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Book Reviews

Himalaya: A Human History /
Himalaya: A Human History
Ed Douglas
High Stakes

A history of the Himalayas from the earliest inhabitants to its present conflicts

The Man Who Learnt to Fly But Could Not Land /
The Man Who Learnt to Fly But Could Not Land
Thachom Poyil Rajeevan | Translated from the Malayalam by PJ Mathew
A Malabar Saga

Turning an epic conceit into a historical drama

Adda! The College Street Coffee House /
Adda! The College Street Coffee House
Photographs by Mala Mukerjee | Text by Jael Silliman
Terms of Enchantment

A character sketch of Kolkata’s iconic Coffee House

The Appointment  /
The Appointment
Katharina Volckmer
Writ With Guilt

Katharina Volckmer’s debut novel explores Germany’s historical baggage in a personal and political way

Loss /
Loss
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
A Writer and the Art of Memory

Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi writes a succinct meditation on old age and death and the doors it opens for those left behind

Kintsugi /
Kintsugi
Anukrti Upadhyay
The Art of Repair

A novel that echoes with loneliness, loss, longing, and unfulfilled promises

Twilight in a Knotted World  /
Twilight in a Knotted World
Siddhartha Sarma
A Thugee Life

On the trail of a most notorious gang of stranglers

Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India’s Tastes /
Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India’s Tastes
Shylashri Shankar
Delicious Diversity

Shylashri Shankar captures the Indian culinary identity in all its complexity and multiplicity

Feral Dreams: Mowgli & His Mothers /
Feral Dreams: Mowgli & His Mothers
Stephen Alter
Wild at Heart

Stephen Alter reimagines Mowgli

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