Book Reviews

Author: Pradeep Kapoor Publisher: Amaryllis (Pp 246, ISBN 978-93-88241-56-4, Rs 250) This book seems to be a tribute to a crazy Indian Cricket Fan. The book revolves around a big Indian cricket fan. If cricket could be equated to religion,…

Authors: P Khurana and Seemaa Singh Publisher: Teenage Publishers (Pp 142, ISBN 978-93-85385-45-2, $13.99) The importance of Mantra in mitigating all the problems of life is well known. A mantra has the beneficial effects because of the…

Author: Amrinder Bajaj Publisher: Niyogi Books, (ISBN 93-86906-87-8, Rs 395) Though this is an autobiographical fiction, it seems to be so realistic. The book reminds of how women were raised in 1970s. The girls were not supposed to have an…

Author: Amita Kanekar Publisher: Hachette India (Pp 336, ISBN 978-93-88322-21-8, Rs 399) The book is a fictional account of a revolt against taxes imposed by emperor Aurangzeb, set in 1673. The Satnami (seekers or followers of truth)…

Author: Prakash Bal Joshi Publisher: Ratna Books, An imprint of Ratna Sagar Pvt Ltd Translator: Smita Karandikar (Pp214, ISBN 978-93-5290-322-1, eISBN 978-93-5290-323-8 Rs 399) Mirror in the Hall and Other Stories, are fiction stories,…

Author: Sirshree, Publisher: WOW Publishings Pvt Ltd (Pp 152, ISBN 978-93-87696-34-1, Rs 150) In this age, where so-called spiritual gurus are not trustworthy, how can an earnest seeker of the ultimate truth find the true guru? Written in…

Editors: PR Kumaraswamy, Md. Muddassir Quamar & Manjari Singh Publisher: KW Publishers Pvt Ltd (ISBN 978-93-87324-83-1, Rs 980) Islam is integral to the societies in the Middle East. It is part of people’s faith, cultural expressions,…

Author: Tarun Gautam Publisher: TreeShade Books (Pp 164, ISBN 978-81-9364-2474, Rs 295) Rewind and Play - Hostel Diaries of a Frustrated B.Tech, is a good and easy read. It is a light hearted story written in a simple way. This book is…

Author: Roopa Pai Publisher: Hachette India (Pp 412, ISBN 978-93-5195-296-1, Rs. 399) If author Roopa Pai’s attempt at decoding the Bhagavad Gita for children seemed a feat, then her second ‘The Vedas and Upanishads for Children’ is no less…

Author: R K Madhukar Publisher: Moonlight Books (Pp 240 ISBN: 978-81-936839-6-5, Rs 325) Stories never come of age…they are told and retold from one generation to another and still have the same effect on children. Children all over the…