Misfit MadhuDivya Anand2022Puffin Bookspp 277 As the name of the book says, the story revolves around the life of Madhu, a class seven student, who feels that she doesn’t fit in with the rest of her class. She is different from her peers as she is more interested in computers than in fashion, she does…
Three Thousand Stitches Sudha Murthy 2017Penguinpp. 250 The book is a collection of about a dozen anecdotes from Sudha Murthy’s life. A non fictional, autobiographical account of Murthy’s life that covers ideas, values and thoughts that she cherishes and that have probably helped her become the kind of person that she is. The book is…
Yaar Jadugar (Hindi)Nilotpal Mrinal 2021 Hind Yugmpp. 240 Audiobook on Storytel Yaar Jadugar is a fictional tale set in a village. The plot revolves around people from the village bringing their loved ones back to life through a magician/ tantrik, I am not sure what is the right word. As people struggle to make…
The Wounds of the DeadVikram Paralkar2017Harper Collinspp. 215 Parlkar is trained as a physician. In this fictional work he has used his knowledge of medicine and combined with horror, fantasy, and some bits of folklore. You will also find traces of mythology here and there or may be that is just my interpretation. The story…
Kore Kagaz (Hindi)Amrita Pritam2007Bhartiya Jnanpithpp. 95 (audiobook on Storytel.in) Kore Kagaz, loosely translated as blank papers, is a novel by Amrita Pritam. The story starts with a young man who comes home to witness the death of his mother and discovering the mysteries surrounding his birth and life. He realises that he is not his…
Homeless in my HometownDeepak Nair2021Amazon Asia Pacificpp. 24 Homeless in my hometown is a novella based during the Corona pandemic. The story of the protagonist is situated in Delhi. The plot revolves around the life of a street smart young boy, who takes to crime to make ends meet. A victim of his circumstances, this…
Shanta: The Story of Rama’s SisterAnand Neelakantan2017Westlandpp. 34 Ravana’s Sister (Meenakshi)Anand Neelakantan2018Westlandpp. 14 The stories of Shanta and Meenakshi both by Anand Neelakantan are engaging and bring to fore thoughts and ideas that are documented in very few other domains. The trouble with reading popular works is that you are never sure of where these…
Bhali Ladkiyan, Buri Ladkiyan (Hindi)Anu Singh Choudhary 2016Eka/Hind Yugmpp. 228 I wanted the first read of this year to be a book by an Indian woman author. I had started reading other books simultaneously but this is the first one that I have managed to complete. With this beginning, it promises to be a good year….
Tumhare Baare Mein (Hindi) Manav Kaul 2018 Hind Yugm pp. 208 Tumhaare Baare Mein is an unconventional piece of work. I have read Kaul’s work earlier, but this one is written differently. It is a collection of memories, thoughts, fiction, non- fiction … anything that evokes emotions. The writing is lucid. You can pick up…
Har Kahaani Kuch Kehti Hai (Hindi) Avdhesh Joshi 2020 Notion Press pp. 122 The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around young adult concerns of love, career and friendship. The stories are set in tier two and tier three settings of India. The language is simple and suits the characters that form…
