Review: Passion Flower by Cyrus Mistry
Review / December 3, 2014

Author: Cyrus Mistry
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9789382277170
Rating: ★★★½☆
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The book is a myriad collection of seven stories that are written in a superbly simple manner. The complexities of each character in the seven fables are remarkable, as each one induces a sumptuous amount of awe. The stories pull out an array of emotions that fluctuates with every turned page.

Mysore Today: The Smoke Is Rising
Review / July 3, 2014

Author: Mahesh Rao
Publisher: Random House India
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788184005189
Rating: ★★★☆☆
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Set in Mysore, this book has parallel stories running together in today’s world where this city is undergoing a transformation. While the quiet Mysore is expected to get Heritage Land, Asia’s largest theme park, somewhere nearer, a group of farmers are feeling discontent and betrayed as their lands have been taken away. The clash between the farmers and the developers is taken to court, where the farmers lose. On D-day, there is a huge showdown, leaving behind bloodied clothes, mutilated bodies and smoke from the burning buildings.

India faux pas: The Sceptical Patriot
Review / June 27, 2014

Author: Sidin Vadukut
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788129129031
Rating: ★★★☆☆
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We all have come across that list of facts which boasts that 12% of scientists and 38% of doctors in the US are Indians, 4 out of 10 NASA scientists are Indians, India has never invaded another country, zero was invented in India etc. Without blinking, we Indians take great pride in and believe all of these as this is more convenient than actually verifying them.

Enabling Disability: Shivani Gupta
Authors Exclusive / May 6, 2014

Author Shivani Gupta has degrees in hotel management, architecture and inclusive environments. What she also has is an uncrushable spirit and sheer willpower. In her book No Looking Back, she writes about the two accidents that caused unexpected changes in her life, and how she overcame those times to stand up for the disabled community all over India today. Read on for our exclusive with this interesting lady!