Hill Capers

Serving as a depot for British soldiers in the early nineteenth century, Mussoorie has an intriguing history


Cities In flight

In Aerotropolis, authors Kasarda and Lindsay chart the growth of the air-connected megapolis and build a map of the global city of tomorrow


Me now can speak

Pointing at pictures to get around tongue-twisters in many languages is a genius idea


Strip club

A masterpiece, this one explores the ploy of travel in the ‘linear’ world of comic strips and graphic novels


The wonder years

An account of Vinod Mehta’s life growing up in Lucknow where the partition brought in a roller coaster of cultural transformation


Lit de luxe

The Middle Passage, exposing the odd connection between luxury and austerity


Treading the waters

An insight into the book that gives every reader the ‘edge of the seat thrill’ to read


In his eyes

A classic Bengali novel portraying the lives of the rich from the perspective of a common man