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Book Reviews

The Iron Will

Rajeev Deshpande

How Narendra Modi strengthened India’s defence

Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery
Edited by BlueKraft Digital Foundation
Bitter Wash Road /
Bitter Wash Road
Garry Disher
Spot the Killer

An eclectic crop of detectives in our midst—a constable in a backwater town; an inspector examining deleted audio files; a woman detective in 1920s Bangalore; and a middle-aged bachelor-priest

A Country Called Childhood: A Memoir /
A Country Called Childhood: A Memoir
Deepti Naval
Deepti Naval: The Girl from Ambershire

Deepti Naval’s memoir is a love letter to her parents and the city of her birth

 The Artist’s Voyage to the Interior:  A Transcontinental View /
The Artist’s Voyage to the Interior: A Transcontinental View
Rajakrishnan V
The Search

A valuable addition to the study of continental literature

Sumitra and Anees: An Indian Marriage Tales and Recipes from a Khichdi Family  /
Sumitra and Anees: An Indian Marriage Tales and Recipes from a Khichdi Family
Seema Chishti
Happily Ever After

A daughter’s chronicle of her parents’ interfaith marriage

The Line of Mercy /
The Line of Mercy
Tarun Tejpal
The Grip of the Iron Realm

Tarun Tejpal finds his stride in the extremes but becomes somewhat shaky with the mundane

Superpowers on the Shore /
Superpowers on the Shore
Sejal Mehta
Creatures’ Comfort

The beauty of species that inhabit our coastline

The Whispering Chinar /
The Whispering Chinar
Ali Rohila
Tree of Life

Interlinked stories about the friction between modernity and tradition

Sudhir Patwardhan: Walking Through Soul City /
Sudhir Patwardhan: Walking Through Soul City
A Retrospective Curated by Nancy Adajania
Sudhir Patwardhan: The People’s Painter

An anthology maps Sudhir Patwardhan’s interpretation of Mumbai’s struggles, hopes and aspirations

Maverick Commissioner: The IPL-Lalit Modi Saga  /
Maverick Commissioner: The IPL-Lalit Modi Saga
Boria Majumdar
Burnt by the Sun

Boria Majumdar tells the story of Lalit Modi like a thriller, without judgment, without prejudice

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