This debut about omnisexual werewolves is a lyrical new member of the sparse Indian fantasy writers club
A prolonged conversation with Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's leading poets, turns life into verse
The emotional balance sheet of a poet proves that nothing is ever forgotten in the end
This lyrical Sanskrit retelling of the Biblical tale of David and Bathsheba’s love, written by a Hindu poet for his Muslim patron, a 16th century Lodhi prince, offers a valuable confluence
A semi-historical novel uses Holmesian forensics to solve the mystery of the Bombay plague of 1896
The author fails to understand the impact of democracy in South Asia
An academic take on the last years of Indira Gandhi fails to capture her impact on Indian politics
A Hindi film buff from America punches his way into the fan club of Bollywood action movies
What is it about Ruskin Bond’s work that gives it its extraordinary vitality and luminosity?
An inquiry into Gandhi’s death fails to put him in the historical context of the Subcontinent