Saurabh Tankha Trisha Das’ Kama’s Last Sutra (Harper Collins) is a feminist fantasy novel that travels across time, foregrounds women’s sexual agency, challenges gender roles, sexual taboos and caste divisions. Protagonist Tara Singh, an archaeologist, is on an excavation project in the ruins near Khajuraho, hoping to unearth a new temple there when she gets […]Read More
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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Lest you are mistaken, Debeshi Gooptu’s Gurgaon Diaries (Rupa, 226 pages, Rs 295) is not in a diary format despite its title. Rather it is a collection of small stories, anecdotes to be precise, presented randomly — each one driving home the point that in spite of being an IT hub sporting […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha The Adventures of Young Kalam by Stuti Agarwal (Juggernaut) is an interesting insight into the life of India’s late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. But don’t you take it to be a fact-based narrative as it is a fictional story that reimagines Kalam’s childhood in a magical manner!, so says the back cover. […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I couldn’t have got Life’s Amazing Secrets: How To Find Balance and Purpose In Your Life at a better time. Confused and at crossroads on various life issues, I had recently joined a spiritual group (Beings Of Light) and started attending its monthly meetings. The group founder Major Dalbir Singh often called me for […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Dev, an 11-year-old boy, is dejected after his father passes away. He cannot come to the terms of his father’s death and takes out his anger on his mother as well as younger brother, and in turn, becomes sad. Then, he meets Sanjay who not only teaches him how to deal with […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Love & Rage: The Inner World of Children by child psychotherapist Nupur Dhingra Paiva (Yoda Press, 235 pages, Rs 450) explores the emotional world of children—most of whom she has counselled over the years and whose stories she shares with permission. “By sharing these stories, I want to start conversations in people’s […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha House of Screams by Andaleeb Wajid (Penguin) is a story about a haunted house and a family that moves into it and how the house’s new incumbents battle the horrors they encounter. Muneera, who is forced out of her ancestral home by her in-laws along with her husband Zain and their three-year-old […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Ultimate Grandmother Hacks by nutritionist-author Kavita Devgan (published by Rupa, Rs 295, 236 pages) is one book I would recommend everyone should have. Why? Because it talks about things we have all known through our mothers and grandmothers but rarely taken seriously. As to why on the earth did we not take […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Until Love Sets Us Apart by Aditya Nighhot (Fingerprint Publishers) revolves around four people—Rohit, Aisha, Alok and Neha—and their friendship, college life, and evolving relationships. This romantic drama novel blends love, tragedy, and social issues, making it a compelling and emotional read. The plot centres on Rohit and Aisha’s love story. Though they […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha And The Roses Bled by Mehak Daleh (Fingerprint Publishers, 224 pages, Rs 399) is a story about Alisha and her ability to see and hear ghosts, specifically of her twin sister Nina. This horror-thriller novel blends mystery, supernatural elements and psychological drama to create a gripping narrative. A Haunting Bond Between Twins Alisha […]Read More