By Toby Walsh
This book’s thesis, in one line, is that Artificial Intelligence is artificial, different from human intelligence, and it is also about faking that human intelligence.
Reviewed by: Sevanti Ninan
By Promil Pande
Promil Pande’s lovely book, Floor Coverings of Kashmir, comparatively slim considering its impressive content, and beautifully illustrated, brought back nostalgic memories of Kashmir
Reviewed by: Laila Tyabji
By Avijit Ghosh
The 1980s is a decade of contradictions in Hindi cinema. Theatres grew in numbers over the decade while the size of the theatre audience fell.
Reviewed by: Ayesha Anna Ninan
By Ritu Menon
At the Jaipur Literary Festival this year, there were about half a dozen panel discussions on translation and multilingual literatures,
Editorial
Edited by Shams Afif Siddiqi and Fuzail Asar Siddiqi Translated from the original Urdu by Shams Afif Siddiqi
After all what is the purpose of the story, if it cannot help us leave time behind?’ asks Gocharan Ray, the signalman in Siddique Alam’s story ‘The Stopped Clock’.
Reviewed by: Nishat Zaidi
By S. Ramakrishnan. Translated from the original Tamil by PC Ramakrishna and Malini Seshadri
It was written as a year-long series in the well-known magazine, Ananda Vikatan and was well received by readers. The aim was ‘to introduce young readers to outstanding Tamil stories’ (p. ix). The collection has been translated with sensitivity by PC Ramakrishna and Malini Seshadri
Reviewed by: V Bharathi Harishankar