#Book review

Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life

Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life review: A novel limns the quest for self-actualisation

19 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Adventures in Democracy The Turbulent World of People Power

Adventures in Democracy review: A timely diagnosis of the threats to democratic ideals

18 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Code Dependent review: How AI is upending lives of world’s most disadvantaged people

Code Dependent review: How AI is upending lives of world’s most disadvantaged people

6 April 2024 3:25 AM GMT

How Not To Be A Superwoman: A Handbook For Women To Survive The Patriarchy By Nilanjana Bhowmick

How Not To Be A Superwoman review: The burden of gender, and quest for an equitable world

5 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Broken Promises: Caste, Crime and Politics in Bihar by Mrityunjay Sharma

Broken Promises review: A fine primer on Bihar’s complex political landscape

2 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

The Winners Mindset by Shane Watson

The Winner’s Mindset review: Shane Watson offers tips to help you change your game

28 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

In Praise of Laziness And Other Essays

In Praise of Laziness And Other Essays review: Just for your ‘playsure’

25 March 2024 10:15 AM GMT

Maktub by Paulo Coelho

Maktub review: Paulo Coelho offers fleeting moments of insight on faith, piety and pain

23 March 2024 6:10 AM GMT

Idea of India

The Idea of India review: What we talk about when we talk about ‘Indian identity’

19 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Gabriel García Marquéz

Until August review: In Márquez's lost novel, anatomy of a failing marriage

17 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Maya Nagari

Maya Nagari review: An anthology dives into the Maximum City’s pulsating heart

10 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Eve by Cat Bohannon

Eve review: How women’s bodies serve as a counterpoint to the idea of manhood

7 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Conversations with Aurangzeb review: The lament of a Mughal emperor

Conversations with Aurangzeb review: The lament of a Mughal emperor

28 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

The Cooking of Books review: A portrait of friendship and intellectual camaraderie

The Cooking of Books review: A portrait of friendship and intellectual camaraderie

27 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Beneath the Simolu Tree review: An Assamese girl’s search for meaning in life

Beneath the Simolu Tree review: An Assamese girl’s search for meaning in life

24 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Mithun Number Two and Other Mumbai Stories

Mithun Number Two and Other Mumbai Stories review: Shards that reflect migrant lives

22 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Under the Night Jasmine by Manav Kaul

Under the Night Jasmine review: Manav Kaul’s novel reflects on the craft of writing

20 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Chronicle of an Hour and a Half

Chronicle of an Hour and a Half review: A searing novel about mob violence in New India

18 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Dream Machine

Dream Machine review: A graphic novel imagines the future of AI

15 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT

The Poisoner of Bengal

The Poisoner of Bengal review: A howdunit on a cold-blooded Calcutta murder

4 Feb 2024 6:08 AM GMT

Breaking the Mould review: A blueprint of realisable Utopia for Indian economy

Breaking the Mould review: A blueprint of realisable Utopia for Indian economy

29 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Unequal by Swati Narayan

Unequal review: How India lags behind all South Asian nations except Pakistan

28 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Taxi by Manjula Padmanabhan

Taxi review: Manjula Padmanabhan’s ride through lanes of gender, class in Delhi

24 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Sculpted Stones: Mysteries of Mamallapuram

Sculpted Stones review: An engaging tour of Mamallapuram’s rich heritage

23 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Brotherless Night

Brotherless Night review: A tale of love, loss and yearning for a lost paradise

21 Jan 2024 6:10 AM GMT

The Grammar of My Body

The Grammar of My Body review: Living with disability, desire and dignity

16 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

The Pig Flip review: An affecting tale of a Kerala man’s descent into gambling

The Pig Flip review: An affecting tale of a Kerala man’s descent into gambling

15 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Target Tehran

Target Tehran review: How Israel’s big headache is Iran, not Hamas

11 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Sunbirds in the Morning, Grey Hornbills at Dusk: Nature Rambles Through Delhi By Bulbul Sharma

Sunbirds in the Morning, Grey Hornbills at Dusk review: Delhi, a birdwatchers’ paradise

5 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Polarised Times by Anil Maheshwari

Polarised Times review: A hard look at Indian Muslims and secularism

4 Jan 2024 1:00 AM GMT

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