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Book Reviews

Shurjo’s Clan /
Shurjo’s Clan
Iffat Nawaz
Memory as Metaphor

Magic realism meets history in this retelling of Bangladesh’s origins

Strategic Challenges: India In 2030 /
Strategic Challenges: India In 2030
Edited by Jayadeva Ranade
Neighbourhood Watch

How to prepare for new frontiers of warfare and ensure all-round development of a modern economy

War of Lanka: Ram Chandra Series Book 4 /
War of Lanka: Ram Chandra Series Book 4
Amish
The War of Dharma

Amish’s fourth book in the Ram Chandra series takes contemporary questions to the ancient battlefields

Zikr: In the Light and Shade of Time /
Zikr: In the Light and Shade of Time
Muzaffar Ali
Muzaffar Ali: The Aesthete

Muzaffar Ali has created beauty on screen, on canvas, and in couture. He talks about his autobiography in a conversation with Open

A Beautiful Decay /
A Beautiful Decay
Karan Madhok
Lands without Justice

A novel built on the history of hate

In Free Fall: My Experiments With Living /
In Free Fall: My Experiments With Living
Mallika Sarabhai
Balancing Acts

A dancer’s search for health and happiness

Tuticorin: Adventures in Tamil Nadu’s Crime Capital /
Tuticorin: Adventures in Tamil Nadu’s Crime Capital
V Sudarshan
Khaki Capers

The adventures of an honest cop in small-town India

Hyderabad: Book 2 of the Partition Trilogy /
Hyderabad: Book 2 of the Partition Trilogy
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
Delhi to Hyderabad

A historical novel traces how the nizam’s state acceded to India

Mumbai: A City Through Objects: 101 Stories from the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum /
Mumbai: A City Through Objects: 101 Stories from the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Tasneem Zakaria Mehta
An Objective Portrait of Mumbai

Tasneem Zakaria Mehta tells the cultural history of the city through 101 stories from the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum. The author talks about her aesthetic obsession in a conversation Open

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