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Death drives: Review of Devashish Sardana’s ‘The Girl in the Glass Case’

Subajayanthi Wilson Full of intriguing characters and sharp plot twists

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A still from ‘Keedam’

‘Keedam’ movie review: A discourse on the ethical concerns around surveillance and cybersecurity

S.R. Praveen Setting aside the ethical part, the movie can be viewed positively as one woman’s valiant fightback, using her own tools, against a group of thugs w

Soli Sorabjee — Life and Times, An Authorized Biography review: The man of law who loved all that jazz

Radha Thomas In Abhinav Chandrachud’s retelling, the biography of the former Attorney General of India comes together like a puzzle

Lost in the Valley of Death review: Trailing off in the Himalayas

Jaideep Unudurti A portrait of a generation whose restlessness has infected the world

Sumitra and Anees — Tales and Recipes from a Khichdi Family review: Love in the time of hate

Rana Safvi Seema Chishti writes a moving story about her parents, Sumitra and Anees, and the possibilities they dreamed of in an India that belonged to everyone

Person Paddling a Boat by an Island

Leisure island: Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar reviews ‘Alpha’ by T.D. Ramakrishnan, translated by Priya K. Nair

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar A novel about an experiment with a foregone conclusion that made me wonder why the author wrote it in the first place

Realism Reviews

In a foreign land: Vineetha Mokkil reviews Sabin Iqbal’s ‘Shamal Days’

Vineetha Mokkil

Ganga and Yajnaseni, again: Review of anthology ‘Collegiality and Other Ballads’

Short Stories Reviews

Feral fancies: Review of Malayalam author Gracy’s ‘Baby Doll’

‘On Citizenship’ review: Rights and guarantees

R. Anirud Narayen

‘The Marginalized Self: Tales of Resistance of a Community’ review: On the periphery of change

Sudhirendar Sharma

‘Space Life Matter: The Coming of Age of Indian Science’ review: The struggles and triumphs of India’s scientific fraternity

Shubashree Desikan

‘Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought’ review: Distress in Marathwada and its wider repercussions

‘From Rebel to Ruler: One Hundred Years of the Chinese Communist Party’ review: A chequered century

Ananth Krishnan

scenic view of sunrise on the ghat of Varanasi, India

Short Stories Books

Faces in the water: Rakhshanda Jalil reviews ‘From Volga to Ganga’ by Rahul Sankrityayan, trs Victor Gordon Kiernan, Kanwal Dhaliwal

Rakhshanda Jalil

‘Believe’ review: Pushing the boundary

K C Vijaya Kumar

‘The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue’ review: Power and responsibility

‘Notes on Grief’ review: Grief and sorrow as a celebration of love and relationships

‘India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends’ review: Your country, my country

Suhasini Haidar

Tiananmen Square: The Making of a ProtestVijay GokhaleHarperCollins₹499

‘Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest’ review: History as drama: an eyewitness recounts Tiananmen unrest

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