Author: Dhanishta Shah

Adults

The Shooting Star by Shivya Nath is a debut travel memoir that speaks about the power of authentic travel, and its far-reaching personal impact

Travelling changes your life. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Shivya Nath’s compelling debut, The Shooting Star. The digital nomad gently urges the reader to look at the world in a way they’ve never done before!

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18th January 2019

Beyond Books

Haren Vakil takes a dip into the world of surrealism in his latest exhibition, ‘Weird and Whimsical: Works on Paper’

Fantasy blends in seamlessly with elements of daily life in the works of Haren Vakil, at an ongoing exhibition at ARTISANS Gallery at Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.

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9th January 2019

Adults

Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum by Martin Bailey

Vincent Van Gogh’s infamous instance of cutting his ear off, was followed by a year in an asylum. Starry Night: Van Gogh at the Asylum describes the artist’s year of confinement.

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24th December 2018

Adults

The Big F…..Feisty at Fifty by Sudha Menon  

It is ‘Naughty at Forty”…but when you approach the fifties, how does life change so suddenly? Or, does it? Feisty at Fifty by Sudha Menon takes a hilarious look at the half-century mark!  

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14th December 2018

Adults

Are you there, yet? The Man Who Wasn’t There by Anil Ananthaswamy

What is the ‘self’? In a poignantly written literary science book, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Anil Ananthaswamy explores the maladies of the self.

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7th December 2018

Children / Takeaways

Make way for a bookish Christmas with these Christmas books for children

Let Christmas books for children line up shelves…let the joy of reading infuse the festive season. With these classics, you can never go wrong. These reads have withstood the test of time. Are you ready for a bookish Christmas?

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4th December 2018

Adults

The Birth of Kali by Anita Sivakumaran takes a bold relook at stories that have defined us.

We have been fed tales from Indian mythology since childhood. But, what if these were retold from a different point of view? What if things need not always be as they are made out to be?

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28th November 2018

Adults

Is it best if the ‘sorkar’ forgets you? Year of the Weeds by Siddhartha Sarma

The agitation by Dongria Kondhs in Niyamgiri area of Odisha inspires Year of the Weeds by Siddhartha Sarma, a powerful novel about the fight for survival.

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27th November 2018

Adults

Find Jack Reacher in action in the latest thriller on the shelf that you can’t afford to miss- Past Tense by Lee Child

Best-selling novelist Lee Child is back with another gripping tale. Past Tense follows Jack Reacher as he takes a dip into nostalgia, uncovering suspicious gaps that need to be filled.

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23rd November 2018

Adults

City of Nine Gates by Pankaj Rajput

In The City of Nine Gates, Pankaj Rajput explores many deep Vedic concepts. What have sages realized that we still haven’t?

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20th November 2018