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States of the Body Produced by Love: urgent and lyrical

Nisha Ramayya’s first book is a welcome affirmation of the feminist power to be found in Hinduism. It reclaims a tradition more intellectual, open and radical…

By Preti Taneja

States of the Body Produced by Love: urgent and lyrical

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States of the Body Produced by Love: urgent and lyrical

Nisha Ramayya’s first book is a welcome affirmation of the feminist power to be found in Hinduism.

By Preti Taneja

Home Fire expertly distils a vast socio-political landscape into human bodies

Kamila Shamsie's Booker-longlisted novel has a heart-stopping momentum.

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Vivek Shanbhag’s Ghachar Ghochar – Barbarism begins at home

A feminist tale told through the eyes of an unnamed male narrator.

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