Lounge

The Return of Raja Rao

Rajni George

The reissue of the pioneer’s four classics brings to life his spiritual quest in all its vividness

Much Hullabaloo Over Halahala

Amitabh Kumar

Graphic novelist Appupen takes on consumerism in the third of his ambitious series. But is he part of the very system he is criticising?

‘I feel like the same person. The world has changed’

Rajni George

Ian McEwan returns in top form with The Children Act. The novelist talks about mortality, the news cycle and the future of Scotland

VanHawks Valour

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

A bike loaded with sensors and GPS-aided navigation tools for a safe ride

The international list

Rajni George

Japanese introverts, aircraft carriers, celebrity interviews, new dope on a legendary double agent, contemporary feminism 101, showgirls in 30s San Francisco, Spain after Franco and the Resistance

Miele RX1 Scout

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Cleaning robots are not new, but this new model from Miele is a winner

One Book is Not Enough

Harish Khare

The controversial memoirs of the ex-confidant of Sonia Gandhi entertain but fail to deliver the Kissinger-esque history lessons the former foreign minister, a skilled storyteller, could have given us