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About the AuthorShashi Warrier
Shashi Warrier has written fairy tales, thrillers, a semi-fictional biography, satires, and a love story. Besides writing, he teaches strategic communication at a business school.
    Book Review | Scientist plays God in laboured science fictionBooks and Art
    Book Review | Scientist plays God in laboured science fiction

    The beginning of this book brings to mind Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with visitors from...

    17 March 2024 1:02 PM IST

    Shashi Warrier | Things Consultants do for love, for SuccessOpinion
    Shashi Warrier | Things Consultants do for love, for Success

    The other day an old Malayali friend, Pratap, called to say he was passing by on his way to a beach resort at Kundapur,...

    9 March 2024 8:48 PM IST

    Shashi Warrier | Is it always so wrong to sit on the fence?Columnists
    Shashi Warrier | Is it always so wrong to sit on the fence?

    It’s uncomfortable having friends quarrel in your house. I know, because it happened the other day and I still haven’t...

    4 Feb 2024 12:19 AM IST

    Book Review | The naïve and poisonous world of Hindutva popBooks and Art
    Book Review | The naïve and poisonous world of Hindutva pop

    The book sheds light on the rise of stars, providing insights into their impact on the Hindi heartland and the larger...

    28 Jan 2024 12:50 AM IST

    A Christmas surprise transforms Grumpy neighbors into pet enthusiasts. (Image by arrangement)Opinion
    Shashi Warrier | The Christmas Conversion

    It seems that there are cat people and there are dog people, and ne’er the twain shall get along, like...

    7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

    The Perfume Project By Divrina Dhingra. (Image: DC)Lifestyle
    Book Review | An obtrusive storyteller's fascinating project

    A series of Indian scents takes the reader on a journey far and wide

    7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Coverpage of Mansur.Lifestyle
    Book Review | Heady Mughal thriller combines intrigue and art

    The opening pages of Mansur call to mind Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, but the similarity disappears very soon....

    17 Dec 2023 1:58 AM IST

    Shashi Warrier | The Leopard on WhatsAppOpinion
    Shashi Warrier | The Leopard on WhatsApp

    It all started with WhatsApp. In case you don’t know what WhatsApp is, it’s a free cellphone app that serves...

    3 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Cover photo of Western Lane by Chetna Maroo. (Image by Arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Brilliant debut on precocious girl consumed by squash

    A Gujarati housewife, Charu, dies in the course of a warm London summer. She leaves behind her husband, Pa, an...

    18 Nov 2023 11:18 PM IST

    Court on Trial By Aparna Chandra, Sital Kalantry and William H.J. Hubbard. (Image: DC)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Insufficient evidence to call top court a people's forum

    Is the Supreme Court a “people's court”

    12 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Fudge and Squark. (Image by Shashi Warrier)Opinion
    Shashi Warrier | Squark, the dog on the doorstep

    Late one night in the rains, I heard a strange noise from near the front door. I turned on the light in the verandah,...

    11 Nov 2023 11:50 PM IST

    Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writersOpinion
    Shashi Warrier | The insufferable arrogance of writers

    When my friend Murthy turned up the other morning with a friend I welcomed him in before heading for the bar to bring...

    1 Oct 2023 12:05 AM IST

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