The Woman Who Read Too Much by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
The book begins at the very end. As the Shah of Persia celebrates 50 years of a tyrannical rule, he is shot to death in the shrine of his wife, … Continue reading
Razia and the Pesky Presents, Natasha Sharma
It is Razia Sultan’s birthday and she is none too pleased with the poem being recited in her honor. ‘With your … Continue reading
Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh
Amitav Ghosh is a master story-teller, and over and over again, he has proven that beautiful writing takes the reader into a world that is, under ordinary circumstances way beyond … Continue reading
Maharaja in Denims by Khushwant Singh
“Though the history depends on how historians, biographers and people view it, it still is, to quite an extent,unchangeable”- Maharaja in Denims Khushwant Singh- the name so well known, that … Continue reading
Sisters of Shiloh by Kathy Hepinstall & Becky Hepinstall Hilliker
‘They were sisters, the pretty one and the one who lived in her shadow,………..Libby and chipped-toothed Josephine, Libby’s elder by a year………The other children in town courted the affections of … Continue reading
Sophia – Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary by Anita Anand
“Like braille, the history of India can be read in the rocky ruins left by a succession of victors and vanquished”. And when these stories are written down with an … Continue reading
The Sun That Rose From The Earth by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
” In such meetings and partings, ultimately lives are lost. There is no end to Love and Beauty never relents” …….. From the First Divan of Mir Taqi Mir(1752) With … Continue reading
Queen of Ice by Devika Rangachari ; Reviewed by Nishna Singh
The young adult historical novel Queen of Ice, written by Devika Rangachari, displays the world of Queen Didda of Kashmira from CE 980/1-1003. A tale of friendship and courage, it … Continue reading
Roll of Honour by Amandeep Sandhu
Literature based on acts of human atrocities against a race, community or caste often becomes an independent genre. For instance, Holocaust literature has influenced, if not defined, nearly every Jewish … Continue reading
The Missing Queen by Samhita Arni
The Ramayana is a living epic, not dead literature — it is constantly reinvented, re-imagined, reinterpreted by poets, writers, artistes and performers of all genres, not only in India but … Continue reading
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