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Book review: The Temple Tiger and Other Man-eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett

THE TEMPLE TIGER AND MORE MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON by JIM CORBETT. Rupa Publications. When I return to much-loved books, it`s usually PG Wodehouse or Georgette Heyer. However, this time it was to Jim Corbett`s The Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon (Rupa Publications). The book is  a treat for all Corbett fans, and we…

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Book review: In the Jungles of the Night, A Novel about Jim Corbett by Stephen Alter

First a sort of disclaimer: I grew up on a steady diet of Corbett’s tales of the man-eaters he had encountered and bested; and later on, I grew to really like Stephen Alter’s accounts of life of men and mountains. So this was a double delight for me: Stephen Alter in the voice of Jim…

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Books: Very Very Brief Takes

A quick look at some good books Sarnath Banerjee`s latest graphic novel ABSOLUTE JAFAR  (HarperCollins books).In which the reader is drawn into the tale of the artist/author`s alter ego Brighu, his circle of friends, his quietly content life in Delhi, his falling in love with Pakistani Mahruk  and trying to forge a life together which…

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