This is one, but only one, of the reasons Rana Safvi’s 'Tales from the Quran and Hadith: Islam’s Greatest Stories Retold' for the Modern Reader is a good, timely and important book....
Olympus is a paradigm shift for Pattanaik, whose domain so far has been Indian mythology. Even those who do not particularly care for mythology will have certainly heard about and/or read this prolific writer...
But Sattar’s newest book, Uttara: The Book of Answers is far removed from her Ramayana for Children, in terms of both style and substance. Where the latter is a sweet little simplification, this one is a reckoning of her entire research career...
But there’s much more to Rao than “Indianness”; his breathtaking scope, for example. The settings and characters are so eclectic, they well justify the title One Point Two Billion. The author takes on multiple voices...
No respectable lover of Indian history and culture can walk nonchalantly past the aisle of a bookstore when the title of a certain book on a certain shelf says 'The Lost Generation: Chronicling India’s Dying Professions'....
If you have ever set out on an impossible mission dictated by your spirit, you will find a lot to smile about when you read Finding the Demon’s Fiddle: On the Trail of the Ravanhattha.
While not a great fan of his literary style, I cannot help but admire Amish for the way he manages to create completely new stories from old ones. He has an almost magical ability of retaining the essence...
Dozakhnama is originally a Bengali novel by acclaimed author, Rabishankar Bal and it has been translated into English by Arunava Sinha. Between its pages lie Saadat Hasan Manto and Mirza Ghalib conversing with each other from their graves.
