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Book Reviews

The Urban Sketcher

Jaideep Unudurti

Sarnath Banerjee brings alive pandemics throughout history in his latest graphic novel. The author-illustrator speaks to

The Moral Contagion
Julia Hauser and Sarnath Banerjee
Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian Cinema /
Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian Cinema
Debashree Mukherjee
The First Reels

Behind-the-scenes photographs of Bombay Talkies reveal the early days of Indian cinema

Chronicle of an Hour and a Half /
Chronicle of an Hour and a Half
Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
Anatomy of a Scandal

When village gossip turns into vigilantism

The Lighthouse Family /
The Lighthouse Family
Firat Sunel | Translated by Feyza Howell
‘The trauma of forced migration is in our genes,’ says Firat Sunel

The Turkish Ambassador to India Firat Sunel talks about his novel now translated into English and the challenges of writing fiction as a diplomat

Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll: My Early Years /
Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll: My Early Years
Romulus Whitaker with Janaki Lenin
Born To Be Wild

From Romulus Whitaker to India’s Snakeman

Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan /
Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan
Ruby Lal
Free Spirit

A portrait of a Mughal princess as an adventurer

Holding Time Captive: A Biography of Ebrahim Alkazi /
Holding Time Captive: A Biography of Ebrahim Alkazi
Amal Allana
An Epic Act

How Ebrahim Alkazi changed the Hindi theatre

The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-Invasion /
The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-Invasion
Mukund Padmanabhan
The Phantom Invasion

How British panic at the Japanese threat aggravated Indian suffering in 1942

Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe /
Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
Sathnam Sanghera
Sathnam Sanghera: The Empire Raider

British Indian writer Sathnam Sanghera in his new book traces the imperial legacy across the globe. He tells why complete cultural decolonisation is difficult

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