March 9, 2016
A fully filmy love story by Kalpa
Kalpa Jyoti happens to be my childhood friend and I was very happy when he announced to me that he…
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January 5, 2016
Most anticipated books of 2016, by Indian authors
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshni Chokshi It is inspired by Greek mythology told in Indian mythological style, it has magic,…
November 28, 2015
Ankush Saikia brings a fresh perspective on how to write a murder mystery
The last three novels by Ankush Saikia is kind of noir and have detective background. The Girl from Nongrim Hills was…
November 17, 2015
Like Smoke : Paro Anand is the wild child of the story telling world
I don’t know, why I haven’t read Paro Anand before. This book is a collection of young adult fiction short…
October 7, 2015
Who will win the Man Booker Prize 2015
The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. In 2014,…
October 3, 2015
Who Will Win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
It’s October, and it’s not just the perfect weather to read great books but it’s also the time for the…
September 7, 2015
Murder in Bollywood is a highly original pulp fiction
Pulp fiction is a rarity in Indian English writing scene and only few of them manage to deliver a decent…
September 3, 2015
Simple Plane Love is a Poorly Edited Disaster
I have read Priyanka Luthra before also in her blogs and I believe she is a fine writer of micro-fiction.…
August 31, 2015
Advice to lovers of poetry
I was introduced to the poetry of Eunice de Souza on a hot summer day inside a college classroom.…
August 24, 2015
The Cosmopolitans redefines Anjum Hasan as a writer
It’s always a pleasure to read Anjum Hasan as she always brings a fresh perspective into any topic thus enriching…
July 6, 2015
Flame Tree Road – Book Review
Flame Tree Road is apparently the prequel of Shona Patel’s debut novel Teatime for the Firefly. I haven’t read her previous novel but…
June 21, 2015
4 Reasons Why India’s Greatest Comic Book Superhero is Kapil Dev.
By Isa Khati, Shalim M Hussain Sometime in the 1990s, a light bulb glowed and burst over the heads of…
June 16, 2015
Taking on Shiva: An Interview with model turned author Olivier Lafont
How many authors can claim to have both the looks and the acting chops to play the hero in a…
May 30, 2015
Summer Reads: A biased list of Indian books
Recently, NY Times published the list of summer reads which created a lot of controversy. We are publishing our own…
May 21, 2015
Author Websites: What to Include?
I recently did a list of 10 Indian author websites that I like [link]. I was even alleged by few…