26 Best Sports Movies in India (Outside of Cricket)
There’s a certain beauty in watching an underdog (player or team) fight against all challenges and rise to the occasion. There’s a certain predictability, too, but instead of taking away from our experience, it only adds to its beauty. But more than simply entertainment, sports movies can arouse and inspire. As the Indian Olympic 2024 […]
Parallel Lives, Rebirth and Magical Realism: Devangi Bhatt’s The Many Lives of Pauloma Chattopadhyay Review
Sneha Pathak reviews The Many Lives of Pauloma Chattopadhyay by Devangi Bhatt, translated from the Gujarati original Vasansi Jirnani by Mudra Joshi (published by Niyogi Books Private Limited, 2024). The Many Lives of Pauloma Chattopadhyay is a slim novel of less than two hundred pages, translated from Gujarati. Replete with magical realism, the book narrates […]
19 Gold Medal Reads to Get You Ready for the Indian Olympic 2024 Campaign
The Olympic season is here! As the anticipation around the Indian Olympic 2024 campaign rises in tempo, what better way to immerse yourself in the season than to read the best sports books? We’ve compiled the best of Indian sports literature in this article, with stories from varying games, from boxing to sprinting, to read […]
The Untold Stories of VVS Laxman – Cricket, Miracles, and Life in 281 and Beyond
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews 281 and Beyond by VVS Laxman (published by Westland Sport, 2018). There have been few glorious comebacks in cricket better than the Indian triumph over the mighty Australian team in 2001 at Eden Gardens. Forced to follow on after bundling out for 171 with a massive trail of 274, the game was […]
How Smartphones Changed Indian Politics: The Deception Industry by Herjinder Review
Rahul Vishnoi reviews The Deception Industry by Herjinder (published by Rupa Publications India, 2024). If my grandmother were alive, she would have heartily agreed with Herjinder. This smartphone is at the root of all evil, she would have said. Ahead of her times, she quickly grasped the plethora of evils perpetrated by the use and […]
16 Essential Books on Indian Political Thought
Every country and society can be viewed and understood through different perspectives. Political thought is perhaps one of the, if not the most mainstream, ways to understand how a culture and nation were shaped through the centuries. In today’s article, we’ll explore some must-read books on Indian political thought, encompassing ancient philosophies, colonial struggles, and […]
Exploring the Life and Works of MT Vasudevan Nair in Bear with Me, Amma
Elsa Mathews reviews Bear With Me, Amma by MT Vasudevan Nair, translated from Malayalam by Gita Krishnan Kutty (published by Penguin Hamish Hamilton, 2023). Born in 1933 in Kudallur district in Kerala, MT Vasudevan Nair experienced ‘otherness’ much early in life, a feeling which seeped into his works throughout his life. When his father returned […]
A Story of ‘80s Nostalgia and Dehradun: 17, Morris Road by Parul Sharma Review
Neha Kirpal reviews 17, Morris Road by Parul Sharma (published by Hachette India, 2024). Singapore-based author Parul Sharma’s debut book, 17, Morris Road, is equal parts an ode to Dehradun and equal parts a dedication to all ‘80s kids. Forty-five-year-old Gayatri Trivedi’s only eighteen-year-old son is soon leaving for college in the US. Having spent […]
प्रसिद्धि की चाशनी में बेस्वाद गुजिया: सत्य व्यास की पुस्तक बनारस टॉकीज़ की समीक्षा
सत्य व्यास की पुस्तक बनारस टॉकीज़ (हिंद युग्म, 2015) की राहुल विश्नोई समीक्षा प्रस्तुत करते हैं। प्रसिद्धि एक फिसलन भरी सडक़ है। तेज़ भी भागना है पर गिरना भी नहीं चाहते हैं। फिर ऐसा करिये की उकड़ियों बैठ जाइये और चप्पलों को हाथों में लेकर ख़ुद को आगे ठेलिये। कद भले ही छोटा हो जाएगा […]
A Tale of Identity, Home and Separation in Subhash Chandra Narula’s Burden of Tomorrow
Kaustav Das reviews Burden of Tomorrow by Subhash Chandra Narula (published by Rupa Publications India, 2024). Subhash Chandra Narula’s Burden of Tomorrow is a tale that binds the timeline (1935–1956) of pre-independence India, WWII, and post-independence India—a tale of three generations, where the major character remains one man, Goldram, a senior railway officer of Provincial […]
