City of Djinns - William Dalrymple I treasure an old copy of William Dalrymple's "City of Djinns" that I have in my possession...

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It has been close to 7 years now since I put all my eggs in the heritage basket and all too frequently congratulated myself for making that ...

Perspective is a powerful thing. It can turn the dire into desire and hopelessness into certainty. When heading out to watch a d...

I subscribe to two newspapers just so that I can stay off social media trends and focus on meatier issues but as it happens, those very news...

The premise was interesting, very interesting. A bank-heist caper set in the small towns and urban villages of Bengal in the mould of a geni...