Short & Sweet, curated by Sanjana Hattotuwa
“When words are scarce they are seldom spent in vain.”-William Shakespeare Inspired by Robert Swatwood’s Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer, Short & Sweet, curated … Continue reading
The Gita by Roopa Pai
If there is a book that I could term as my absolute favorite for this year, it has to be The Gita For Children by Roopa Pai. A little background. … Continue reading
Review of Avirook Sen’s ‘Aarushi’ by Dilip D’Souza
Reprinted with permission. This review appeared in The Outlook magazine on 31st August,2015. Blood That Won’t Wash Where do you start trying to comprehend what has happened in the Aarushi/Hemraj … Continue reading
Footprints in the Desert by Maha Akhtar
There can be nothing more heartbreaking than a storyline that fails to connect with the reader and with Footprints in the Desert, Maha Akhtar proves it. The blurb online, promises an … Continue reading
Victorian Fairy Tales edited by Michael Newton
I remember my first book of Fairy Tales- the thumping heart and the glint in my eyes, as I held the book close to my heart!!!!The fascination had kept me … Continue reading
India On My Platter by Saransh Goila
” For butter chicken….my soulmate For Grandpa’s special dum aloo… I still miss both every Sunday For my forever hungry family For India….. because we have chaat”.…..Saransh Goila’s India On … Continue reading
What Milo Saw by Virginia Macgregor
“As Milo shifted his head and focused in on the images through the small ‘O’ of his vision, he felt kind of lucky that he didn’t have to see it … Continue reading
A Children’s History of India, Subhadra Sen Gupta
India has a rich history – replete with dynasties, wars, fratricide and other intrigues; different empires at different times have left behind treasures in terms of architecture, literature and political … Continue reading
Panther by Chhimi Tenduf-La
Young Prabu, the boy that Appa is so proud of, loves to play cricket, and follow his father. When his father leaves his mother and the family, Prabu’s life goes … Continue reading
THE HEAT AND DUST PROJECT, The Broke Couple’s Guide to Bharat by Devapriya Roy and Saurav Jha
One evening in an auto in Delhi, as Devapriya chats up the driver, she has a moment of epiphany. That nothing was enough anymore – not the shopping, not the … Continue reading
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