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Book Reviews

Paths to Liberation

Alka Pande

An aesthetic exploration of Buddhist traditions

Welcome to Paradise /
Welcome to Paradise
Twinkle Khanna
“One of my greatest talents is as an eavesdropper,” says Twinkle Khanna

In her new collection of short stories Twinkle Khanna brings her signature wit to weighty themes. The bestselling author tells Open why she is more than Mrs Funnybones

The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told /
The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told
Selected & edited by Renuka Singh and Balbir Madhopuri
The Survivors

Thirty stories that capture the essence of Punjabiyat

 Shades of Blue: Connecting the Dots in India’s Cities /
Shades of Blue: Connecting the Dots in India’s Cities
Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli
Rivers of Life

A celebration of India's water bodies and why they must be saved

Fire Bird /
Fire Bird
Perumal Murugan | Translated by Janani Kannan
No Man’s Land

Perumal Murugan’s novel wins the JCB Prize for its depiction of displacement and movement

Another Sort of Freedom /
Another Sort of Freedom
Gurcharan Das
‘Reliving your life is superior to living it,’ says Gurcharan Das

Author and corporate guru Gurcharan Das speaks about his memoir to

Roman Stories /
Roman Stories
Jhumpa Lahiri | Translated from Italian by the author with Todd Portnowitz
Always the Outsider

The idea of alienation permeates Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection of short stories

From Phansi Yard: My Year with the Women of Yerawada /
From Phansi Yard: My Year with the Women of Yerawada
Sudha Bharadwaj
The Prison Diarist

Sudha Bharadwaj, an activist on bail, talks about her book on the life in a jail

Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King /
Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King
Patrick Olivelle
Ashoka: The King Who Said Sorry

Patrick Olivelle’s riveting portrait of Ashoka brings out the universalism of the virtuous ruler

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