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Rahul Pandita, Hello Bastar, Tranquebar, books, nonfiction, maoism

Arms for the poor

Posted September 01 2011
Rahul Pandita takes a hard look at the Maoist movement
Tags: Books, Features, Rahul Pandita, Hello Bastar, Tranquebar, Books, Nonfiction, Open Magazine, Maoist Movement, Naxal Movement, Journalists, Conflict Zones
The Itch You Can’t Scratch, Sujit Kumar, books, humour, comics

The Itch You Can’t Scratch

Posted August 19 2011
There are several reasons why you should read Sujit Kumar's The Itch...
Tags: Books, Features, The Itch You Can’t Scratch, Sujit Kumar, Books, Humour, Comics
The Beautiful and Damned, books, siddhartha deb, new india, fitzgerald

Damn nation

Posted August 19 2011
Siddartha Deb finds life less than shiny in the new India
Tags: Books, Features, The Beautiful And Damned, Siddhartha Deb, New India, Fitzgerald, Indian Writers
books, julia lovell, the opium war drugs, dream and the making of china

Poppy love

Posted August 04 2011
A 19th-century conflict in China continues to influence Beijing’s foreign...
Tags: Books, Previews, Books, Julia Lovell, Opium Wars, The Opium War Drugs, Dream And The Making Of China, China, River Of Smoke, Amitav Ghosh
amar sethi, poor people, a free man, labourers, bara tooti chowk, ashraf

No return address

Posted July 21 2011
Aman Sethi’s A Free Man constructs the life-story of a migrant labourer
Tags: Books, Features, Amar Sethi, Poor People, A Free Man, Labourers, Bara Tooti Chowk, Ashraf, Down And Out In Paris
Aminatta Flora, The Memory Of Love, books, sierra leone, aftermath of war

Uncivil conflicts

Posted July 07 2011
Aminatta Forna talks about her inspiration for her latest book and the...
Tags: Books, Features, Books, Aminatta Forna, Aftermath Of War, The Memory Of Love, Sierra Leone, Wars
Vishram Society, Aravind Adiga, books, last man in tower, the white tigerr

Location, location, location

Posted July 07 2011
Aravind Adiga’s latest novel, Last Man in Tower, brings it all back home
Tags: Books, Features, Arvind Adiga, Books, Last Man In Tower, Real Estate, Booker Prize Winner, Indian Authors, The White Tiger
strand book stall, book exhibition, publishing industry, kanishka gupta

Pen drive

Posted June 23 2011
Literary services are adding a new shade to India’s publishing industry
Tags: Books, Features, Strand Book Stall, Book Exhibition, Publishing Industry, Kanishka Gupta, Literary Service, Leadstart
detective novels, crime stories, sherlock holmes, agatha christie, hamlet

Full throttle

Posted June 09 2011
Jerry Pinto lists his favourite crime novels
Tags: Books, Features, Detective Novels, Crime Stories, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Hamlet, Arabian Nights, Best Murder Mysteries
the convert, new york, deborah baker, pakistan, exile and extremism

The call to prayer

Posted June 09 2011
The Convert tells the true story of a woman who fled New York for a better...
Tags: Books, Features, The Convert, New York, Deborah Baker, Pakistan, Exile And Extremism

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