A Preface to ManAnn Marie reads fragments of her dead husband's unfinished book, and the many love letters he sent her, and in them the social and political events of the time. As she ponders over the writing and the years that the brilliant Jithendran squandered working for a toy company that makes drum playing monkeys, the narrative gives way to the sweeping saga of a village by the river Periyar. Grappling with issues of equality, love, caste, religion and

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The Alchemist

In South to America

and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries

8 November 2016 was a black swan event in Indian history

Alfred the Great is dead and Edward

Michael Crichton combines scientific brilliance with relentless pacing to create an electrifying

her uncle in a new light

he’d rather stay inside

has already chosen the perfect man for Jess: himself

stand up to his brother

presidency