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A Tough Compromiser

Krishnan Unni P

The author of The Tin Drum changed the art of the novel. And his politics was consistently problematic

A Hole in the Earth

The emotional balance sheet of a poet proves that nothing is ever forgotten in the end

Expanding the Pluriverse

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

The Perfect Murder

A semi-historical novel uses Holmesian forensics to solve the mystery of the Bombay plague of 1896

In Search of the Next Literary Bestseller

Who will be the next superstar in fiction? Rajni George reports from the publishing world

India Is Elsewhere

The author fails to understand the impact of democracy in South Asia

End of an Aura

An academic take on the last years of Indira Gandhi fails to capture her impact on Indian politics

Rust-Free Fiction

What is it about Ruskin Bond’s work that gives it its extraordinary vitality and luminosity?

Missing the Mahatma

An inquiry into Gandhi’s death fails to put him in the historical context of the Subcontinent

Spring Library

Cyber espionage, bibliophilia in Beirut, the ultimate nature bible—and funny girls

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