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Book review: The Burning Forest by Nandini Sundar

This is more a brief take than review of the book. There are book and then there are books. The Burning Forest (Juggernaut Books) was the hardest read of my life. Nandini Sundar`s clear-eyed look and calm but compassionate telling of just what atrocities are unleashed on the mind, body, spirit and dwellings of the…

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Book review: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. Penguin Books. This take, rather than a full-fledged review,  is in three parts. I Just started on the book a few days ago and find my lips quirking into small smiles every few paragraphs. Smiles of recognition of people, places, situations. Smiles of amusement at the weirdly…

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