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The debut novel of Bangalore-based writer Aravind Jayan, Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors, is a hilariously narrated, small-town family drama. On the day that a family
One early morning, casual walkers in a Delhi neighbourhood find a corpse on their usual morning walk route. Nobody knows who it is or where
It is rare for me to start a book review by sharing the background of the author, but in Neelam Saxena Chandra’s case, I believe
Kochery Shibu has served in the Indian Navy and commanded two warships. Post his retirement he has executed hydroelectric projects across India, and penned Men
The legend of Attila the Hun is a widespread one, the tales of his valour and fierce nature having served as fodder for many a
To put it simply, The Outcasts by Lidija Stankovikj is one of the most intricate books in recent times. Stankovikj’s writing is almost dreamlike, the narrative
I once had a conversation with my friend, of a different and politically opposing faith. When push came to shove, if the two of us
Mumbai is vast, with more people sailing into it than out. Chances are that two people, in separate corners of this nearly 3-hour-wide city, have
A compass among rows of paints. The cover of All the Lives We Never Lived is enough to draw you in even without its blurb
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