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BY Vani IN Book Reviews, For Writers, Guest post

Book review: ‘The Gift of Anger’ by Arun Gandhi [Quint]

Year 2011, I was working as a lecturer in London when I found myself face-to-face with the most challenging situations in my life. Bent on turning...

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Book Review: 17-Year-Old’s First Book is a Brave Takedown of Privilege [Quint]

Try wandering up the teen section of a bookstore, and all you are going to find is romance, thriller, fantasy or any combination of these fiction...

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BY Vani IN Book Reviews, Guest post

‘Dushman’ Director Tanuja Chandra’s ‘Bijnis Woman’ is Delightful [Quint]

It’s been 22 years that I heard the story of Lallan bhaiya from my nani in Bareilly, but I still remember every word of it. Lallan...

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BY Vani IN Book Reviews, Guest post

Book Review: Kanwal Sibal’s Poems are Slices of Creative Genius [Quint]

Two weeks ago when my editor suggested that I review a book of poetry, my answer was a vehement “No”. “Poetry is not for me,” I...

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BY Vani IN Book Reviews, Guest post

Beyond the Mahabharata You Know: Iyengar Imagines a Life, After [Quint]

It was my grandmother who first introduced me to the story of Ashwatthama, the son of Guru Dronacharya in Mahabharata. “He had a gift of immortality...

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