Synopsis: The mighty goddess of power, Durga, has nine special  manifestations. Each one of them is unique in its own way. These are Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri. Together these are known as the Nava Durga, or the nine forms of Durga. Nalini Ramachandran has exquisitely used short stories Read more…

Synopsis: This Mournable Body is a psychologically charged novel about a young girl and a fledgling nation. The novel transports readers to a place devoid of any hope or optimism. The author, Tsitsi Dangarembga, brings us face-to-face with Tambudzai, who is leading a melancholic life in a youth hostel in downtown Harare, the capital of Read more…

Synopsis: How many Indian kids have grown up wondering why their grandmas put a teabag in the pressure cooker while boiling garbanzo beans? Or why she would measure every ingredient with pinpoint accuracy just by using the knuckle of her index finger? Or why does a counter-intuitive pinch of salt make our favorite kheer so Read more…

Synopsis: Nobody on earth can boast of having an easy life. Nobody can claim not to have experienced pain or heartbreak. While all of us have their own goals, most of us seldom achieve them at the first attempt. It is safe to say that we are the sum total of all the choices we Read more…

Synopsis: Prithviraj Chauhan was always meant to taste glory and go down in history as one of the greatest rulers of India. Over the course of an extraordinary life, he transcended the limits that mortal beings are subject to. He would go on to achieve a Godlike status for the generations to come, inspiring many Read more…

Synopsis: Bea’s five-year-old daughter, Agnes, is fading away. She is being devoured by the smog and pollution of the overdeveloped metropolis that we humans call home. Bea knows for a fact that she cannot stay in the city. However, she has just one alternative: The Wilderness State. This gigantic expanse of inhospitable and savage land Read more…

Synopsis: What if you were to disappear someday? What if you were to find out that, twenty years later, three people are looking for you? One is desperate to see you again. The other wishes you had never met them. And the third wishes to have met you at least once. You are just one Read more…

Synopsis: Gary Linekar once said, ‘Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.’ That is what Raphael Honigstein’s interview-packed book, Das Reboot, has in store for everyone who has been wondering as to how and why German football has been so successful Read more…

Synopsis: The Vignes sisters have been identical and inseparable since forever. However, their adult lives are anything but. Destiny parted their paths long before adulthood beckoned. Having grown up together in a small, southern black community, the twins ran away at the age of sixteen. Ten years later, their daily lives are the only thing Read more…

Synopsis: All the Invisible Things is the heart-warming and witty story of a modern young lady. It is a tale about finding and rediscovering a real connection amidst all the deafening noise around us. For four years now, Vetty has kept her emotions in hiding. Ever since her mother’s demise, it has been convenient and Read more…