- When the World Went Dark by Jane de Suza is set in the backdrop of the pandemic with death and loss understood from the consciousness of a nine-year-old child. Jane has spun an endearing tale held together by strands of wit, humour,…
- Deepto Roy, a corporate lawyer, and an avid reader who loves both fiction and non-fiction reviews the book on Muthu Krishnan, who has a rare genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Tahira Tahir, a SMA parent advocate who also edited the book,…
- Shivani Maheshwari, our editor who interviewed Dr. Nandini Murali shares her view on the book and recommends it. It is an important addition in a field hardly even spoken about. There are not many books like these. That make a bold…
- Saeed Ibrahim reviews Marianne de Nazareth's book "A Bend in the River of Life", a fictionalised account based on her experience of seeing her parents struggle with Parkinson's. The book is useful to caregivers and patients to understand…
- The death of his parents and his dog had a devastating effect on author Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi. In his new book "Loss" he talks about his parents, his pet dog, his relationship with them, how loss and grief redefined and transformed him …
- There is a need for more books on dementia, especially those that explain dementia to children in easy to understand terms. Vidya Shenoy's Remember Those Who Cannot Remember, an illustrated book is a much needed book. Vidya Shenoy…
- The covid-19 pandemic is causing many difficulties for parents, especially for parents and caregivers of children with disabilities. A new booklet specifically created for parents of children with disabilities is a helpful resource. The United…
- Padma Lakshmi, the model and television host opens up about Endometriosis, a painful and debilitating condition, in her memoir - Love, Loss and What We Ate The world knows Padma Lakshmi as the beautiful exotic Indian born model who…
- A book review by Anuradha Sridhar of artist Ellen Forney's graphic novel - Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo and Me. Ellen has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The impact of mood disorders on people varies by person, and the desire to…
- Bekxy Kuriakose, a caregiver and a voracious reader reviews and recommends Mai, a graphic novel by Sriram Jagannathan on Malavika Iyer. Mai is a graphic novel, slim volume of about 100 pages based on the true story of a girl called Malavika…
