Book Reviews
Vajpayee’s Balancing Act
Ullekh NP
Primary sources highlight the political and personal life of India’s first BJP prime minister
Siddhartha Deb
Siddhartha Deb: Flying Mughals
He captures the real through the magical in his new novel
Benyamin | Translated by Swarup BR
What’s in a Name?
Identities are interchangeable in Malayalam author Benyamin’s new short stories
KK Shailaja | With Manju Sara Rajan
People’s Minister
KK Shailaja’s memoir is an uplifting Kerala story
Tiruvalluvar | Translated by Meena Kandasamy
Sense and Sensuality
A feminist translation of an ancient Tamil text about love and longing
Parini Shroff
Parini Shroff: The Queen’s Gambit
Parini Shroff’s debut novel is packed with useless husbands and spunky women. The author speaks about bringing comedy and tragedy together in an Indian village
Shahidul Zahir | Translated by V Ramaswamy
Monkey Business
A dream-like sequence, set around two boys, of the history of Bangladesh
Thomas Luttge and Hans Winterberg | Edited by Heiko Sievers
The Soft and Hard City
A photographer’s personal journey charts Hyderabad’s trajectory
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