The Lives We Nearly Lived: Why Almost… Not Quite Gives Longing a Place to Belong
Some books are built around the question of what happens next. Others are interested in what has already happened and how those events can be understood. Sonali Bhattacharya’s Almost… Not Quite: A Collection of Short Stories begins with a more elusive…
Samkaleen Bharat Mein Shiksha: Pariprekshya, Neetiyan aur NavacharBy Dr. Pramod Kumar Rajput and Dr. Jai Nath Yadav
Education in India is shaped by a long interaction between cultural traditions, social aspirations, political decisions, and changing ideas about knowledge. Samkaleen Bharat Mein Shiksha: Pariprekshya, Neetiyan aur Navachar brings these dimensions…
WHERE THE UNSPOKEN FINDS A HOME
An emotional reading of love, absence and recognition in Dr. Nazia Sheikh’s दश्त-ए-सुख़न There are books one approaches for a story, books one approaches for information, and books one approaches because ordinary language has failed to explain a…
The Clock Is Not the Story: Reconsidering What Time Really Feels Like
An ordinary question with extraordinary implications There are books about managing time, books about the history of clocks, and books about the mysteries of the brain. Dr. Rijhul Lahariya’s The Brain Within: How the Brain Shapes Time approaches the…
The Courage to Become Your Own Witness
किस्सा Unfolding: The Twin Verses | Mayuri Kumari A book of poetry can offer escape, consolation, or the rare discomfort of recognition. Mayuri Kumari’s किस्सा Unfolding: The Twin Verses is most interested in the third possibility. Across…
The Envelope as a Literary World: Where Unspoken Feelings Find a Home
Book: लिफ़ाफ़े संवेदनाओं के — किस्से, कविताएँ और ख़याल | Author: Sushmita Sammi A title can sometimes explain the emotional architecture of a book before its first page is opened. लिफ़ाफ़े संवेदनाओं के—envelopes of…
The Quiet Grandeur of an Ordinary Life
Book: Thirasseela Uyarumbol (തിരശ്ശീല ഉയരുമ്പോൾ) Author: Indira Chandran There are novels that approach history through famous leaders, celebrated battles and public turning points. Thirasseela Uyarumbol, the Malayalam novel by…
The Moral Compass in the Age of Intelligent Machines
BOOK Humanity’s Magic Wand or Vacuum: Snapshot of Ethical AI AUTHOR Dr. Sabitha Sriram Artificial intelligence is often introduced to the public as an extraordinary demonstration of what machines can do. It…
Author Interview With GANPAT BANJARA
1. “Jo Zindagi Mili” is your debut book. What inspired you to begin your writing journey with this particular story? Answer: For me, Jo Zindagi Mili is not just a story; it is a reflection of the struggles, responsibilities, and hopes that an ordinary…
An Invitation to Understand Before We Judge
There are books that try to motivate readers by telling them what to do, and there are books that work more quietly by changing the way readers look at people. Before You Called Her Difficult belongs to the second category. Tayaba Nasir’s debut is built…