#IndianWriting Archives - Indian Book Critics

Sarojini Naidu selected poetry and prose Makarand Paranjape book review

Sarojini Naidu, Selected Poetry and Prose – Book Review (edited by Makrand Paranjape)

3 weeks ago

One of the finest English poets India produced, Sarojini Naidu, wrote many poems before independence and continued her literary ventures after India became free from the unholy clutches of the…

Starry Nights by Shobha De – Book Review

Novels

1 month ago

That Bollywood has its comfort club, is no secret anymore. A few stars and their star kids are safe in that. Others coming from humble backgrounds with no god-father have…

Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai – Book Review

Novels

2 months ago

Anita Desai requires no introduction! Her fame precedes her. There are many novels by her that made to many lists, short and long, in the world of English literature. Today,…

Two minutes to an eclipse and other moments book Anshu Choudhry review

Two Minutes to an Eclipse and other moments by Anshu Choudhry – Book Review

Short Stories

3 months ago

I will put short stories second on the list of preferred choices when it comes to reading books. Poetry is first, and novels at third place. Short stories, because of…

Three Men in Southeast Asia by Ashok Masillamani – Review

Non-fiction

6 months ago

Three Men in Sea is a travel memoir by Ashok Yeshurun Masillamani. It may only be a simple introduction to the book by Ashok that does extend beyond the periphery…

A Landless Alien Ramu Upadhaya Book review Indian Critics

A Landless Alien: Where heart lay by Ramu Upadhaya – Review

Novels

6 months ago

A Landless Alien: where heart lay is a novel by Ramu Upadhaya that exhibits very elusive ideas vested in a democracy and the unmaking of it. The novelist has used…

The Unproposed Guy by Bhavik Sarkhedi Suhana Bhambhani book review

The Unproposed Guy by Bhavik Sarkhedi & Suhana Bhambhani – Review

Novels

6 months ago

Love stories are not odd when a reader finds a couple ending with a marriage (with each other or otherwise). Love stories become different, distinct and appealing when we find…

Unvanquished the fight beyond justice dr jonaki mukherjee book review

Unvanquished: The Fight Beyond Justice by Dr Jonaki Mukherjee – Book Review

Short Stories

9 months ago

Unvanquished: The Fight Beyond Justice by Dr Jonaki Mukherjee filled me with new energy and hopes. This short and bold book contains ten stories. These ten stories form ten chapters of…

Seema Seth Yashoda and Krishna book Indian author

Seema Seth brings the story of Baal Krishna in her novel Yashoda and Krishna

Writers

9 months ago

Seema Seth is a well-known name among readers of contemporary fiction. She has written many novels. However, this time, she has tried her hands on a genre that’s popular among…

The Deal In Akmud Ekta Sinha book review

The Deal in Akmud by Ekta Sinha – Book Review

Novels

9 months ago

Introduction: The Deal in AKmud is a thrilling novel by Ekta that is set in an imaginary village in Akmud. The village is different from the others in the territory.…

Sight of Vision Ramu Upadhaya Book Review

Sight of Vision by Ramu Upadhaya – Book Review

Novels

9 months ago

I have already read a few novels by Ramu Upadhaya. The author is more than simply being philosophical, cryptic, and visionary. The very title of this novel explains many things.…

India tha is Bharat J Sai Deepak Book Review

India That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution by J Sai Deepak – Book Review

Non-fiction

10 months ago

I have not put my faith in Ashwin Sanghi‘s concept of history being more stranger than fiction until now. After coming across the ‘opinions’ like Yudhishthir getting inspiration from Ashoka, and…