Book Reviews

The Queen of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan

If there was one way to describe the frailty and beauty of the Queen of Jasmine Country, it would be to compare it to its

Akhila Menon September 30, 2019

Q & A

Poetry meets Music in new Folk Album ‘Rang’

Pranita Nair Pandurangi (also one of our reviewers), is a writer, a teacher, a Hindustani Classical Musician (involved in folk traditions), but above all, a

Prakruti Maniar September 16, 2019

Book Reviews

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”

Sneha Pathak July 12, 2019

Essays

Verse visit: Contemporary poets tackle new themes

It is the undisputed truth that words can change the tides of destiny, they can fan the raging fires of rebellion or restore peace to

Akhila Menon June 19, 2019

Book Reviews

Daura by Anukrti Upadhyay: A folktale comes alive

The cover itself draws you in. A maroon background, a sand-yellow illustration of a tree (a kalpavriksh, perhaps), and the beautiful typeface, designed by The

Prakruti Maniar May 22, 2019

Book Reviews

Gopalla Gramam by Ki. Rajanarayanan

Rich in traditions, natural beauty, and purity, life in the villages of India is rustic and fulfilling. Ki. Rajanarayanan’s Gopalla Gramam transports the reader to

Akhila Menon May 8, 2019

Book Reviews

Ruskin Bond’s Rusty Goes To London

Any Indian bibliophile, who has spent his or her childhood and youth in the company of, say, Oliver Twist being led by the artful Dodger

Zoeb Matin April 28, 2019

Book Reviews

Prisoner of Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave

Everybody loves a good conspiracy theory; removed as they are from our mundane lives. They are our cheap thrills and guilty pleasures. Prisoner of Yakutsk

Sneha Pathak April 28, 2019

Book Reviews

Pops: A children’s book by Balaji Venkataramanan

Balaji Venkataramanan’s Pops has the most unassuming cover which disguises the humorous portrayal of a very real and very common story today; divorce. When I

Akhila Menon April 24, 2019

Book Lists

Going Places: Exploring India in Books

We love books (duh!). They take us to new places, or at least give us fresh eyes to view the places we have been to.

Sneha Pathak April 22, 2019

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The Queen of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan

Poetry meets Music in new Folk Album ‘Rang’

Yashodhara by Volga

Verse visit: Contemporary poets tackle new themes

Daura by Anukrti Upadhyay: A folktale comes alive

Gopalla Gramam by Ki. Rajanarayanan

Ruskin Bond’s Rusty Goes To London

Prisoner of Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave

Pops: A children’s book by Balaji Venkataramanan

Going Places: Exploring India in Books

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