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Editor: David Davidar
Publisher: Aleph
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9789382277361
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A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces is an anthology containing 39 Indian short stories, edited by David Davidar. The editor of this book has been very straightforward about the rule he used to create this anthology: each of the stories had to have an Indian essence, and each of them had to have appealed to him on a personal level. So I’m going to review it using the same rule!

Author: Roopa Pai
Publisher: Red Turtle
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788129131225
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Roopa Pai, author of the Taranauts series for 8-12 year olds, is back with a book containing fun and easy-to-understand answers to 25 exciting scientific mysteries.

Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9780857502827
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Jack Reacher aka Sherlock Homeless, is back in this racing new thriller Personal, the nineteenth in the Jack Reacher series, where he is chasing after an old enemy who seeks a malicious vendetta!

Author: Kingshuk Nag
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788129131270
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Narendra Modi’s landslide victory as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janta Party in the world’s largest election in 2014 was a stark moment in Indian history. It not only represented a great high for the BJP, but one of the lowest lows for the ruling party, the Congress.

Author: Cyrus Mistry
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9789382277170
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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.

Author: Anuja Chandramouli
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788129134592
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The book starts with the birth of Kamadeva by the sweat of Bhramha, induced by the overwhelming seduction he feels by an extraordinarily beautiful woman of his own creation – Rati. Rati is sensuous, fierce and of indomitable spirit, whereas Kama has a mellow demeanor, an incomparable charm and a calm and composed mind.

Author: Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9788184005530
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Translated from the original (in Urdu), Mirages of the Mind is a witty account of life in our subcontinent in the twentieth century.

Author: Cyrus Mistry
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9789383064748
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The Radiance of Ashes, Cyrus Mistry’s second novel, is the story of “drifter, dropout, dreamer…Jingo.” A young man from a middle-class, Parsi family, Jingo’s only vague ambition is to write a book that chronicles the times he lives in.

Author: Brijesh Singh
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9780143422877
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Another one of India’s new multifaceted authors is brought to the fore by Penguin and Blue Salt in their new thriller, Quantum Seige, which deals with an impending threat by a merciless terror outfit.

Author: Timeri N. Murari Publisher: Aleph Book Company Year: 2014 ISBN: 9789383064021 Rating: Read book reviews from other readers Chanakya Returns tells the story of Chanakya, the modern day reincarnation of Chandragupta Maurya’s Chanakya and his machinations which brings the downfall of a modern day empire, not very dissimilar to the downfall of King Nanda’s Empire. Author Timeri N. Murari gives you an insider’s perspective on the political power plays between a father and his daughter through an extremely well written narrative filled with intense characters. Avanti is the typical kid of a rich and powerful father and a timid and contrite mother, who is accustomed to the life of worldly pleasures. She is drawn to her father’s enigma, a consequence of his power, wealth and conniving character, without realizing the darker secrets behind his enigma. Chanakya, a victim of Avanti’s dad’s antics, has long sought revenge and finds Avanti his perfect pawn for his intentions. Thus, begins a series of events embroiled in love, betrayals and politics that forms the plot. The author amazes me. He carefully entwines the story around Chanakya’s calculative mind. The protagonist, Chanakya, is eloquently devious, instilling seeds of ideas and playing around with the…