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Book Review: 'The Land of the Setting Sun and Other Nature Tales' by Arefa Tehsin and Raza H  Tehsin

Book Review: ‘The Land of the Setting Sun and Other Nature Tales’ by Arefa Tehsin and Raza H Tehsin

Format: Paperback Language: English Publisher: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Press ISBN: 9788179935330 Pages: 168 Price: INR 225 “Dung beetles? Ewww!” screamed my little niece as I tried to get her to listen to the very first story in the book. I firmly switched off the TV and showed her the picture. “What is...
Book Review: 'The Elephant Bird' by Arefa Tehsin

Book Review: ‘The Elephant Bird’ by Arefa Tehsin

Format: Paperback Language: English Publisher: Pratham Books ISBN: 9788184794663 Pages: 20 Price: 40 INR ‘The Elephant Bird’ is an appealing story about Munia, a village girl who walks with a slight limp, and her adventures with The Elephant Bird. Due to her disability, Munia is shunned by the local children and she has no option...
Book Review: ‘Lajwanti and other stories’ by Mulk Raj Anand

Book Review: ‘Lajwanti and other stories’ by Mulk Raj Anand

Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 8122202349 Pages: 118 Price: Rs 110 Having lived through almost the entire 20th century (from 1905 to 2004), Mulk Raj Anand had been an active observer of the myriad changes taking place in social, cultural, political and economic landscape of pre and post-independent India. His short stories sketch the deep-rooted...
Book Review: ‘Iora and the Quest of Five’ by Arefa Tehsin

Book Review: ‘Iora and the Quest of Five’ by Arefa Tehsin

Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788172344160 Pages: 304 Price: 195 INR Never after Rudyard Kipling’s ‘Jungle Book’ has a forest tale been so refreshingly told. Full of evocative sights, sounds and smells of the jungle, ‘Iora and the Quest of Five’ by Arefa Tehsin brings to you the exciting journey of inquisitive little Iora as...
Book Review: 'The Dark Room' by R.K. Narayanan

Book Review: ‘The Dark Room’ by R.K. Narayanan

Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788185986029 Pages: 162 Price: 100 INR Set in the fictitious yet famous town of Malgudi, ‘The Dark Room‘ is the story of two women who have but one aspect common between them – they both depend on a man for survival. Savitri, as the name suggests, is a dutiful, conforming...
Book Review: 'The Other Country - Dispatches from the Mofussil' by Mrinal Pande

Book Review: ‘The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil’ by Mrinal Pande

Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780143418252 Pages: 212 Price: 350 INR Chronicling the broadening gap between rural and urban India ‘The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil’ by Mrinal Pande is a must-read for all those who wish to understand some of the deep rooted social problems plaguing our country today. The book has...
Book Review: ‘Selected Short Stories’ by Saadat Hasan Manto

Book Review: ‘Selected Short Stories’ by Saadat Hasan Manto

Language: English Format: Paper back ISBN: 0143102184 Pages: 309 Price: 295 INR “If you find my stories dirty, the society you are living in is dirty. With my stories, I only expose the truth” Reflecting the most basic form of all human urges and wants, Saadat Hasan Manto was the first author in Urdu literature who...
Book Review: ‘Is he dead?’ by Mark Twain

Book Review: ‘Is he dead?’ by Mark Twain

Language: English Format: Hard bound ISBN: 0520239792 Pages: 233 Price: 275 An engaging blend of satire, humour and loyal friendships, “Is he dead?” presented by Mark Twain in his signature style, is a delightful comedy which gives an ironical view of the world’s art market. The play revolves around a young painter, Jean Francois Millet...
Book Review: ‘Above Average’ by Amitabha Bagchi

Book Review: ‘Above Average’ by Amitabha Bagchi

Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 8172236530 Pages: 305 Price: 275 Seemingly honest and unwittingly humorous, Amitabha Bagchi’s ‘Above Average’ is a story about a young lad as he makes his way up the academic ladder, graduating from the naiveness of his school days to learning important life lessons at IIT Delhi. Arindham Chatterjee, an adolescent...