‘The Earthspinner’: Anuradha Roy’s new novel fluidly tells unconnected stories and overwhelms you

What describes the expanse of themes in this novel is both change and the resistance to it.

Gayathri Sankar

· Sep 12, 2021 · 08:30 am

‘The Startup Wife’: The wry, level gaze of a female coder probes a male world with sardonic humour

Tahmima Anam’s novel leaves you with a lot to chew over, perhaps raising more questions than it answers.

Gayathri Sankar

· Aug 08, 2021 · 05:30 pm

‘A Death In Shonagachhi’: This debut novel eschews a smart script in favour of the real, messy world

Even though it’s located in a space everyone knows of, Rijula Das’s novel refuses to succumb to tropes.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jul 31, 2021 · 12:30 pm

‘A Passage North’ compels you to think not just about the novel but about your own life

Anuk Arudpragasam’s second novel lives up to the promise of the first.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jul 18, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Naheed Patel’s debut novel says a lot about its unlikeable narrator, and more about you, the reader

‘A Mirror Made of Rain’ is an angry young novel told by an angry young woman.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jun 06, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Krupa Ge’s ‘What We Know About Her’ is a gentle investigation of the fault-lines of a family’s past

A young woman’s determination to learn about her grand-aunt lifts the lid on caste and gender conflicts.

Gayathri Sankar

· May 22, 2021 · 12:30 pm