The newest addition to gay writing in India is a collection of 21 queer interviews. Both the editors are academics and writers based in Pune; both are open about their gay identity.Most of the 20 gay men and one woman interviewed are from in and around Pune. There is fair representation in terms of age, socioeconomic background and ethnicity.The interviewees range from 20-something to the 60-plus. There is a renowned architect, a painter, an art historian, and a film studies scholar..... >>Read full review

It’s difficult to describe Tania James’ debut novel. Not because it’s a complex novel filled with eccentric characters but because it’s one of the most engaging literary reads of 2009.Spread over lush green terrains of Kerala and the multi-faceted soul of New York, Atlas Of Unknows (Simon and Schuster) is the story of sisters Linno and Anju, who are raised in Kerala by their father Melvin after their mother commits suicide ... >>Read full review

About nine decades ago, John Reed, a US journalist, wrote the famous Ten Days That Shook The World. The book described the last 10 days of the Czarist empire in Russia and the Bolshevik revolution that ushered communism in that country. Communism disappeared since then, not only in Russia but also in large parts of the world. By the 1990s, capitalism dominated economic policy across the globe ... >>Read full review

Indian history is going through a very gentle shift. What could be trapped into pages of the socio-political writing today leaps out through delightful personal histories. This is not only hugely readable but also adds to the archival value.Baulsphere is one such book. To the baul (the free spirited wandering minstrel) the “wisdom is in the art” writes Mimlu Sen whose own story is as extraordinary as the woman herself.... >>Read full review