From exile to anthem
The feeling a reader is left with while reading a Marinaj poem is best described by the word ‘whisper’ from the title of the book itself - “Teach me how to whisper”.
The feeling a reader is left with while reading a Marinaj poem is best described by the word ‘whisper’ from the title of the book itself - “Teach me how to whisper”.
This anthology is a blend of non-fiction, fiction, and poetry that celebrates women’s resilience and their capacity to transcend victimhood.
Modernist Transitions can be called a postcolonial deconstruction of the Western models of modernism. This book questions any homogenised concept of modernity, which can be studied monolithically.
Rajdeep Sardesai’s book is a convincing analysis of the national election in India this year, replete with relevant interviews and penetrating comment rising above the heat and dust and unrestrained, often vulgar, rhetoric of the contestants for parliamentary office and far more often than not, the spoils thereof.
From books on US policies, the Russia-Ukraine War to notorious terrorist bodies operating in India and the trans-national arena, here' a miscellany of book reviews.
Thierry Henry, one of the greatest footballers of all time, opens up about how only worldwide fame can help to protect from racism, while the story of how racism ended the career of Adam Goodes, the legendary Australian Rules footballer, could well move you to tears.
As Kapadia puts it in one of his "Samosa Gyans": I might not be a billionaire, but I know I've achieved enough to inspire you to get off your seat.
"Far away, in Delhi, one could imagine a chuckle in the corridors of South Block. Nepal's politics, and its politicians, are a quagmire. Its leaders play each other and its neighbours constantly in the struggle for power. India had long waded into the puddle, played the game and lost. Now, it was China's turn."
Conspiracy of Aunts is an exciting combination of romance, Victorian elegance and vignettes from the lives of the bhadraloks (gentry) of Calcutta. You need to judge the book by its (well-designed) cover and dive right in to enjoy the fastpaced events thereafter... A review.
Gun Island is engrossing and almost reads like a whodunit, thus reiterating Ghosh's talent as a master story teller and a craftsman of words. It is amazing how he can thread his ideas about climate change, ecological disasters, crossborder migration and global movement of refugees in search of a better life elsewhere all together in his narrative... A review
