“vikram karve”

The author blogs about his experiences as he travels various parts of his neighbourhood and samples the foods available there. A sample of his writings are captured in this exquisite book.... More

In this five haunting stories Vikram Chandra paints a remarkable picture of Bombay-its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries-while exploring timeless questions of the human spirit. The stories are linked by a sinigle narrator, an elusive civil servant, who, on each of the five evenings, re... More

A delicate and moving love story, both intricate and intimate, rich with music, art, humour and emotion.... More

A touching tale, filled with humour, delicacy and warmth about five elderly women and the men in their lives; husbands, lovers, sons and friends; all living in the margins of society, ageing, enduring, struggling to make two ends meet.... More

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‘Set in post-independence India, the novel follows for eighteen months or so four linked families in Calcutta, the province of Purva Pradesh and its capital Brahmpur, and the cities–Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow—trawled by the heroine’s mother in her search for a “suitable boy”… But the great... More