Book Reviews

Author: Stephen Hawking Publisher: John Murray (17 October 2018) (Hardcover: 256 pages, ISBN-13: 978-1473695986)) The final book from Professor Stephen Hawking, the bestselling author of a brief history of time and arguably the most famous…

Author: Paul LeValley Publisher: Motilal Banarasidass Publishers (Pp 464, ISBN 978-81-208-4169-7, Rs 1000) The Gymnosophists were a small religious group in India. They lasted only two centuries. But in their last days, they happened to…

Author: Appadurai Muttulingam Translator: Padma Narayanan Publisher: Ratna Books (Pp 202, ISBN 978-93-86600-45-5, Rs 299) Here is another literary marvel from Ratna Books. These stories were originally written in Tamil. They are serious but…

Author: Sophia Lorena Benjamin Publisher: Olive Turtle, an imprint of Niyogi Books (Pp 252, ISBN 978-93-86906-29-8, Rs 395) Set in 1961, Claudia is a young girl, who lives in Goa, which was then a part of Portugal. Claudia falls for her…

Author: Varun Singh Publisher: Diamond Books (Pp 186, ISBN 978-93-5296-185-6, Rs 195) The book is a look at the corporate culture where people just want to rise high, they have no emotions and they can go to any extent to get things done…

Author: P Khurrana Publisher: Teenage Publishers (Pp 192, ISBN 978-93-85385438, Rs 299) The author P. Khurrana has been pursuing the study of Yantra-Mantra-Tantra since the age of 18. In this book, he has written about the power and…

Author: Arnab Nandy Publisher: Olive Turtle, an imprint of Niyogi Books (Pp 208, ISBN 978-93-86906-15-1, Rs 350) Painting number #395, better known as Van Gogh’s masterpiece ‘The painter on the road to Tarascon’(1888), was believed to be…

Author: A Madhavan Translator: M Vijayalakshmi Publisher: Ratna Books (Pp 140, ISBN 978-93-86600-55-4, Rs 249) A story of ordinary people told in an extraordinary manner - that’s the beauty of this novel. Published originally in 1974 in…

Publisher: Parragon Publishing (Pp 128, 9781474862653) It is a reference book for children on dinosaurs. To make it interesting for children, the book has complete activities, puzzles, mazes and more on the exciting journey to the land of…

Author: Appadurai Muttulingam Translator: Padma Narayanan (Pp 200, ISBN 978-93-86600-45-5, Rs 299) This timeless collection of stories are beautifully crafted, sometimes funny, sometimes charming, showcasing the myriad realities of human…