The School-Gate Kidnapping
This article reviews Kiran Manral’s *The School-Gate Kidnapping*, a contemporary Indian cosy mystery following amateur sleuth Kay Mehra as she investigates a high-profile kidnappin…
This article reviews Kiran Manral’s *The School-Gate Kidnapping*, a contemporary Indian cosy mystery following amateur sleuth Kay Mehra as she investigates a high-profile kidnappin…
This article reviews Neil D’Silva’s horror novel, *The Curse of the Maharani*, which follows Samika as she uncovers dark family secrets and a supernatural curse within her ancestra…
Set in 1979 Calcutta, Monabi Mitra’s *Death, by Fire* follows an investigation into a suspicious mansion fire that evolves into a complex mystery of murder and deception. The novel…
This review of *The Immortal World* by Sunil Kapoor and Sudhir Kapoor critiques a collection of seven stories exploring themes of magic, rebellion, and immortality. While the revie…
Nitin Kushalappa’s *Folktales, Myths and Legends from the Deccan* is a collection of eleven narratives that explore the diverse oral storytelling traditions and mystical landscapes…
Aarti Arora reviews Mangesh Sawant’s *Hidden Warfare*, a book that explores obscure military operations spanning from the 1930s through the Cold War. While she praises the work's d…
Edited and translated by Arunava Sinha, *The Bengal Reader* is an expansive anthology that traces the intellectual and cultural evolution of Bengal from the 19th century to the pre…
Namrata Chaturvedi’s *Daughters of Meerabai* chronicles the lives of five unsung Indian women mystics who defied social expectations to pursue spiritual awakening across different …
*Happily Ever and Never Afters* by Vidya Sanath is an anthology of sixteen short stories that explore the bittersweet nuances of everyday life, focusing on themes of love, loss, an…
Vivek Duggal’s crime thriller *Itarsi Express* follows former encounter cop ASI Patil as he investigates a pattern of mysterious passenger disappearances on a Mumbai-bound train. T…