In contemporary fiction, some stories rely on dramatic turns, while others draw their strength from emotional subtlety. You Could Have Stayed! belongs firmly to the latter tradition—a reflective novel that examines the fragile architecture of human connection and the lingering echoes relationships leave behind. What begins as an ordinary search for a typewriter soon unfolds…
Epic fantasy has always depended on worlds that feel both distant and emotionally immediate — places where magic, courage, and moral conflict intersect. , the debut novel by , embraces this tradition with notable conviction, presenting a universe shaped by peril, prophecy, and the enduring pull of heroism. Set in the mystical realm of Carth,…
In a literary landscape increasingly defined by speed and brevity, arrives as a work of preservation and accessibility. Published by , the anthology gathers more than 250 couplets from over a hundred of the finest Urdu poets spanning nearly seven centuries, presenting them alongside simple English translations and word meanings. The result is a book…
There are books that attempt to answer life’s complexities, and there are others that choose instead to dwell thoughtfully within them. belongs to the latter tradition — a contemplative ghazal collection that invites readers to pause, reflect, and inhabit the emotional landscapes that exist beyond certainty. Emerging from a space where music, psychology, and introspection…
In an era saturated with advice on what to do next, Shift Your Perspective chooses to examine something more fundamental: how we think before we act at all. Written with restraint and intellectual clarity, the book positions perspective not as a motivational slogan, but as a quiet, shaping force—one that governs judgment, behaviour, and the…
In an age defined by acceleration—of ambition, information, and expectation—stillness has become a rare achievement. , the debut novel by , engages directly with this condition. It is not a spiritual manual, nor a conventional coming‑of‑age narrative. Instead, it is a reflective exploration of how ordinary lives stumble, often unwillingly, toward deeper questions of meaning….
In a literary moment often dominated by urgency and assertion, writes with a rare composure. At just 22, his work demonstrates an instinctive understanding of restraint—of when to speak, and when to allow silence to carry meaning. Across a poetry collection and an introspective novel, Barai places the book itself at the centre, letting language…
Migration in literature is often framed in absolutes — as escape or arrival, loss or fulfilment. The Smile of the Bougainvillea resists this simplification. Written with composure and psychological acuity, the novel turns its attention to what lies between departure and belonging: the long interim where lives are lived provisionally and choices accumulate their consequences…
Sacred India is best read not as a coffee‑table spectacle, but as a sustained act of cultural documentation. Conceived and photographed by Utkarsh Sinha, the book sets out to record the living fabric of one of the world’s oldest civilisations—how faith, architecture, ritual, and community continue to shape India’s everyday life.Structured as a visual and…
In a period when India’s spiritual life is increasingly mediated through spectacle, speed, and simplification, adopts a markedly different approach. His work resists interpretation through instant explanation or visual excess. Instead, it proceeds with patience—treating faith not as an event to be consumed, but as a civilisational practice to be documented. Sacre d India, Sinha’s…
