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Book Reviews

Playing to the Guru

Akhila Krishnamurthy

Atul Merchant Jataayu chronicles the musical genius and personal proclivities of his legendary teacher Annapurna Devi

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‘Writing Is Somewhat a Masochistic Activity’

M Mukundan’s award-winning biography of a city reveals Delhi’s underbelly with compassion. The author tells Antara Raghavan why a river of sorrow runs beneath his stories

A Death in Shonagachhi /
A Death in Shonagachhi
Rijula Das
Red-Light Dreams

A police procedural and sociological treatise set in Calcutta

The Garden of Heaven /
The Garden of Heaven
Madhulika Liddle
Set in Stone

A Delhi saga spanning two hundred years foregrounds the masons and labourers

The Origin Story of India’s States /
The Origin Story of India’s States
Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan
Mapping the Nation

A behind-the-scenes account of the creation of India’s states and Union Territories

Diary of an Italian Artist in India: Synchrony of Opposites /
Diary of an Italian Artist in India: Synchrony of Opposites
Simona Bocchi
Eat, Love, Sculpt

An Italian artist travels across timeframes and cultures in the East

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