Ashutosh Kumar Thakur

‘The Odd Book Of Baby Names’ Captures The Essence Of Dysfunctional Family

The book by Anees Salim chronicles the life of a dying patriarch told from the point of view of his…

3 years ago

UNDERSTANDING THE IGNORED ‘FACES OF INEQUALITY’

Tucked away in the margins of this book is a glimpse of actual India. It’s a compilation of articles based…

3 years ago

THE HAUNTING TALE OF A GRAND CITY AND ITS WOMEN

‘The Begum and the Dastan’ takes you on a journey. It masterfully develops and conjures the scene, transporting you in…

4 years ago

AMITAV GHOSH TRACES CLIMATE CRISIS BACK TO THE DISCOVERY OF NEW WORLD

In The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, Ghosh connects the origins of our current climate crisis to…

4 years ago

Delving deep into the socio-political situation of West Bengal

What we know as history is not always a true retelling of the past—and often, history is hidden by falsehoods…

4 years ago

An unmissable love story set in Mughal times

The Romance of Roopmati and Baz Bahadur Malathi Ramachandran Niyogi Books, Rs 395 Mandu is a perfect set up of…

4 years ago