Book Reviews

The Last Hun by Ashwin Razdan

The legend of Attila the Hun is a widespread one, the tales of his valour and fierce nature having served as fodder for many a

Akhila Menon June 3, 2019

Book Reviews

The Queen’s Last Salute by Moupia Basu

I began reading this novel sceptically, I admit. It seemed to be just another retelling of Jhansi Ki Rani, the warrior queen who splintered the

Akhila Menon May 21, 2019

Book Reviews

The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

Bombay Penned And Painted On An Epic Canvas Twenty years ago, I discovered, in my knee-high boyhood, that Bombay, as we had always known it

Zoeb Matin March 30, 2019

Book Reviews

Chinatown Days by Rita Chowdhury: Tales from a lost town

I grew up in Maharashtra. Throughout school, our Indian history syllabus was restricted to the North and the West. The South was represented by such

Prakruti Maniar January 9, 2019

Book Reviews

The Death Relic by Chris Kuzneski

When the back blurb of a book compares the New World of 1545 to the Yucatan Peninsula today, when there is magic and historical fiction

Prakruti Maniar April 5, 2017

Book Reviews

Why You Must Read Nanak Singh’s A Game of Fire After Hymns In Blood

Jainand Gurjar reviews A Game of Fire by Nanak Singh, translated from Punjabi by Navdeep Suri (published by HarperCollins India, 2024). A Game of Fire

Jainand Gurjar August 28, 2024

Listicles

A Comprehensive List of 112 Women Translators in India

The chasm between the rich and diverse “regional” literature and the mainstream English literature has always been large. Still, the rise in the number of

Amritesh Mukherjee August 20, 2024

Essays

My Riveting Journey Through Japanese Literature: From Higashino to Tanizaki

There comes a time in a reader’s life when nothing on the bookshelf inspires her enough to be picked up. Back in the summer of

Priyadarshini July 31, 2024

Indian Feminist Literature Through the Ages

Essays

Indian Feminist Literature Through the Ages

Indian feminist literature has evolved significantly through the decades and centuries, reflecting the evolution of the complex socio-cultural South Asian landscape. From the earliest reformist

Amritesh Mukherjee July 30, 2024

Listicles

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,

Amritesh Mukherjee July 5, 2024