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Bullet Baba: A Story

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  • 29 October
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There is a saying that it takes all sorts to make the world and the story I am about to tell you..
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In Conversation With: Kiran Manral

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 27 October
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Kiran Manral debuted as a writer with The Reluctant Detective in 2011. She was earlier a feature writer for The Times of..
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The Face at the Window by Kiran Manral

  • by Ilona Dam
  • 26 October
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“And then came a second scream, a howl of terrible anguish, rending the sky apart, tearing the cosmos, piercing my ears and..
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Yakshini by Neil D’Silva

  • by Akhila Menon
  • 26 October
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There is something so heartbreaking about the frailty of human lives and Neil D’Silva’s Yakshini weaves together a tragic tale of what..
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Ep. 15: Travelling Tales of Tibet with Shivaji Das and Yolanda Yu

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 25 October
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‘The ‘Other’ Shangri-La: Journeys through the Sino-Tibetan frontier in Sichuan’ is a narrative travelogue based on author Shivaji Das and his wife..
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Prince Five-Weapons: A story

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  • 23 October
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The Jataka Tales are a voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form. The Jatakas are..
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Blood by Sunil Gangopadhyay

  • by Ilona Dam
  • 23 October
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Blood is a short novel by Bengali novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay which was originally titled Rakta. The novel is all about how an..
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Year of the Weeds by Siddharth Sarma

  • by Swathi VK
  • 22 October
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Year of the Weeds by Siddhartha Sarma is a stunning read guaranteed to keep you on the edge with its smooth pace..
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In Conversation With: Shabnam Minwalla

  • by Rupal Vyas
  • 20 October
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Shabnam Minwalla has worked as a journalist with the Times of India, and writes food columns, book reviews and features for various national publications. She has..
India Booked

Ep. 14: Jaipur and Japan with Anukrti Upadhyay

  • by Prakruti Maniar
  • 18 October
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In the 14th episode of India Booked, author Anukrti Upadhyay takes us through the deserts of Rajasthan and the hot springs of..
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