THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Subhashini reviews Parth Pandya’s ‘r2i: Return to India: A Tale of Living India-genously’, a memoir of an NRI’s journey back to India after spending two decades away from it. It is ‘an effortless read and the author’s incisive wit and wry humour keep the pages turning,’ she says.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Ajay Ramachandran writes about his experiences reading the works of P.G. Wodehouse, what worked for him and how he thinks Wodehouse will fare in the future: ‘…as long as Shakespeare and Dickens are read, Wodehouse will also be’, he says.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Ananya Sarkar reviews Mohsin Hamid’s novel Exit West, which is about two nationals of an unnamed Asian city, who are forced to flee their homes when a militant insurgency takes place.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Bakul Banerjee reviews Arundhati Roy’s latest novel ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Most of us are aware of authors like Vikram Seth, Amitav Ghosh, Rohinton Mistry, who are feted in the West. There are, however, many other Indian authors who write beautifully and connect very well with the Indian masses. Harshita Nanda writes about Anuja Chauhan, whose work may qualify as chick-lit, but if you read carefully you might be surprised.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE P Ravindran Nayar reviews ‘Gleanings’, M. Mohankumar’s 8th poetry collection.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Ajay Patri reviews ‘The Return’ by Hisham Matar, a harrowing but humane memoir about the conflict in Libya and the toll it exacted on the author’s life.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE ‘10 Judgements that Changed India’ by Zia Mody is an easy read even for someone without a law background, and provides a good idea of the role of the judiciary in India’s political history.
THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Ananya Sarkar reviews Manu Bhattathiri’s short story collection, ‘Savithri’s Special Room and Other Stories’. The review explores various aspects of the book and elaborates on the overall experience of reading this debut work of the writer.