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About the AuthorMalati Mathur
The reviewer, Malati Mathur, is a professor of English and director, School of Humanities, and director, School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU, New Delhi. She is a creative writer and award-winning translator who translates from and between Tamil, Hindi and English.
    Book Review | A fusion of Malayalam and English tonesBooks and Art
    Book Review | A fusion of Malayalam and English tones

    This story of a girl in a psychiatric hospital explores the tricks memory plays on the human mind

    7 Dec 2024 7:50 AM

    Book Review | How a girl fought and won against rape cultureBooks and Art
    Book Review | How a girl fought and won against rape culture

    While it may be true that we are all shaped by our experiences, those who have suffered extreme adversity and strive to...

    13 July 2024 11:22 AM

    Book Review | Nature the teacher in land of renunciationBooks and Art
    Book Review | Nature the teacher in land of renunciation

    The slim book, ideal for a wet weekend with a hot cup of masala chai, snuggled up in a daybed at the bay window...

    30 March 2024 6:10 PM

    From the narrow, tortuous lanes of Upar Kot (christened cheekily UK by the author), Farsh Manzil, to his home, on the unofficial line of control between two adjacent Hindu and Muslim ghettos a point where two universes intersected†that would also be seared in the blaze of hatred, and the genteel neighborhood of Civil Lines where homeowners nonetheless refuse to rent out rooms upon hearing a Mohameddan†name the book describes the contrasts while showcasing a remarkably honest lookback at how life, families and communities shape minds and mindsets. By ArrangementLifestyle
    Book Review | Pick your battles honestly to survive city of fire

    The story of the author is inevitably woven into the story of the city

    23 Dec 2023 10:38 AM

    Cover photo of Three Countries, Three Lives: A Doctors Story by Lindy Rajan Cartner. (Image by Arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Tamil Christian girl from Rangoon becomes a doctor

    Three countries, three generations, three cultures… The story of Dr Lindy Rajan Cartner travels across India,...

    2 Dec 2023 5:05 PM

    Vivekanandas Hinduism valued human agency, rejected doxaLifestyle
    Vivekananda's Hinduism valued human agency, rejected doxa

    Vivekananda was outspoken regarding his thoughts on notions of purity

    2 Sept 2023 6:30 PM

    Book Review | What pooped on my step and other whodunitsLifestyle
    Book Review | What pooped on my step and other whodunits

    The slim book is a whodunnit for children (and adults who are children) and the title is sure to catch their attention,...

    8 July 2023 6:43 PM

    Book Review | Illness as a metaphor for the Indian conditionOpinion
    Book Review | Illness as a metaphor for the Indian condition

    The book is a laudable attempt to bring stories dealing with illnesses, cures, patients, attendants, doctors, vaids,...

    10 Jun 2023 6:51 PM

    Book Review | One young Indian maps changing nation, finds hope amid violenceLifestyle
    Book Review | One young Indian maps changing nation, finds hope amid...

    Memories are potent living things…” muses the author at one point as his protagonist, Shubhankar —...

    15 April 2023 7:04 PM

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    Book Review | Naturalist’s whodunit is crisp and satisfying

    A whodunit laid out in short, crisp chapters, Death In Shambles is a breezy read, pleasurable in its pitch-perfect tone...

    11 March 2023 7:07 PM

    Cover photo of No Way In by Udayan MukherjeeLifestyle
    Book Review | Hard-hitting social drama questions privilege

    The novel, situated in Kolkata, begins with a domestic help accused of theft — wrongfully as it later turns out...

    11 Feb 2023 7:27 PM

    Cover photo of Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India by Ipshita Nath (Photo by arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | The Memsahib among Indians, her ‘burden’ and her...

    The book offers another perspective on the British Raj in India, seen through the lens of the women who took up the...

    5 Nov 2022 7:51 PM

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