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Aishwarya Dani

Shumona Sinha’s ‘Down With the Poor’ is a poetic narration of France’s modern-day refugee crisis

The reader silently watches several such people walk several wires, as the narrator hears and interprets their tales of helplessness.

Aishwarya Dani
· Mar 04, 2023 · 05:30 pm
‘Breaking Free’ explores conflicts of devadasis and their art but leaves readers wanting more

However, N Kalyan Raman’s charming translation keeps readers hooked till the end.

Aishwarya Dani
· Dec 17, 2022 · 08:30 am
‘When Women Were Dragons’: A coming-of-age feminist book featuring dragons and the ‘dragoning’

Despite its minor flaws, the book is a warm hug for struggling teenage girls and adult women alike.

Aishwarya Dani
· Sep 18, 2022 · 05:30 pm

‘Hungry Humans’: The myth of personal choice in lives shaped by chance and deliberate ways of people

‘Hungry Humans’ is Sudha G Tilak’s English translation of Karichan Kunju’s 1978 Tamil novel, ‘Pasitha Manidam’.

Aishwarya Dani
· Jun 12, 2022 · 05:30 pm