HT Picks; New Reads
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HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

Perfectly tempered This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a Nobel laureate’s new memoir that is part cookbook, a collection of stories from the work of Sanskrit playwrights of the classical period, and a diary to commemorate the birth centenary of Guru Dutt. Part memoir, part cookbook, Chhaunk playfully uses food to talk about economics, society and India, and makes unexpected connections, say, between savings and shami kebab or between women’s liberation and the Bengali vegetable dish of ghanto. * Full of charm and deep delight 196pp, ₹599; Juggernaut Flirtatious kings, powerful, controlling wives, lovelorn young women who give their hearts away unwisely, disguises and mistaken identities that cause all kinds of trouble – these are the ingredients of the great Sanskrit plays. * Marking 100 years of Guru Dutt 144pp, ₹499; Westland Nasreen Munni Kabir is a well-known writer on cinema and has published several books on the subject, including a series of conversations with some of Bollywood’s best-known personalities, such as Javed Akhtar, Waheeda Rehman and Lata Mangeshkar.

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