India, April 19 -- In 1977, the Hindi crime writer Surendra Mohan Pathak published Paisath Lakh Ki Dakaiti (The 65 Lakh Heist), a nail-biting novel about a daring bank robbery. Though he had written ... Read More
India, March 22 -- Now that Holi is over, we must steel ourselves for the blazing summer months ahead (though no amount of planning can really prepare one). Perhaps, as we wait, the memory of spring ... Read More
India, Feb. 15 -- The day of love has just passed, and I am reminded of a novel about love - different, complicated love - that I read a few years ago. It was by the inimitable Hindi writer Kamleshwa... Read More