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Chiki Sarkar: Pageless Wonder

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She is determined to democratise reading and to put it into the hands of millions

Padma Lakshmi: Mind and Body

Anyone who reads Love, Loss and What We Ate realises that there is so much more to Padma Lakshmi than a couple of years spent with a famous man

The War That Made Us

Srinath Raghavan’s magisterial history of World War II is a graphic reminder that an integrated Subcontinent is essential to the rise and strategic safety of India

Doctor No

A couple of activist doctors expose the rot in Indian healthcare

Gone Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Is Nordic Noir past its gory days?

Daddy in the Shadows

A gripping novel where the son gets to know himself better through his raucous uncles and absent father

Two on a Trip

A well-told memoir on drug abuse, the saviour and the saved

The Enigma of Evil

This realistic portrait of post-traumatic madness is a moral fable as well

The Big Small Book

A deft reminder of how quiet lives lived in quiet pockets can reveal the human condition

Eka Kurniawan: A Terrible Beauty Is Born

The rising star of Indonesian fiction, Eka Kurniawan spins a tale that is as bloody as it is brilliant. He has a message for the world—the truth always exposes itself. The magical realist in conversation with Open

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