Abhinav Agarwal

  Kurma Purana, (tr.) Bibek Debroy The Kurma Purana, in its extant form, is one of the shorter Puranas in the corpus of Hindu smritis, and t...

Illustrated Book of Mythology: Curses and Boons, by Deepak MR C urses and boons are an integral part of Hindu epics and Puranic lore. A curs...

Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me, by Andy Martin (minor spoilers) A fascinating premise with the promise to uncover...

Vritrahan, by Ratul Chakraborty Vritrahan is a stunning work in free verse by Ratul Chakraborty that retells the story of Vritra.  When a bo...

Uprising: The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, by Neelesh Kulkarni   A freedom struggle with guns, clandestine meetings, and songs. Th...

  The Universe and the Devi: A translation of the unabridged Brahmanda Purana, by Bibek Debroy This unabridged English translation of the...

Bibek Debroy: A Tribute     Shri Bibek Debroy, or "Sir" as I called him, passed away on the 1st of November. Truly a darker Amavas...

  Indian Rennaissance: The Modi Decade. Edited by Aishwarya Pandit B etween 1989 and 1998 India saw five General Elections and six Prime Min...

The Hanuman Chalisa: Tr. Vikram Seth Ego gratification or a labour of love? When Vikram Seth, praised as the ‘best writer of his generation’...

Life, Death, and the Ashtavakra Gita, Bibek Debroy and Hindol Sengupta L ife, Death and the Ashtavakra Gita” is a combination of a translati...

Strange Obsession, by Shobha De As strange confessions go, here is one - I hadn't read a single of Shobha De's books till recently....

Sacred Songs: The Mahabharata's Many Gitas, by Bibek Debroy The Mahabharata, given its encyclopaedic length, unsurprisingly, contains ma...

Shiva Purana, Vol. 1, tr. by Bibek Debroy S hiva Purana, Vol, 1 is the first of a three-volume unabridged English translation of the Shiva...

Soufflé, by Anand Ranganathan A t under 200 pages, Anand Ranganathan’s fiction thriller-mystery novel is an ideal read on a Delhi-Mumbai or ...

This is a fast-paced read, but which comes across more as a Pakistan ISI sponsored pamphlet.  The material is haphazardly put together. The ...

Aryaa: An Anthology of Vedic Women ( Kindle e-book , Paperback ) Ten Women Who Shaped Ancient India. Aryaa is a collection of ten stories fr...

Mahabharata The Epic and the Nation, by GN Devy What gives the Mahabharata its "timeless magic", what about the epic has captivate...

Ajaya: Roll of the Dice, by Anand Neelkanthan A screed and a rant, but not a book or a story. This is a book written with the sole purpose o...

Vishnu Purana, translated by Bibek Debroy ( Paperback , Kindle e-book ) A book that stays close to its definition Why was Drupada, father-in...

Buried (Hush Collection), by Jeffrey Deaver Amazon Kindle 'Buried' is a short novella, at under 100 pages, and runs at a fast clip, ...