Kavita Kane is a senior journalist and the author of Karna’s wife. Read her interview with Indiabookstore about her first novel Karna’s wife.
Author: Salman Rushdie
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2005
ISBN: 978-0679783480
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Shalimar The Clown is a one-time read, especially for those not acquainted with Kashmir and its strife. Salman Rushdie weaves his normal magic with magic realism, but the results fall short of the lofty objective
Author: Ravindra Shukla
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9789382473008
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The book is inspired by actual events in the life of three youth moving across IIT, India, USA and beyond. But this might just be a disappointment.
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2006
ISBN: 9780143099703
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When I watched his talk at TED a few years ago, what reached me first was the man’s smile. He had a disarming smile. And then I came across his stories. Several-grandmothers-worth of stories and then, that smile! He was Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik. And well, the grandmothers inside him did burst out one day as he went on to write books specifically aimed at children; a series called 'Fun in Devlok' for the children.
Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 1988
ISBN: 9780140116151
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Filled with 30 simple short stories, Ruskin Bond’s The Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories is a compilation of some of his best work. The tales are a slice of life and an ode to the place & times Ruskin Bond grew up in.
Author: Prince Michael of Greece
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788129124869
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Publisher: Rupa Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788129124869
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This biography of Jhansi ki Rani Laxmibai is intriguing, in that it is written by royalty and about royalty; the author is Prince Michael of Greece. A good read, though textbookish in parts.
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