By Arefa Tehsin

Arefa Tehsin’s work of fiction The Witch in the Peepul Tree gives a peek into the myriad changes unfolding in the nation through the lives of the people in Dada Bhai’s house.


Reviewed by: Parvin Sultana
By Sharmistha Mohanty

The poetry here is not in-your-face. Its intention is not to shout out, convert or proclaim; never wanting to draw attention to its intense gaze and its whispered yet assertive commenting voice.
This is a collection I have enjoyed reading.


Reviewed by: Smita Agarwal
Edited by Kiriti Sengupta

As India celebrates its 75th year of Independence, Indian English poetry enters into its most robust and refulgent phase. Hitherto derided as a derivative discourse, imagined and expressed in a language which is not just alien but is patently colonial, Indian English poetry announces its ‘freedom’ from such insidious denunciations.


Reviewed by: Akshaya Kumar
By Indu K. Mallah

Like the scraps of a quilt, the poet Indu K Mallah stitches the pieces of fabric together with the invisible thread of warmth and empathy in her slim volume of poems.


Reviewed by: Mamta Joshi
By Pervin Saket. Illustrations by Neeti Banerji

The narrative describes Phalke as a versatile personality, whose ‘tenacity’ brings the Indian filmmaking industry to where it is today.


Reviewed by: Nidhi Gulati
Edited by Azra Razzack, Padma M. Sarangapani, Manish Jain

This book is a collection of essays in honour of Professor Krishna Kumar, doyen in the education world in India, by his former students and colleagues. The Department of Education (or the Central Institute of Education (CIE), as it is more popularly known) is the premier Department for Education Studies in India including the professional courses of B.Ed. and M.Ed, in its academic programmes.


Reviewed by: Meenakshi Thapan