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Book review: The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Karuna Ezara Parikh

In her remarkable debut work THE HEART ASKS PLEASURE FIRST, (Picador India Books) Karuna Ezara Parikh takes the reader gently by the hand and leads them to a circular house in `Lalabad` where they meet the wonderful Gyan and Asha and their daughter Daya; then across the border to Pakistan where they meet Aaftab preparing…

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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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