Suhit Sen’s The Hunter of Lalbazaar and its mayhem
Samiksha Ransom reviews Suhit Sen’s The Hunter of Lalbazaar recommending it as your next weekend crime fiction read. The Hunter of Lalbazar is a crime thriller by Suhit Sen that echoes the Indian crime thriller film, except for the fact that, unlike major crime films, this book chooses the investigation to be led by a […]
12 Brilliant Reads from Translated Children’s Literature
Team P3 curates a list of brilliant reads from translated children’s literature in India for your TBR list. How do you ensure the next generation after us is aware and appreciative of our country’s rich culture? How do you provide your children with diverse stories that help them understand the many regions, practices, and lifestyles […]
15 Recommended Translated Classic Literature in India
Team P3 curates a list of translated classic literature in India recommended for all classics-lovers Reading classics is a fascinating experience in that those books don’t just whisper to you stories written decades, if not centuries, ago but also help you better appreciate the history and culture of a region. The Indian states differ remarkably […]
Subversive Whispers: A Thought-provoking Collection
Sneha Pathak reviews Subversive Whispers originally written by Manasi in Malayalam and translated by J Devika in English (Published by Penguin India, 2023) Subversive Whispers is a collection of thirteen short stories written by the Malayalam writer Manasi and translated into English by J Devika. All thirteen of these stories are bound together by a […]
Turning Civilisation on its Head: Mansoor Khan’s Debut Novel ‘One’
Neha Kirpal reviews Mansoor Khan’s debut novel One (Published by Harper Collins, 2023) Bollywood film director and producer Mansoor Hussain Khan recently released his debut novel One: The Story of the Ultimate Myth. The book starts simply with two strangers meeting by chance in a park: Sonal, a 37-year-old former sociology professor and firebrand activist […]
14 Recommended Translated Poetry Books in India
Team P3 curates a list of recommended translated poetry books in India for your TBR list! There are few mediums as concise and precise to convey your emotions as poetry, which is why translating one becomes doubly difficult a task. Unlike prose, verses often use the reader’s knowledge of the language to play with it, […]
Guru: Ten Doors to Ancient Wisdom and Ancient Spirituality
Satyarth Pandita reviews Guru: Ten Doors to Ancient Wisdom (Published by Hachette India, 2018) GURU: Ten Doors to Ancient Wisdom begins with an interesting introduction, titled ‘Before Approaching The Doors’, where the author, much like an architect, lays out the blueprint of his creation that guides the readers through the various paths or doors that […]
19 Indian Literature Books through the Decades: The 1990s!
Team P3 curates a list of recommended reads from Indian Literature Books through the decades focusing on the 1990s. This was the decade of economic liberalization, this was also the decade of the Babri demolition, this was the decade of political uncertainties, this was also the decade of new socio-economic certainties. As Dickens’ legendary quote […]
Qabar by K.R. Meena: A Social Commentary on Religious Polarization
Qabar by K.R. Meera is a social commentary on religious polarisation and has to be read between the lines. Originally written in Malayalam, Qabar by K.R. Meera is translated to English by Nisha Susan. It is an intricate narrative of voices incorporating feminist perspective, bigotry, and religious tolerance and faith. The amalgamation of mystic and […]
12 Recommended Post-Emergency Indian Literature: The 1980s
Team P3 curates a list of recommended post-emergency Indian literature for your TBR list. The country was at the precipice of change: the Emergency was issued in the previous decade itself, and political volatility was as high as it could be. The regional arts and culture were seeping into the mainstream, and how! Not just […]
