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An ageing writer, who had been missing for decades, calls a press conference to announce the date of death. The media isn’t amused, except for one rookie reporter, who has been assigned by her editor the task of finding out as much as she can about his story. Where was he, what was he up to, how will the end come... Paru puts to him over and over again, pleading, cajoling, threatening, but it will take a lot more to get the stubborn old man to reveal the truth. If he ever will.

While growing up, Chitwan Mittal was fascinated by the comforting hum of shlokas. But like most of those around him, little did he understand what those verses meant. He has now translated, along with Sarita Saraf, a series of board books for children on shlokas on six much-loved Hindu gods and goddesses — Durga, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ganesha, Saraswati and Vishnu. The Sanskrit text is followed by English transliteration and easy English translation. Illustrations by Bhargavi Rudraraju make these little books a delight to read.

How can people bring about meaningful changes in their lifestyles without feeling burdened to live a healthy life? The book is written for ordinary people with extraordinary struggles. It is for people who wish they didn’t have to dip into their already depleted reservoir of time and willpower to stay healthy… All 23 short stories in the book feature individuals working within the food industry as they navigate their dietary dilemmas and find insightful resolutions, making the narrative relatable.

With stories from ‘Puranas’, ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’, this book interweaves the concept of emotions, or rasas, from the ‘Natyashastra’, a treatise on the performing arts, and their effect on the lives of divine couples. These larger-than-life characters with extraordinary qualities are depicted as being vulnerable to some of the base desires and vices, thereby making them relatable for the present generations. A chapter each is dedicated to the nine rasas and tells the story through nine couples.