books

Mantel’s Genius

Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

The final novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy proves how the kingmaker can make for a more compelling story than the king

Tinker a Tale

Sophia Khan

The everyday ingenuity we see around us is at the heart of steampunk, a genre defined by its combination of modern technology and anachronistic settings

Medical and Social Drama

Prathap Nair

Kannada author Guruprasad Kaginele's novel shows the many challenges of Indian doctors in an all-white town

Taking India Online

Partha P. Chakrabartty

A fast-paced account of BK Syngal, who led India’s telecom revolution

Questions of Belonging

Rajshree Chandra

The Deoliwallahs reminds us that the journey from citizen to foreigner is a short one

Religious War Inc

Siddharth Singh

The life of an extraordinary jihadist and where it fits in the sweep of history

Soldier, at Unease

Deepa Bhasthi

A young Israeli man’s struggle against institutions, society and himself

To Teachers, With Love

Vrinda Sarup

The educators who help students break out of poverty

Tired of re-reading Camus’ The Plague and closed-room murder mysteries, or of obsessing over the novel coronavirus? These ten novels about quarantine and isolation may help get you through the lockdown—whether you are ill, retreating from the world or just brooding