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Sneha Pathak

Yashodhara by Volga

I first learnt of Yashodhara when I was in standard seventh. We were studying a play in the Hindi class, titled “Siddhartha ka Grih Tyaag”

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Sneha Pathak July 12, 2019
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Kirtana Menon

Circus Folk and Village Freaks

The Story Somewhere in India lies a few mythical villages that strive to be as “normal” as possible. Weirdos and freaks (of course, the Circus

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Kirtana Menon July 11, 2019
Book Reviews
Prakruti Maniar

Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh

“Contemporary Indian literature seems to be too focused on the human world, and seems to have forgotten the world outside it,” said Amitav Ghosh, at

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Prakruti Maniar June 27, 2019
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Prakruti Maniar

Daitya Diaries by Aditya K V

It’s the oldest trick in the book; taking mythology, using the central themes and characters and transporting them to real life, to different times, to

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Prakruti Maniar June 7, 2019
Book Reviews
Sneha Pathak

Leila by Prayaag Akbar

Picture this: A city with such poor air quality that breathing is a struggle. A city with a relentless summer, with heat that makes you

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Sneha Pathak June 6, 2019
Book Reviews
Prakruti Maniar

Bhaunri by Anukrti Upadhyay

Last week, we talked about Daura. Author Anukrti Upadhyay’s debut work of fiction, published by 4th Estate Books (an imprint of Harper Collins), comes with

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Prakruti Maniar May 27, 2019

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