India, May 16 -- About the Book

The City under the City: Poems

Author: Jeet Thayil & John Kinsella

Publisher: HarperCollins

Price: Rs 499/-

In a poetic call-and-response across time zones and tensions, a book unearths the invisible layers of city life, writes ABHI SINGHAL

Cities leave lasting imprints on those who encounter them. Whether bustling with life or quietly sprawling, each city shapes the rhythm of its people with their habits, their dreams, their silences. For some, adapting to a city means merging into its pace and becoming a part of its ever-moving fabric. But for others who remain on its edges, the city subtly embeds itself in their stories - the smells, the skyline, the peculiar street corners. Cities introduce strang...