If you think you know Gujarat, this anthology of stories expands and confuses your understanding

‘The Greatest Gujarati Stories Ever Told’, edited and translated by Rita Kothari, is an introduction (or return) to the complexities of the state’s literature.

Gayathri Sankar

· Mar 19, 2022 · 08:30 am

Annie Zaidi’s new novel weaves the narratives of unnamed people into a disturbing urban tapestry

‘City of Incident’ is a panorama of a disquieting, crowded landscape.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jan 29, 2022 · 08:30 am

In this novel the characters struggle with personal losses alongside the journey of a nation

It is the everydayness of badminton that grounds a book so ambitious as ‘Geeta Rahman at Championship Point’ in its ambit.

Gayathri Sankar

· Jan 15, 2022 · 12:30 pm

‘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