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Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s new book tells a story otherwise overlooked

By Avantika Mehta June 19, 2019June 17, 2019 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 avantika mehta, book review 0

After Jharkhand banned his first book The Adivasi Will Not and resulted in his dismissal from work, it is good to know Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s uniquely political voice was not quelled.

Sharmila Sen’s Not Quite Not White Challenges #WhiteCulture’s Claim on Americana

By Avantika Mehta January 28, 2019 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 avantika mehta, book review 0

Born in Calcutta, Sharmila Sen’s memoir Not Quite, Not White chronicles her metamorphosis from a fresh-off-the-boat girl in White America to a Non-White American citizen.

Anita Nair’s new novel Eating Wasps takes a clear look at the tough choices Indian women make

By Avantika Mehta November 29, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 Anita Nair, avantika mehta 0

Anita Nair’s latest novel, Eating Wasps is clear, concise and insightful. The book starts with 30-year-old Sreelakshmi’s suicide on a “Monday.

#BookReview: Night Of Happiness By Tabish Khair

By Avantika Mehta September 27, 2018September 19, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 A Night Of Happiness, Atta Galatta Fiction Prize Long List 0

How much does the Hindu majority of India think about its privilege? How long before prejudices we think of as beneath us bubble up to the surface?

#BookReview: Mahesh Rao’s Polite Society Uses Jane Austen’s Emma To Tell A Different Story

By Avantika Mehta September 4, 2018September 14, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 Emma, Jane Austen 0

It is a dangerous business to adapt a Jane Austen novel. Not only because the woman still has stans but because,

#BookReview: Half The Night Is Gone by Amitabha Bagchi Is More Than A Review Of Our Past

By Avantika Mehta August 11, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Books, Culture 0 Amitabha Bagchi, avantika mehta 0

Amitabha Bagchi’s latest novel is a thoroughly Indian story. The two threads that run through this tale include the letters from a narcissistic author to his loved ones that details life in India in the 1970s and 80s,