I had boarded the metro train to my work and had Emraan Hashmi’s book clutched firmly in my hand. I was engrossed in my reading when the loud noises of two ladies grabbed my attention. One of the lady...
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A colorful imaginative re-telling supposedly based on factful research, The Secret Diary of Kasturba builds on what it meant to be Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. At its best, its an interesting book, that tries to present Mahatma Gandhi in a different...
The story of India’s most celebrated Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib retold by Gulzar, one of the most famous Urdu poets of the modern era, this book outlines the life and times of Mirza Ghalib. A figure that remains the subject of much intrigue and romanticism even after...
Jagjit Singh, the ghazal king of India, was a singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, all rolled into one. Besides which he was a brother, friend, husband, and above all a father. I was in my second year of college when suddenly the tv in the activity room declared...
