An Ozymandian exchange between civilizations through lens
Tale of Two Cities: Hampi/Newtown is a photography collection book by Rajib De, an independent photojournalist.
Tale of Two Cities: Hampi/Newtown is a photography collection book by Rajib De, an independent photojournalist.
Politics and satire have long-standing relationships. “The Ascent” brilliantly reinvokes this relationship with a generous dose of humour, nonchalance, brilliant wordplay, and delicious use of the contemporary that seamlessly reaches out to the universal.
“Becoming the Storm”, the debut novel of Rami Chhabra, columnist, writer and journalist, is a measured critique of unquestioning, unthinking human values etched into collective consciousnesses that cripple the journey forward and that lurk like invisible but indestructible shackles.
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”.
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.
Lahiri’s poetry spans the archives and the arcane to their presence in the present, reclaiming the significance of forgotten relics that assert their relevance in the second millennium.
Behind closed doors: When ‘happily ever after’ becomes a hostage situation
Navamalati’s eleventh collection of poems, I’d Once Erased Those Margins, is a thought-provoking exploration of the quiet spaces between emotions, a deeply intimate journey that leads readers into the crevices of her mind and consciousness, delving into the poet’s longing for love, friendship and peace.
Ari Gautier’s first novel was The Thinnai (Le Thinnai in the French original), a novel that brings the Franco Indian world of Kurusukuppam, its people and streets. Nocturne Pondicherry takes us back to that world once again
I, Salma is not just a book but a celebration of a woman who has become a feminist icon through her lived experiences and her writings against patriarchy. As the title suggests, it is the reiteration of the self, as pitted against the authoritative forces that stand against the freedom, dignity and identity of an individual, particularly if the identity is that of a marginalised person.
