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Books

Stone Pelter’s Paradise

Young Kashmiris speak up about the turmoil in their state in this explosive new anthology. An excerpt from an essay

The Guilty Pleasures of Rereading

Come on now, it’s never about the new meanings you grasp each time revisit a book. It’s the comfort of the same old story and the same old characters and the same old ending, every single time

From Where Javed Akhtar Drew Mogambo

Four sparkling English translations ably transcreate Urdu noir writer Ibne Safi’s delicious world of breezy, madcap pulp

The Revolutionary’s Dilemma

The Free Market is not always fair, but what can one do about it? That’s the question

Aunty Kapoor

Manju Kapur’s reviewers, like her many readers, are almost invariably women. Here’s looking at HenLit from a male perspective

Have You Heard This?

Audio books are becoming big business in India, and not just in English

Extraordinary Life, Extraordinary Art

Despite the failings of its polemics, this graphic telling of Ambedkar’s story deserves to be read

Rhythm and Hues

Nasreen Munni Kabir manages to draw out the shy AR Rahman, though this biography lacks warmth

Reading in the Time of eReaders

You can change text size, you can carry a library in your bag. Yet, what it really takes to get hooked is not the gadget, it’s a good book

Martinis, Stilettos and Our Mostly Unreal Love Stories

Chicklit in India is all bright covers and imported accessories, barring some notable exceptions

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