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Book Reviews

Delhi to Hyderabad

Madhulika Liddle

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

Memsahibs: British Women In Colonial India  /
Memsahibs: British Women In Colonial India
Ipshita Nath
A Female Gaze

Englishwomen who straddled two worlds

Everything the Light Touches /
Everything the Light Touches
Janice Pariat
A Different Way of Seeing

Janice Pariat’s new novel motivates us to question our turbulent relationship with the planet

Liberation Day /
Liberation Day
George Saunders
‘Intuition is very smart, smarter than analyses or mere intellect,’ says George Saunders

George Saunders has a cult status in contemporary fiction. In his new short story collection, the American author explores power and ethics, love and morality. He speaks to Open about creating characters with tenderness

Splendors of Punjab Heritage: Art from the Khanuja Family Collection /
Splendors of Punjab Heritage: Art from the Khanuja Family Collection
Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja | Edited by Paul Michael Taylor
Valour Undimmed

The history of Punjab through art and objects

The Dreams of a Mappila Girl: A Memoir /
The Dreams of a Mappila Girl: A Memoir
BM Zuhara | Translated by Fehmida Zakeer
Green Dreams

The memoir of a Muslim girl in Kerala seeking her identity

The Newlyweds: Three Couples Who Risked Everything for Love /
The Newlyweds: Three Couples Who Risked Everything for Love
Mansi Choksi
‘Often when love is gained, it can start to feel unheroic,’ says Mansi Choksi

Mansi Choksi’s book chronicles the lives of three young couples who chose love over all else. She speaks about what they gained and what they lost

An Indian I Am /
An Indian I Am
KK Muhammed
Truth Be Told

An archaeologist speaks out against ideological extremism

Valli /
Valli
Sheela Tomy
The Many Tongues of the Forest

Sheela Tomy’s novel tells the stories of the land and its people. She speaks to Open about bringing the Western Ghats alive in fiction

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