Sujit Saraf's new novel 'Island' is based on that of the American missionary, 26-year-old John Chau, who landed illegally on the island in an attempt to make contact with the Sentinelese and convert them to Christianity
In his book, author Wing Commander Arijit Ghosh (retd.) has put together a collection of stories that most readers, unless they are Air Force fans or members, will be unaware of.
BY Anjana Basu 9 November 2024
In a world where words are currency, Payal Kapadia's 'Woebegone’s Warehouse of Words' explores the perilous boundaries of free speech
BY Anjana Basu 22 September 2024
Moraes and Srivatsa's book traces the story of writer and wanderer Thomas Coryate's 5000-mile journey on foot from England to India, across the forbidding Arabian desert and the treacherous Hindukush mountains, and then his wanderings in Mughal India.
BY Anjana Basu 15 September 2024
- 'Ravana’s Lanka: The Landscape Of A Lost Kingdom' Review: An Intriguing Mix Of The Myth And The Real
With 'Ravana’s Lanka,' Sunela Jayewardene transforms the mythical past of Sri Lanka into a tangible, vivid exploration of history and legend.
BY Anjana Basu 31 August 2024
Nobel laureates the Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi illuminate a path towards a more compassionate world in their profound collaborative work, The Book of Compassion.
BY Anjana Basu 24 August 2024
Anjana Dutt's memoir, My Family, the Leopard and My Litchi Tree, is a vivid journey into a nostalgic Bengali childhood, where tradition and nature danced in harmony
BY Anjana Basu 3 August 2024
Gardens of Delhi by Swapna and Madhulika Liddle, complemented by Prabhas Roy's evocative photographs, explores Delhi's historical and contemporary gardens
BY Anjana Basu 28 July 2024
The background of Liddle’s narrative is the shifting nature of the Delhi Sultanate and the coming of Babur into Hindustan.
BY Anjana Basu 6 July 2024
Safvi’s debut is about the destruction of an exquisite culture filled with the songs of courtesans, the stories of dastangois and contests of wit on the steps of the Jama Masjid
BY Anjana Basu 23 June 2024
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