The Adivasi Will Not Dance Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar 2015 Speaking Tiger pp. 200 The Adivasi Will Not Dance is a collection of stories based in the tribal culture, primarily of Santhal tribe, in Jharkhand. The stories revolve around the lives of men and women belonging to the tribes of the region, their experiences and struggles,…
The Last Dance Anmol Arora 2019 Speaking Tiger pp. 320 The Last Dance is the debut novel by Anmol Arora. The narrative traces the life of a young Kurdish girl growing up in India. Having taken refuge in India at the peak of Turkey- Kurdistan conflict, the girl, struggles to find her identity in the…
Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta Amish 2019 Wesltand pp. 374 The third in the series based on Ramayana, Amish’s Raavan, presents the narrative with primary focus on the life of Raavan. The making of the antagonist in what will be the war between Ram and Raavan has been highlighted through a series of circumstances in Raavan’s…
Feeling Blue! Saurabh Singh 2018 Blue Rose pp. 168 Saurabh Singh’s debut novel, Feeling Blue! is described on its cover page as a love journey. The story is a young adult love story of a young engineering graduate and his escapades with love. Filled with fun, heart break, career choices, and eventually settling down, the…
A Girl, A Stolen Camera and A Borrowed Bike: The Tale of a Journey Nikhil Singh Shaurya 2018 Notion Press pp. 78 The book is exactly what it is titled: tale of a journey, undertaken by a girl, who comes across a stolen camera and borrows a bike. The story had potential and would have…
Cheetiyan (Hindi) Sanatan Mishra 2018 Kindle edition This is a short story about a doctor who struggles against economic hardships to complete his education and become a successful practitioner. I picked it up because of the name- Cheetiyan: Unke liye jinhe lagta hai wo reng rahe hain. This unusual title was an attraction but I…
Kavach of Surya Surendra Nath 2018 Zenith Star pp. 280 This is supposed to be a second part of a series but after the first chapter, I forgot that I haven’t read the first part. The plot revolves around a young man who embarks on an adventure along with his Guru- Karna. The reference to…
Magic Square Salini Vineeth 2018 Amazon Asia Pacific pp. 62 Magic Square is a novella about search for a mysterious gentleman. A young scholar finds a poem written in a discrete mathematics book and can’t stop herself from finding about the owner of the book. As events unfold, she also finds a sense of purpose…
The Wedding Tamasha (The Menon Women Book 1) Sudha Nair 2017 Kalari pp. 229 The Wedding Tamasha is a cute story of a young Indian woman who shifts to America after an arranged marriage. The book begins with her marriage falling out. The story revolves around her finding friendship, the support of her parents and…
Ghachar Ghochar Vivek Shanbhag (translation by Srinath Perur) 2015 Harper Perennial pp. 124 Ghachar Ghochar is a psychological, family drama that traces the rags to riches story of a family. Narrated in the voice of a young man who gets embroiled in everything that is happening around him in setting up and success of the…
