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![]() | 'The Bangalore Detectives Club' book review: A misplaced mysteryThe thing with a detective novel is that when you dive into one, you do so with a sense of purpose––to uncover the truth behind a mystery. |
![]() | 'Violets' book review: Loneliness as a companionJust as silence has its own music, sorrow, too, has a rhythm of its own in this translation |
![]() | 'Youth: The Balakandam of Kampan’s Ramayana' book review: Beyond kings and sagesAn engaging and insightful translation, even for those familiar with multiple versions of Rama’s story |
![]() | 'Going: Stories of Kinship' book review: Myriad faces of lossThe little red book of short stories dealing with the notion of loss, particularly that of a family member, evokes a deep ache that all of us are now way too familiar with. |
![]() | 'Colonial India’s Dissenting Judge' review: A biography of Syed MahmoodA biography about a lesser-known yet significant man in Indian history who took the British head on. |
![]() | 'Dadamoni: The Life and Times of Ashok Kumar' review: Biography of an accidental actorChronicles of a man who epitomised the idea of the quintessential hero for an entire generation of Indian audience |
![]() | 'Tales for Tweens', a collection of open-source stories, targets taboo through positive talesDeepak Dennison taps on the rich resources of open-source stories to offer narratives on diversity and inclusivity for children through his book 'Tales for Tweens'. |
![]() | Native comicsDeepak Leela Sivarajan is recreating stories and characters from Kerala’s history and mythology to reintroduce them to a global audience |
![]() | ‘Their hot young blood was the force that bound them together’The street was known as Deva Theruvu, aka God’s Street. |
![]() | Book review: 'The Candy House' | Your memories are not yours aloneIn this novel that visits the past and strides into the future, technological innovation is both a friend and a foe. |
![]() | Book review: 'Lessons in Chemistry' | The chemistry of cookingIt’s the early 1960s in California and our heroine is an unconventional scientist Elizabeth Zott. |
![]() | Book review: 'Hymns in Blood' | Trauma beside the SoanNanak Singh, widely regarded as the father of the Punjabi novel, needs no introduction to those familiar with Punjabi literature. |
![]() | Salman Rushdie leads over 40 British Indians in Queen's Jubilee Honours listRushdie is named a Companion of Honour, an exclusive club with membership limited to just 65 people at any given time, for services to literature. |
![]() | A novel ideaReverse logistic app Dump allows resale of books available at the click of a button |
![]() | Diabetologist authors book on history of insulinBose and Beyond: Inspiring Stories of How Insulin has Changed Lives in India. |

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