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Book Review: A Dilli-Mumbai Love Story by Abhimanyu Jha
A contemporary Indian Love Story that revolves around 26/11. Join us as we review Abhimanyu Jha's A Dilli Mumbai Love Story
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Book review: der deutsche sommer by Arnab Chakraborty
21 year old Arnab Chakraborty's debut novel der deutsche sommer is a scrapbook of of a student who spent 2 months in Germany - snippets of feelings, friendly exchanges, ticket stubs, names of associates and dollops of information booklets, they are all in there. Read the review
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Know your author: Manju Kapur
Post liberalisation, women have become a dominant (and more importantly, recognized) force in the society. They chart their own course. Manju Kapur belongs to that select group of authors who bring to fore the issues and challenges that these newly emerged Indian Women face.
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Book Review: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Written entirely as an exchange of letters between two sisters and God, The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a must read piece of feminist literature that tells the story of the physical and mental abuse of Black women by men in Africa and America in the 1930s. Read the in depth review by Ruth Zothanpuii
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Book Review: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A series of letters between a quirky American lady and an antiquarian book store located in the bylanes of London, 84 Charing Criss Road is a book that every book lover must read. Find out why....
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Hot as hell: The tale of a burning town…
Posted on 01 April 2012
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta's documentary, Hot as Hell, looks at the raging fires that threaten to consume the bustling township of Jharia in Jharkhand. Thousands of lives are in peril, yet do we care? Continue Reading
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World Book Fair – Literature meets Cinema Part II @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 01 April 2012
The much awaited part 2 ...some books that have been made into movies and have done surprisingly well. But which was better? The book or the movie? You tell us. Continue Reading
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World Book Fair 2012: Random musings and some top sellers!
Posted on 05 March 2012
Find out what India is reading or at least buying, this year...yes, once again we take stock of the performance of books and authors at the World Book Fair (based entirely on sales at the INDIAreads stalls and stands). Continue Reading
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World Book Fair – Literature meets Cinema @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 22 February 2012
The World Book Fair at New Delhi is about to begin, and INDIAreads will be there. Do visit the INDIAreads stalls – we can’t wait to have you paw our brand new merchandise even as you struggle to manage a cheap sandwich with one hand, and a screaming brat with the other. It’s always a pleasure to [...] Continue Reading
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day; but not quite @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 14 February 2012
Leddies. The Velenntyne Day is here, and louve is in the air. (sniff) Can you smell it? Annyway. Let’s celebrate romance by taking a look at some of the more romantic literary characters to have tumbled out of ‘romance novels‘ (and similar works of propaganda that were almost certainly metaphors for the authors’ own failed love lives); 1. Edward Rochester [...] Continue Reading
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Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 07 February 2012
How would one explain the Kindle to Charlie Dickens…? No wait; that’s a separate blogpost. Let’s get to know Charlie a little better first. Charles Dickens: The name conjures up visions of plum pudding and Christmas punch, quaint coaching inns and cosy firesides, but also of orphaned and starving children, misers, murderers, and abusive schoolmasters. Dickens was [...] Continue Reading
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Jaipur Lit Fest 2012: Glimpses
Posted on 28 January 2012
Glimpses and photos from the Jaipur Lit Fest 2012.... Continue Reading
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The Yellow Emperor’s Cure – By Dr Kunal Basu @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 20 January 2012
Novelistic ambition is a tricky thing; it can be too slight, too grandiose or, worst of all, failed. Dr Kunal Basu has none of these problems in his riveting new novel. The Yellow Emperor’s Cure is the story of Dr Antonio Henriques Maria – Portuguese doctor, brilliant surgeon, lady killer, adventurer – who sets off on [...] Continue Reading
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