Collection of poetry on women, dowry, rape,social problems, family. Beautiful and sensitive, yet so provocative that this work along with her other writings have generated a call in Bangladesh for her execution for blasphemy. A leader in feminist act
‘I wonder how many mermaids there must be to make all these different noises in the lagoon.' They say that, over a hundred years ago, the sounds used to be so loud that you needn’t even enter the lagoon … You could simply walk along the banks or on a
Uttal Hawa , 'Wild Wind' in translation, is the second volume of Taslima Nasreen's autobiography. It depicts Taslima's tumultuous youth, between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four, a period during which she not only pursues a long and strenuous MBBS
Protesting against dams, protecting tigers, hugging trees, saving seeds, making room for elephants, battling mountains of waste, fighting air pollution, coping with soaring temperatures-India and its people have shared a remarkable relationship with
The Shape of the Beast is our world laid bare by a mind that has consistently and unhesitatingly engaged with its changing realities and often anticipated the way things have moved in the last decade.In the fourteen interviews collected here, conduct
In the winter of 2014, Arundhati Roy met Edward Snowden, along with the actor and writer John Cusack and Daniel Ellsberg, the Snowden of the 1960s. Their conversations touched on some of the great themes of our times ֠the nature of the state, surveil
Hangwoman is the English translation of one of the famous contemporary Malayalam novels namely Arachar, written by K. R. Meera. The English translation was done by J. Devika and released by Arundathy Roy. The book has won numerous accolades: The Kend
This book is the third in line, which features the life-struggles and love story of the main characters, Avantika and Deb. The book is for light reading and mostly appeals to young readers who are looking for a story that they can relate to. The book
"Manja" is a much hated colour in Kerala be it Manjapathram (Yellow Journalism) or Manjanovu (jaundice), both being corrosive for inviduals. Ironically, Manja is ubiquitous in Kerala, be it the colour of the Casuarina (Kerala's official flower), the
From the poisoned rivers, barren wells and clear-cut forests, to the hundreds of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide to escape punishing debt, to the hundreds of millions of people who live on less than two dollars a day, there are ghosts
Young and impressionable, Prema is deeply infatuated with Yudas, the enigmatic man who dredges corpses from the bottom of the nearby lake. Longing to be rescued from the tyranny of her father, a former policeman who zealously tortured Naxalite rebels
Madhav is an aspiring writer stuck in a dead-end corporate job that gives him no joy and no time to write his book. But there’s more to him than meets the eye. He has been hiding a secret all his life-which, if revealed, may shatter the very existenc
KR Meera’s new novel, The Poison of Love, is a cautionary tale about the much abused and mythified emotion of love. The daughter of an IPS officer, the beautiful Tulsi has just graduated with a record score from IIT and is engaged to be married to a
*ITC’s Engage, one of India’s leading fragrance brands and a segment leader with its pocket perfumes, collaborated with the best-selling romance author of India, Durjoy Datta in an exciting crowd-sourced campaign to invite micro tales that celebrate
Maya Haque—outspoken, passionate, headstrong—has been estranged from her brother Sohail for almost a decade. When she returns home to Dhaka hoping for reconciliation, she discovers he has transformed beyond recognition. Can the two, both scarred by w
Have you ever: Fallen in love at first sight? Gone to your first date with an empty wallet? Been caught kissing your girl by her father? Risked missing your IIT exam to meet her for the last time? Aarav has. Aarav is a rich brat who sleeps wi
"The World Of Fitness" is a book that covers all the aspects of health and fitness and simplifies the process of achieving and maintaining a good level of fitness. It is a warehouse of knowledge relating to "Fitness" simplified in absolute Layman la
Tea For Two And A Piece of Cake is the story Nisha who is a girl-next-door with an average appearance and a plump stature. She has no boyfriend and her life is far from perfect. Matters get worse when Nisha loses her job and her life seems more hopel
Ever since you found Prerna, I lost my best friend,’ is what I told Saurabh. Hi, this is Keshav, and my best friend, flatmate, colleague and business partner, Saurabh, won’t talk to me. Because I made fun of him and his fiancée. Saurabh and Prer
Love can happen anywhere, with anyone… Kabir Thapar is the spoilt son of a rich capitalist in Mumbai. His mother’s sudden death scars him for life, leaving him at loggerheads with his father who finds himself a new wife in no time. As Kabir embarks