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Intimate Encounters With Unmappable, Unforgettable Places

BY Sreemanti Sengupta

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The Architecture of Hostility: Review Of Afshin Matin-Asgari’s Axis of Empire

BY Peerzada Mahboob Ul Haq

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Winter Will One Day Be Past: Review Of 'Umar Khalid And His World'

BY Tanika Sarkar

Rupa Publications : The novel has asked its questions without insisting on answers. What does it mean to forgive? When a woman renounces everything, is that defeat or is it something else entirely? The questions linger, as they should.

Book Review: 'The Renunciation,' Sita's Unspoken Story

BY Jinit Parmar

Speaking Tiger Books : That decision is justified as “practical” and “lucky” for a young widow, laying bare a society in which a woman’s grief, desire, and consent are all negotiable commodities.

Simrita Dhir’s The Song Of Distant Bulbuls Rewrites Punjab’s Partition Through Women’s Eyes

BY Disha Dahiya

Despite Biddy's lightness, the weight of the past spares no one.

Book Review: The Magnificent Ruins

This Too Is A Story | Mannu Bhandari | Translated by Poonam Saxena | Penguin Random House | Rs 599 | 280 pages

Book Review: Parallel Lives, Shared Legacy Of Hindi's Trailblazer Writers

BY Simar Puneet

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Creeping Shadows: Aruna Chakravarti's Haunting Tales Of Psychological Dread

The novel doesn't just focus on the skin condition; it delves into how fragile teenage bestieships are, exposing a world of micro-aggressions and one-upmanship.

Silence Isn’t Just The Absence Of Sound

Penguin : Cover of Rebellion in Verse: Rebellion and Resistance in the Tamil Bhakti Movement by Raghavan Srinivasan

The Neglected Interface of Hinduism and Its Foundation

Review: The Dead Fish, A Fugitive Novel for Our Times

Review: The Dead Fish, A Fugitive Novel For Our Times

BY Ashutosh Kumar Pandey

Amazon : Mr. Prasad’s response is direct. He argues for stricter cost regimes and more realistic interest awards, so that courts do not become safe shelters for delay.

Unshackling The Elephant By Anand Prasad: Insights On Indian Justice System Reform

BY Pranjal Kishore

Unknown City

Book Review: No Easy Redemptions in This Unknown City

Niyogi Books : Colour My Grave Purple by Shehnab Sahin

Echoes Of Authority, Resistance, And Belonging

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Book Review: Saranya Subramanian’s Absent People, Absent Places

BY Aranya Padil

Fourth Estate Publishing
: Book Review Of The Robe And The Sword

Book Review Of The Robe And The Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia

BY Jinit Parmar

Srishti Publishers : Bound by Belief by Shivi Sethi released by Srishti Publishers on 10 December 2025

Shivi Sethi’s Debut Novel Explores Inner Strength, Self Discovery

BY Krishnayan Sen

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Book Review of 'The Courtesan, Her Lover And I': Finding A Place In History

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Book Review: The Unfinished Struggle Of the Sikhs In Kashmir

BY Harjeet Singh

Missing From the House The Stories of Muslim Women in India’s Parliamen

Review: Muslim Women And The Indian Parliament

BY Aniba Junaid

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'Heartbreak Unfiltered' Book Review: Bang, Bang, S/He Shot Me Down

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Book Review: 'To Cut A Long Story Short' Is A Brave And Delightful Caper Of Imagination

BY Agnideb Bandyopadhyay

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Book Review: The Divine Silence Of Kailash

BY Jinit Parmar

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'The Eleventh Hour' Book Review: It Is Almost Ten-Thirty

BY Sudhirendar Sharma

Walking Out, Speaking Up: Feminist Street Theatre in India
Deepti Priya Mehrotra

'Walking Out, Speaking Up' Book Review: The Unscripted Revolution

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