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In Conversation with: Manu S Pillai

Manu S Pillai needs very little introduction. Over the course of one decade and three books, he has contributed to taking history to a mass

Jessica Joshi July 6, 2020

Book Reviews

Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers by Uttiyo Bhattacharya

There is a certain romance to historical fiction – an imaginative mind can spend hours on end going from one ‘what if’ scenario to another,

Prakruti Maniar February 13, 2020

Q & A

In conversation with: Neelum Saran Gour

Author of the Hindu Prize winner, A Requiem in Raga Janki, Neelum Saran Gour is the voice of North India’s literary community. Born and brought

Jessica Joshi October 9, 2019

Book Reviews

A Requiem in Raga Janki by Neelam Saran Gour

The first thing that intrigued me about the book was its title; I thought that Janki is the name of an actual “raga” and started

Sneha Pathak July 24, 2019

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

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 Lists

Indian historical fiction: Must-read novels

“Fiction is the lie which tells the truth” History has always held an inexplicable sway over the reader. The far off time and setting, the

Sneha Pathak March 22, 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

Tag: Historical Fiction

In Conversation with: Manu S Pillai

Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers by Uttiyo Bhattacharya

In conversation with: Neelum Saran Gour

A Requiem in Raga Janki by Neelam Saran Gour

The Last Hun by Ashwin Razdan

The Queen’s Last Salute by Moupia Basu

Prisoner of Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave

Indian historical fiction: Must-read novels

Chinatown Days by Rita Chowdhury: Tales from a lost town

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