Deepika Khurana’s Juggler , published by Vishwakarma Publications, enters the space of Indian fiction through the contained world of a travelling circus. At its center is Bobo, a dwarf who works as a clown in the Triumph Circus, performing humor for audiences while carrying an unresolved personal history. The circus offers him visibility, but not necessarily freedom from his past. The narrative gradually reveals that Bobo is also Sikander, a name connected to an earlier life

The Dragon’s Shadow by Balakrishna Kamath is positioned as an intelligence-driven political thriller, drawing from the author’s professional background and familiarity with security environments. India's strategic concerns, particularly in relation to China's expanding geopolitical influence, set the backdrop for the novel. The narrative follows intelligence operations, surveillance structures, and the internal functioning of agencies tasked with assessing and responding to

Begum Qudsia Rasul holds a distinct place in India’s political history as the only Muslim woman who was part of the Constituent Assembly. Her memoir, first published in 2001 and later reissued by Roli Books, documents her life across princely India, the years leading up to Independence, and her role in the making of the Indian Constitution. The book is structured as a personal and political record, tracing her journey from an aristocratic upbringing to active participation in

Relationship advice is often delivered in sweeping statements, yet most people struggle not because they lack theory but because they lack clarity. Debotosh Chatterjee approaches this familiar terrain with a different temperament. His book is rooted in everyday behavior—the silences we let grow, the boundaries we fail to set, and the assumptions that settle in unnoticed. Instead of treating relationships as grand emotional undertakings, he breaks them down into habits that de

Preetha Rajah Kannan is a storyteller at heart. She has had a long and varied literary career, from producing stories for kids to...

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There is nothing ornamental about Kamini Kusum’s Soch Se Bhi Aage . Spread across a little more than 180 pages, the book is a...

I still remember spotting a tiny photo of a young Virat Kohli in the sports section of Navbharat Times when he must have been ten or...

When I first picked up The Secret is YOU , I didn’t expect much. The title sounds like something you’ve seen before — a familiar echo in...