The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi: A Quiet Storm of Color, Choice, and Culture Some novels shout. Others whisper. The Henna Artist does neither. It speaks—softly, deliberately, with just enough quiet confidence to pull you in. Alka Joshi’s debut doesn’t try to impress you in the first ten pages. Instead, it earns your trust over Read more…

Synopsis: Even as a child, Sambhaji knew that he needed to fend for himself. His mother passed away when he was hardly two. His father, the great Shivaji, was always busy chasing his dream of ‘Swaraj’ (or self-governance) and keeping the vicious Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at bay. Sambhaji is the eldest son of Shivaji. He Read more…

Synopsis: 373 AD. In the thick forests of Malwa, an enigmatic stranger gallops into an ambush attack by bandits to rescue a young courtesan, Darshini. His name is Deva and he is the younger son of Emperor Samudragupta. That chance encounter, first with Deva and later with his two friends, the loyal general Saba Virasena Read more…