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Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Why I Donated My Hair and Went Bald

I have strong long hair. Sorry, had. Lovely long hair. I get compliments from strangers on my hair. My friends and acquaintances adore it…

Jul 25, 2019

Namitha Varma Rajesh with her lush hair before she went bald

Jul 25, 2019

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Book Review: His Runaway Royal Bride by Tanu Jain

How does one judge a Mills & Boon romance? Do we go ahead with reviewing the plot, characterisation, language and other facets as usual, or…

Apr 24, 2016

Book Review: His Runaway Royal Bride by Tanu Jain

Apr 24, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

A thrilling read: The Black Magician Trilogy by Trudi Canavan

Trudi Canavan’s The Black Magician trilogy comprises The Magicians’ Guild, The Novice and The High Lord. The story revolves around Sonea, a…

Mar 16, 2016

Mar 16, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Not Your Average Mushy Romance: A Thousand Unspoken Words by Paulami Dutta Gupta

When a novel is categorised as ‘Romance’, I tend to view it more as a feel-good, chick-lit story with high predictability of storyline…

Mar 6, 2016

Not Your Average Mushy Romance: A Thousand Unspoken Words by Paulami Dutta Gupta

Mar 6, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Ruminating on the Taste of Love: Alphabet Soup for Lovers by Anita Nair

I was drawn to the Alphabet Soup for Lovers after reading some of the excerpts posted by two of my bibliophile friends. The food allegories…

Mar 3, 2016

Ruminating on the Taste of Love: Alphabet Soup for Lovers by Anita Nair

Mar 3, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Snarky Humour, Lovable Protagonist: Only Wheat Not White by Varsha Dixit

Let me confess that I began reading ‘Only Wheat Not White’ by Varsha Dixit with a lot of prejudice. Prejudice #1 — the genre. I am not a…

Feb 29, 2016

Snarky Humour, Lovable Protagonist: Only Wheat Not White by Varsha Dixit

Feb 29, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Book Review: Or Forever Hold Your Peace by Donna Abraham

Or Forever Hold Your Peace by Donna Abraham is a simple tale of 27-year-old Malayali SMRC Catholic girl and her attempts at finding a Mr…

Feb 17, 2016

Book Review: Or Forever Hold Your Peace by Donna Abraham

Feb 17, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

A Mushy Romance for Light Reading: The Madras Affair by Sundari Venkatraman

The Madras Affair by Sundari Venkatraman is a mushy romance perfect for light reading. It was a quick and simple read, and combined romance…

Feb 15, 2016

A Mushy Romance for Light Reading: The Madras Affair by Sundari Venkatraman

Feb 15, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Marred by Stilted Language: Skylines by Neelam Saxena Chandra

Skylines by Neelam Saxena Chandra is a collection of 14 short stories narrating simple stories from daily lives of an average Indian woman…

Jan 28, 2016

Jan 28, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Book review: Gulabi by Pankaj Suneja

I read this book because I expected a translation of the author’s depressions, hallucinations and the psychotic episode he suffered (as per…

Jan 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Namitha Varma-Rajesh

Poet, Team Lead, Confused soul. Published in over 35 literary journals, including with the Sahitya Akademi.

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