2016 have been announced by the Man Booker Prize committee today. Selected by the panel of judges – Dr. Amanda Foreman...
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The Jim Corbett Omnibus | Book Review
The Jim Corbett Omnibus recounts three of the author’s most memorable of books, and it is such a refreshing change of setting from the modern day thrillers...
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‘The Gene’ by Siddhartha Mukherjee | Book Review
In this progressive day and age when we take everyone and everything at our disposal for granted, here comes Siddhartha Mukherjee and makes us take...
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‘Before We Visit The Goddess’ By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Book Review
This is one of those rare books which is oddly satisfying and unputdownable, even though at times one may feel – what’s the point of this story...
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‘Everyone Brave Is Forgiven’ by Chris Cleave | Book Review
Everyone Brave is Forgiven is one of the few character-driven novels I’ve read that feels as detached as it feels personal. The book follows the story...
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Women Workers In Urban India | Edited By Saraswati Raju and Santosh Jatrana
The last two decades have witnessed a major transformation in many Indian cities, creating enormous pools of work opportunities in both the modern and traditional...
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‘Virulents’ | Graphic Novel Review
Afghanistan has often been THE site for comic-book wars, and Shamik Dasgupta’s Virulents follows a similar trend, the parable stretched up a notch. A search party comprising Indian and American...
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‘The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told’ Translated by Arunava Sinha | Book Review
Aleph’s latest book translated by Arunava Sinha is a gem, beautifully decorated in true red-white-yellow schemed cover. While the ‘greatest’ in the title is sure...
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Black Mumba | Graphic Novel Review
The indie graphic novel Black Mumba glorifies a city losing its identity, appeasing the baser senses and nursing a festered underbelly, yet somehow managing to surprise...
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‘The Leadership Sutra’ By Devdutt Pattanaik | Book Review – Drawing Parallels Between Indian Mythology And Management
If like me you too are a fan of Devdutt Pattanaik’s artwork that puts Indian mythology in a whole new light for the entire 21st...