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Not just saucy stories: Indian erotic literature and its significance

Indian Link -
  "Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is," American cultural critic Gershon Legman said in 1949,...

BOOK REVIEW: Life after Ali by Rashida Tayabali

Anu Shivaram -
  The story begins with Tasneem, a mother of two adolescent children, attending her husband Ali’s funeral at a mosque in Sydney. Ali’s sudden and untimely...

REVIEW: “Ganga’s Choice and Other Stories” by Vaasanthi

Indian Link -
  How free are women to make their own choices in the circumstances in which they find themselves? How do ordinary citizens become caught in...

‘The Eastern Gate’ critical to understanding politics behind conflicts in northeast

Indian Link -
  The recent killings of civilians in Nagaland in an army operation gone awry has led to renewed debate over the controversial Armed Forces (Special...

Zoe and Zara Wadekar, 7, debut as authors

Tarini Puri -
  “I was out for a walk when I saw a bee, and I immediately had a story idea that I wanted to write out,”...

For Melb writer Vignesha Vishwanathan, 17, the main characters are numbers

Nidhi Joshi -
  In Melbourne student Vignesha Vishwanathan’s new book, Pi is a little ‘numberling’ who lives in Numberville. While the kids at school enjoy pulling each other’s...

Kumar Mehta’s ‘The Exceptionals’: how the best become the best

Indian Link -
  There are the achievers and there are the exceptionals. In his first book, The Innovation Biome, Kumar Mehta, one of whose many hats is...

REVIEW: Colour-Coated Identity

Manan Luthra -
  They say everyone has a story to tell. Sometimes that story is funny; in other instances, tragic. But the joy of hearing that story...

On Chint Singh, a World War II POW rescued by the Australian Army

Rajni Anand Luthra -
  In late September 1945, at the end of World War II, Lt F.O. Monk of the Australian Army helped rescue a group of Indian...

Being a ‘Chutney Mary’ and an unlikely romance with India (Book Review)

Rashida Tayabali -
  For Melbourne-based social and political researcher Valerie Britton-Wilson, India has long held inexplicable allure. In her latest book A Touch of India she details...

From an Indian Palace to the Outback: The Last Prince of Bengal (Review)

Nidhi Joshi -
  The Last Prince of Bengal is the intriguing true story of one of India’s most powerful royal families. It’s a fascinating tale about Nawab...

Book Review: Waiting for Turtles by Pankaj Sekhsaria

Indian Link -
  Children's publishing house Karadi Tales has brought out an illustrated book to raise awareness about the oldest group of reptiles, turtles through a story...
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