Book Review: Those Women of the Coromandel

Ranga Rao's Those Women of the Coromandel provides a peep into the 19th century, flourishing colonial world in the southeastern coastal region of India. This world is presented through the lives of the three eponymous women- Miss Beston, an English trader settled in India, the mystical Granny Appachchi and her equally interesting sister-in-law, Worker Aunt. …

Book Review: Harijan

Indian literature is one of my favourite genres, particularly regional Indian literature translated into English. These books offer a peep into the worlds that despite being a part of India, are so different from my own. It is not just a matter of geography or even of a different language; it's the combined effect of …

Book Review: The Book of Indian Ghosts

Ghosts and supernatural things have always fascinated me. Having grown up in village, there was never any dearth of stories of ghostly encounters by other people. So naturally, when this anthology on the Indian ghosts was published, I was eager to read this. Having finished reading this book, I am left craving for more of …