Rajinikanth AKA Superstar 'The author has let go of a splendid opportunity to pen a more readable biography, though she had all the resources at her command'.
Death of the Mahatma This book is an updated rehash of earlier editions but worth reading.
A blip in the radar of new India For those dazzled by India's economic growth rates and who believe that India is shining, 'Red
Sun' will come as a shock.
Skirmishes with life Seance On A Sunday Afternoon, with its 22 short stories, makes for light reading, though a stray story or two can be disturbing enough to settle down in your head for a bit.
Booker's best Some of the most revered novels of the past 40 years have been narrowed down to just six in a shortlist which will produce what the public judge to be the greatest Booker prize winner of all time...
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