“Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia” by Sam Dalrymple

21 06 , 2025 No Comments
A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia–India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma,
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“A Man of Two Faces” by Viet Thanh Nguyen

16 06 , 2025 No Comments
Award-winning writer and academic Viet Thanh Nguyen is a name that many in the literary world are familiar with. As a Vietnamese-American, he is acutely
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Jeet Thayil’s “The Elsewhereans: A Documentary Novel”

16 06 , 2025 No Comments
Jeet Thayil’s new novel The Elsewhereans: A Documentary Novel is being released by HarperCollins India on 23 June 2025. Jeet has been incredibly prolific in
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“Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Ship” by Ian Kumekawa

14 06 , 2025 No Comments
Hachette India very kindly sent a copy of this book. I cannot wait to read this. It is just the kind of material that I
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“Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power” by by Augustine Sedgewick

14 06 , 2025 No Comments
15 June 2025 is Father’s Day. It has many histories but in the modern world, it seems to be celebrated on the second saturday of
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“The Ghadar Movement: A Forgotten Struggle | Unveiling the Heroes and Betrayals of India’s Revolutionary Fight Against British Rule” by Rana Preet Gill

13 06 , 2025 No Comments
The Ghadar Movement was conceived in 1913 in the United States of America by Lala Har Dayal, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Harnam Singh
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“Mumbai’s Most Wanted” by Madhukar Zende and Jai Vijaya Madhukar Zende

13 06 , 2025 No Comments
It is the 1970s. Mumbai is in the underworld’s vice grip. Film stars, businessmen, traders and the common man-no one is safe from the mafia’s
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“The Shortest History of Japan” by Lesley Downer

13 06 , 2025 No Comments
It is quite amazing that soon after it was announced that the Indian economy had surpassed the Japanese economy (a feat that has been unimaginable
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“My Friends” by Fredrik Backman

13 06 , 2025 No Comments
I have been waiting to read this book. I have been hearing all good things about it. Finally, Simon & Schuster India very kindly sent
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The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia: Jazz & Blues 

13 06 , 2025 No Comments
Today, my daughter and I had to run some errands at the local mall. Of course, we had to pop into the local branch of
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