Book review
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‘A Lost People’s Archive’ sweeps a net over Bengal’s personal, political, and cultural histories
Saloni Sharma
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‘Midnight’s Third Child’ is a nonlinear, eclectic history of the evolution of the arts in Bangladesh
Rituparna Roy
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‘Termite Fry’ confronts the reality of Adivasi life and the ongoing struggles of the community
Veeksha Vagmita
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‘Yellowface’ is an angry rant about the publishing business. But what exactly is it so mad about?
Sayari Debnath
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‘The Light at the End of the World’: An overcrowded novel that floods the reader’s senses
Shree Thaarshini Sriraman
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‘When the Wind God Fell Sick’: Fairy tales about nature make for an imaginative, nostalgic read
AJ Thomas
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‘Marquez, EMS, Gulam and Others’: Benyamin’s short stories breathe new life into the medium
Isa Ayidh
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‘Sawaneh-i Dehli’: An important book that shows the hold of colonialism on the minds of its subjects
Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
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‘Icelight’: The future is hauntingly, haltingly present in Ranjit Hoskote’s new book of poetry
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
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‘Filmi Stories’: Kunal Basu’s thrilling and dramatic short stories unfold like scenes from movies
Debotri Ghosh
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‘Quarterlife’: An ambitious and elegant debut that takes on the Indian political landscape head-on
Shubhangi Tiwari
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Krishnagopal Mallick’s queer fiction in Bengali matter-of-factly topples the heteronormative order
Rajat Chaudhuri
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‘Soft Animal’: A rare novel about womanhood and the unmaking of a marriage during the lockdown
Sayari Debnath
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‘A Boundless Fear Gripped Me’ brings painful accounts of the marginalised from the Covid-19 lockdown
Anjali Chauhan
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Nilim Kumar’s poetry collection ‘I’m Your Poet’ strains beyond normative habits of the mind
Kamalakar Bhat
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‘The Story of India’s Cheetahs’: How the cheetah went from being hunter to hunted
Yashaswini Chandra
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‘I’m a Fan’: Novel about modern dating and online influencer culture is an uncomfortable, heady read
Sayari Debnath
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‘The Woman who Climbed Trees’ deftly carves out space for women’s emotional and physical subversions
Saloni Sharma
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‘Zen’: A memorable teenage love story set during two crucial political movements in Indian history
Bijal Vachharajani
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‘What Will People Say?’ takes a compelling look at the clash between tradition and forces of change
Veeksha Vagmita