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Book review: Aleph Books` City Monographs

Cry, the beloved city It is neither compulsory nor mandatory but I feel the need to make this admission: I am not an outsider. Though not of Kannada origin, I have been a resident of Bangalore/Bengaluru since the start of the 80s. That`s been over three decades, during which I have lived, worked, married, learned…

Book review: The Wildings by Nilanjana Roy

This is the briefest of takes –raves, rather — than a review. Just finished reading one of the most charming books that have come my way this year. Nilanjana Roy’s The Wildings. It’s a fable, there’s a moral or two in there somewhere and it’s very polished prose but ultimately, its the irresistible charm that…

Book review: Delhi by Heart by Raza Rumi

A somewhat incoherent heart I really don’t know what quite to make of this book. Ahmed Rumi, a development professional from Pakistan, has occasion to visit Delhi a few times and is totally enthralled by the familiar yet unfamiliar feel of the city. So he takes quite some trouble to get to know Delhi…

Book review: Capital by Rana Dasgupta

Capital by Rana Dasgupta The book pushes the reader directly into the life of a typical Delhi elite on his turf: huge farmhouse, ornate tiling, Italian marble work, chlorinated pool. Massage rooms, a post-massage chill-out room. A teppenyaki restaurant. Everything so pristine that another farmhouse down the road (same owner, of course) is used for…