Nishat sees one of her family friends' daughters, Sunny getting engaged and how happy everyone around is, especially her parents. They...

When we look at some people & how they behave, it is easy to make a perception about them. And it is difficult to change that, once it is...

There is a woman whom everyone calls "The woman in the purple skirt." Nobody knows anything about her. She does nothing special. She...

Legal Fiction by Chandan Pandey Originally written in Hindi as "Vaidhanik Galp", translated by Bharatbhooshan Tiwari If civilization had...

“ But there isn't actually a most beautiful person in the world, because there are so many kinds of beauty. Some people love roundness...

Written by Bao Phi and illustrated by Thi Bui A different pond is a story of a Vietnamese family living in America. It is about Bao and...

3 stories that talk about solitude in a weird, quirky & unique way. That's what happens when a SciFi author writes about solitude? Three...

Just for the record, I didn't like this book. It's a collection of poems from three Chinese authors: Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, all...

"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." ~Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road is a charming,...

Poems by Rabindranath Tagore always amuse me. “Cloud and Waves”, “Fireflies”, “Homecoming”... You name it. It is so fascinating to see...

"Other words for Home" started for me as a book set in Syria. I thought I knew what I was getting into i.e. living in a country where the...

WHOLE is an insightful book that completely renewed my lost interest in the self-help genre. With its simplicity and resourceful nature,...

I have a love-hate relationship with cities. The volume of opportunities cities give is huge but the noise, the fast-paced setting makes...

The Terrible Horrible Very Bad Good News By Meghna Pant is a fun, entertaining and important book.

We are stuck in chaos. Everyone has something to say but there are not enough people to listen. The cries of grief, annoyance,...

“What happens when people open their hearts?" ; "They get better.” Toru Watanabe hears a tune of 'Norwegian Wood' and remembers his past...

“The Little Prince” is a children’s book which I think is better suitable for adults. This book follows a young prince who goes from one...

Imagine having to leave your home overnight with your entire tribe with no direction of where to go. But you have to disappear in the...

A mid-age woman with a fairly successful academic career lives alone in a lovely neighborhood of an unnamed city. This woman has a quiet...

It may sound exaggerating when I say this is the sweetest and most innocent book I have read in recent times. This book is a part of the...