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Book Reviews

Turns of Fate

Poorna Swami

Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay writes a surreal novel about a woman’s quest for meaning

The Yogini
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay | Translated by Arunava Sinha
Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s People Problem /
Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s People Problem
N. Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman
Panaceas and Placebos

An avuncular treatise on how digital technology might lead us into a better future

My Mother’s Lover and Other Stories /
My Mother’s Lover and Other Stories
Sumana Roy
Caprice and Quirks

Sumana Roy writes of characters troubled by curious ailments

Naked /
Naked
Papa CJ
Laughter Track

Comedian Papa CJ tells all in his memoir

The New World Disorder and the Indian Imperative /
The New World Disorder and the Indian Imperative
Shashi Tharoor and Samir Saran
An Inclusive Ascent

Unlike the US and China, India is likely to emerge as the world’s first development superpower

The Greatest Odia Stories Ever Told /
The Greatest Odia Stories Ever Told
Selected and translated by Leelawati Mohapatra, Paul St-Pierre, KK Mohapatra
Playful to the Tragic

An anthology about post-Independence changes and conflicts in Odisha

Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life /
Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life
Viswanathan Anand
Man with the Moves

In his recent memoir, grandmaster Viswanathan Anand shares life lessons he has learned from the chessboard

His Father’s Disease: Stories /
His Father’s Disease: Stories
Aruni Kashyap
City and Village

Short stories where the believable and unbelievable co-exist

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