Cha

Category: Penguin India

[REVIEW] “Silent Screams and Chaotic Truths: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛” by Kabir Deb

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari, The Menon Investigation, Penguin Random House India, 2025. 246 pgs. In the world of crime cinema, the Austrian film director and screenwriter Fritz Lang is considered…

Sep 12, 2025
[REVIEW] “Adaptation and the Illusion of Home: Manjushree Thapa’s 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡” by Abhinav Tulachan

茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Adaptation and the Illusion of Home: Manjushree Thapa’s Seasons of Flight” by Abhinav Tulachan Manjushree Thapa, Seasons of Flight, Penguin India, 2011. 226 pgs. “The flap of a butterfly’s wings…

Jun 22, 2025
[REVIEW] “A Fractured Paradise: Karan Mujoo’s 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒” by Ananya Singh

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS 📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Karan Mujoo, This Our Paradise, Penguin Random House, 2024. 240 pgs. For some, Kashmir is a paradise of serene valleys and pristine lakes. For others, it is…

Feb 1, 2025
[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Wait Till You See it With Ghosts: Shehan Karunatilaka’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝐴𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑖𝑑𝑎” by Jennifer Eagleton

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on The Seven Moons. Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Penguin India, 2022. Nearly the first impression you get in The Seven Moon of Maali…

Aug 22, 2023
[REVIEW] “Impunity, Violence, and the Politics of Representation: Shehan Karunatilaka’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑎𝑙𝑖 𝐴𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑖𝑑𝑎” by Harshana Rambukwella

📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on The Seven Moons. Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Penguin India, 2022. This review is cross-published with Polity. A murdered journalist “awakens” in…

May 31, 2023