The following is a response to a mail I received, asking to participate in a little year-end survey. Since it was an excellent subject to make a blog post out of, here I am. 1. What event gave you the most hope this year? Hmm… that’s a tough one, but the highlight of the year […]
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Satin reviewed by Ink Scrawl
Satin’s world is a world very like ours in many ways and yet unlike ours. The world is full of technology and Dhar clearly channels her inner geek when she details the technological marvels of this world: the ‘Infonet’, computers, touchscreen tablets, the comm handsets and especially the wonderful machinery and technology that Yavi, Fahe, […]
More Satin reviews
Satin: A Stitch in Time has been getting some media attention lately. There have been two reviews in the last week, and DNA Mumbai were offering it as a prize in their weekly “Caption This” contest (see image). Satin was reviewed by novelist Ira Trivedi in the Asian Age. The review is mixed, since the […]
Satin reviewed in the Telegraph
Satin: A Stitch in Time has been reviewed by the Telegraph (Kolkata) today. Here’s what they say: Satin: A stitch in time (Harper, Rs 250) by Payal Dhar is the first book in the author’s new fantasy fiction series — and unlike other fantasy fiction hopefuls, Satin surprises the reader with its slickness. Dhar’s world […]
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Catching up
Oddly enough, ever since Saturday Night Freeware got going on Writer’s Log, I’ve been otherwise neglecting the blog on the whole. The main reason being, things have generally been busy. For one, it was time for my thrice-yearly exodus to Delhi; moreover, the indications are that this time it is likely to be a long-term […]
A Stitch in Time: An excerpt
Satin: A Stitch in Time is now officially in existence. Though it will doubtless be a while before it hits the bookshops, you can preorder it in a few places, including here. A Stitch in Time is Book 1 of the Satin series. To whet your appetite, here’s a little excerpt, taken from Chapter 8: […]
A curious riddle
A rat and a spider pitted against the human scourge of globalization. What was that, you ask? Well, that’s what Monideepa Sahu’s The Riddle of the Seventh Stone is all about. Read the full review. From Venkat Thatha’s humble home to rotting garbage heaps to never-ending traffic jams to dank, musty sewers, The Riddle takes […]
Come, Before Evening Falls
Full review If there is one theme that never gets old, it is forbidden love. The more constraints society puts on people, the more ways lovers find to seek each other out. Manjul Bajaj’s gripping novel, Come, Before Evening Falls is one such story, about an impossible love. Set about a century ago in the […]
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Support Irom Sarmila
Irom Sarmila, a political and civil rights activist, journalist and poet, has been on a hunger strike since 4 November 2000 demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (henceforth AFSPA), a draconian law that allows the security forces unrestricted and unaccounted powers in areas that are declared “disturbed”. Under the AFSPA, the […]
A collection of mystery stories
Like to curl up with a juicy mystery story? Take a look at Bad Moon Rising: The Puffin Book of Mystery Stories for a collection of nail-biting stories comprising murder, theft, intrigue and the odd dash of the supernatural. It includes a tale of mine, called “The Reader’s Revenge”, about a writer whose eerie stories […]