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Mirror city By Chitrita Banerji

  • by Arundhati Dey
  • 28 October
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We speak the same tongue and wear the same cotton sarees, we are fond of rice and fish, and debates  over politics...
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Romance Reads: Trust Me Not by Ankita Verma Datta

  • by Kirtana Menon
  • 27 October
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In a world where the rich and powerful make underhanded deals with each other and increase their own wealth, young corporate star..
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The Far Field: A Review

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 27 October
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Some books, like people, have ways of finding you. This is what happened with The Far Field. I didn’t find it, it..
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A Patchwork Family by Mukta Sathe

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 27 October
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A Patchwork Family would have definitely gone past my radar had it not been long listed for the JCB Prize for literature...
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Nineteen Ninety by Sachin Kundalkar

  • by Soma Das
  • 27 October
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Sachin Kundalkar’s latest Marathi book of essays, titled Nineteen Ninety, evokes nostalgia for the decade that shaped the course of his life.  ..
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Litfest with a twist: Twice Read Reader’s Festival

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 27 October
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The Twice Read Reader’s Festival, was a literature festival hosted and organised by Readsnet. It took place on 20th October, Sunday at..
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Gulzar’s Raavi Paar And Other Stories: A Collection Both Candid And Cathartic

  • by Zoeb Matin
  • 24 October
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There are hard-boiled writers who put pen to paper or finger to type-writer keys to churn out paperbacks and yet can also..
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In conversation with: Neelum Saran Gour

  • by Jessica Joshi
  • 9 October
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Author of the Hindu Prize winner, A Requiem in Raga Janki, Neelum Saran Gour is the voice of North India’s literary community...
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There’s Gunpowder in the Air by Manoranjan Byapari

  • by Sneha Pathak
  • 3 October
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When I read the blurb of There’s Gunpowder in the Air, I couldn’t help but be reminded of an iconic scene from..
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