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The Hermit

Gunjeet Sra

After years of putting off a lifelong passion, Kishwar Desai finds she must shut herself off from the world in order to write—but the world still seeps into her writing

Logitech UE Boombox

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This music machine is for those who dig deep bass and retro looks

The Case of the Missing Writer

Gyan Prakash

In the midst of his research at the British Library in London, historian Gyan Prakash stumbled upon an incomplete manuscript of an action-packed thriller written by a Bombay-based Parsi in 1927. Here, Prakash tells the fascinating tale of how he tried to solve the mystery of the author’s identity as well as how the novel ends

Asus Fonepad

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

You can call someone with it, but at 7 inches, it’s more of a tablet than a phone

Bias Busters of the World Unite

Aresh Shirali

But this book was evidently written for ‘good people’ in America. Don’t count on it to do India any favour

Atmos Hermès

arindam

A clock crafted jointly by Hermès, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Les Cristalleries that uses air to power itself

HP Officejet Pro 3620 Black & White

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

It’s great for a home office, but keep your kids off it

Nothing Lush, Soft or Verdant

Devika Bakshi

Taiye Selasi’s first novel runs circles around the ‘African story’ you’re used to

Sony BDV-E3100

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This home theatre system delivers more than just good sound on a budget

I Was That Girl Who Was Supposed To Be Dead

Eve Ensler

In her memoir, Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, talks about how her work in the Congo and her battle with uterine cancer enabled her to re-inhabit her body. In the following excerpt, she tells us how drugs almost destroyed her—and how pot might have helped save her life