Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Over the years, many books have explored Delhi through its monuments, history, bustling markets and rapid urban development. Rarely, however, do we encounter books that look at the Capital through the lens of its flora and fauna. Wild Capital: Discovering Nature in Delhi (HarperCollins India) by Neha Sinha breaks this pattern beautifully. […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Amit Lodha, the celebrated IPS officer who earlier wrote Bihar Dairies: Bihar Diaries: The True Story of How Bihar’s Most Dangerous Criminal Was Caught and Life in the Uniform: : Adventures of an IPS Officer in Bihar, two non-fiction books that talked about his policing experiences and Life in the Uniform, has […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It is tough to classify Veena Nagpal’s new book, The Indian Café in London (published in India by EEP), into a genre. Is it a cookbook, a travel book, a suspense thriller or a relationship tale? Well, it is all these rolled into one, and much, much more. A tale of love […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha I’ve always had this special place for crime thrillers, both in my heart and in my library. From The Frozen Dead (Bernard Minier) to Thirteen Hours (Deon Meyer) to Hypothermia (Aranldur Indridason) and The Vault (Ruth Rendell) to Critical Mass (Sara Paretsky) to Before I Go To Sleep (SJ Watson), these releases over […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Trisha Das’ Kama’s Last Sutra (Harper Collins, Rs 299, Pages 299) 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 […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I have always loved reading classics. Over the years, I’ve immersed myself in the works of Rabindranath Tagore, Saratchandra Chattopadhyay, Munshi Premchand, Amrita Pritam and Mahadevi Verma. Among them, Saratchandra remains my absolute favourite. His storytelling, especially the subtle romance woven into his narratives, touches the deepest chords of my heart. My […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Surprise, friendship, romance, humour, laughter, and hope fill the pages of Lovin’ A Hero, a captivating novel by Ch Lady Diana. The story beautifully explores how one can overcome apprehensions and doubts to embrace the true ideals of love when open to it. Ch Lady Diana, an experienced editor with a leading […]Read More
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