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Ruskin Bond’s Rusty Goes To London

  • by Zoeb Matin
  • 28 April
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Any Indian bibliophile, who has spent his or her childhood and youth in the company of, say, Oliver Twist being led by..
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Prisoner of Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 28 April
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Everybody loves a good conspiracy theory; removed as they are from our mundane lives. They are our cheap thrills and guilty pleasures...
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Pops: A children’s book by Balaji Venkataramanan

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 24 April
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Balaji Venkataramanan’s Pops has the most unassuming cover which disguises the humorous portrayal of a very real and a very common story..
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Stories that shaped a new nation

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 24 April
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Transcending linguistic borders, advocating social reforms and providing entertainment: here is what New India’s bookshelf looked like Among the many memories of..
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Going Places: Exploring India in Books

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 22 April
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We love books (duh!). They take us to new places, or at least give us fresh eyes to view the places we..
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Filmi Keeda: Chapter One

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 22 April
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Purple Pencil Project, in collaboration with Red Sparrow kickstarted their events series, Filmi Keeda, that aims to bring the discussion around book..
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The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk (Tr. to Tamil by G. Kuppuswamy)

  • by John Pinto
  • 17 April
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We live in a planet of over 7 billion people, spread across geographies. We are all told this; somewhere out there, there are..
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Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous by Manu Joseph

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 17 April
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When I picked up Manu Joseph’s Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, I had no idea that I was about to become an..
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Shala by Milind Bokil

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 12 April
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“Those were the best days of my life . . .” Whenever Bryan Adams strums his guitar to this song, chances are..
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Jasmine Days by Benyamin

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 10 April
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I once had a conversation with my friend, of a different and politically opposing faith. When push came to shove, if the..
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