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Book Reviews

An Unknown Indian

Lhendup G Bhutia

A portrait of India through the life of a migrant woman

Do Not Ask the River Her Name /
Do Not Ask the River Her Name
Sheela Tomy | Translated from Malayalam to English by Ministhy S
Lady with the Lamp

Displacement and humanity told through the eyes of a Malayali nurse

The Big Book of Odia Literature /
The Big Book of Odia Literature
Edited by Manu Dash
Chronicles from Kalinga

A portrait of Odisha through its literature

Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade /
Indian Renaissance: The Modi Decade
Edited by Aishwarya Pandit
Redemption and Rebirth

How the Modi decade changed India

Of Mothers and Other Perishables /
Of Mothers and Other Perishables
Radhika Oberoi
Love After Death

Life, loss and mortality within families

The Girl with the Seven Lives /
The Girl with the Seven Lives
Vikas Swarup
The Longest Night

Vikas Swarup once again explores the inequalities and ambitions of contemporary India

Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones: A Memoir /
Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones: A Memoir
Priyanka Mattoo
Leaving Kashmir

A memoir of displacement and its aftereffects

The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise /
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise
Olivia Laing
Olivia Laing: Garden Queen

Olivia Laing’s new book examines the idea of paradise. The author and cultural critic speaks about the pleasures of gardens, their hidden costs and the meaning of home

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