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Book review: People on Our Roof by Shefali Tripathi Mehta

Naina`s story People On Our Roof by Shefali Tripathi Mehta. Niyogi Books. Naina, the heroine of Shefali Tripathi Mehta’s book , People On Our Roof, is a most interesting woman, someone most women will identify with. Managing a job, running a house, looking after an ailing parent and a vulnerable sibling, getting over a break-up, all…

Book review: Sepia Leaves and Interview with author Amandeep Sandhu

Sepia Leaves by Amandeep Sandhu. Rupa Publications. This book was written in 2008 but the topic, sadly, is one that never really goes out of date or loses its relevance. I say `sadly` because the subject matter here is one weighted with sorrow. Sandhu`s book is the account of an eight-year-old boy in Rourkela who…

Book review: A Book of Light Edited by Jerry Pinto

Looking into the different mind: The Book of Light on stories of loved ones with mental illnesses Sheila Kumar| Jerry Pinto’s cope book for dealing with the divergent. There are two ways to read this slim book. One is to dig in and read the baker`s dozen at one go, then shut the book and…

Feature: A Temple for Troubled Minds

Faith Fatale The Chottanikkara temple, near Kochi in Kerala, is a place that attracts the mentally disturbed, who seek solace here when all else fails. I’m standing with scores of people facing the closed doors of the Shiva shrine, awaiting darshan. Suddenly, without warning, it starts. A handful of women begin moaning. It is an…