Supriya Sehgal. Illustrations by Jit Chowdhury; 7*Reprinted from TBR, Volume XLIII Number 11 November 2019

As someone who has never been drawn to reading non-fiction personally, I think the idea of a collection of true stories about Indian animals is still something that is intriguing enough to make me want to pick up the book. Supriya Sehgal doesn’t disappoint.


Reviewed by: Andaleeb Wajid7

An ardent Punjabi, having lived all my life outside of the Punjab, I am delighted to have been given such an evocative tour de force in Avtar Singh Billing’s novel Khali Kuon ki Kath.a. This book is my first experience of having effectively entered into rural Punjab


Editorial
Manoranjan Mohanty

There is a veritable cottage industry that has grown up around books about China’s amazing economic transformation over the last four decades. An even more popular sub-genre is increasingly evident: the story of how China’s rise is poised.


Reviewed by: Ravi Bhoothalingam
Pooja Bhatt. With Introduction by Air Marshall KK Nohwar PVSM VM (Retd.)

Regardless of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, for much of this year, the choppy waters of the South China Sea have witnessed an intensification of geopolitical contestation. Beijing has sought to project force through military drills and by entering.


Reviewed by: Manoj Kewalramani
Habiburahman with Sophie Ansel

The blurb of the book claims: ‘Here, for the first time, a Rohingya speaks up to expose the truth behind this global humanitarian crisis. Through the eyes of a child, we learn about the historic persecution of the Rohingya people and witness the violence Habiburahman.


Reviewed by: Baladas Ghoshal
Lt.Gen. H.S. Panag

Lt Gen HS Panag writes that having commanded two armies, the northern and central army, he had over six lakh troops under him at some point or the other. Most of them may have seen the badge he wore on his uniform since his colonel days that read: ‘Don’t do anything that I don’t do.


Reviewed by: Ali Ahmed