Indian Book Critics

14/08/2026

Seven Horror Short Story Collections Every Reader Must Experience

Horror is perhaps the most misunderstood literary genre, often associated with ghosts, monsters, haunted houses, bloodshed, and sudden shocks, a perception reinforced by cinema’s reduction of horror to jump scares and visual spectacle. Literature, however, tells a different story: the finest horro...

13/08/2026

Books about Indian Independence that you must read! 15th August 2026 Suggestions

5 books on Indian freedom struggle & the independence war that you must read. Indian Book Critics brings to you best books by Indian authors.

13/08/2026

6 Indian Women English Poets You Must Read – a list for poetry lovers

Indian English poetry has a rich and diverse tradition shaped by the contributions of numerous talented writers. Among them, women poets have played a pivotal role in redefining the contours of this literary landscape. Their works, marked by lyrical beauty, emotional depth, and cultural resonance, o...

13/08/2026

Nobel Prize for Literature, Tagore, and the Calendar Still Shows 1913 – What’s Happened to Indian English Literature?

Indian English literature is a vibrant testament to India’s cultural and linguistic diversity. Since Rabindranath Tagore’s seminal achievement of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, no Indian author—writing in English or otherwise—has been able to replicate that feat. Despit...

11/08/2026

The Power of Stories: How Narratives Shape a Nation’s Image and Why a Balanced Projection Matters, writes Dr Alok Mishra

Stories are the lifeblood of human civilisation. They shape perceptions, influence opinions, and construct identities. When it comes to nations, the stories told about them, whether in literature, media, or cinema, become the lens through which the world views them. Narratives wield immense influenc...

11/08/2026

When fate bites its piece… Thomas Hardy, his novels and the role of fate – IBC Editorials

Have you ever cursed your fate? Have you ever felt bad for someone else’s fate? Okay, coming to the point straight; did you spit abuses when you read about Gabriel Oak’s sufferings, on and off, in the book Far From the Madding Crowd? What did you blame? Wasn’t it fate? Think… if you agree fa...

01/08/2026

The Indian Authors brings to you A Book A Day
We will recommend one book by an Indian author every day!

1 August 2026
Autobiography of a Yogi
Author: Paramahansa Yogananda

One of the highest-selling books in the world, this memoir recounts the events in the life of the great Indian sage Paramahansa Yogananda. This book had a great influence on many leading personalities in the world. From various fields, professions and walks of life, people have appreciated this book for being life-changing.

Have you read it? If not, what could be better than starting it today?

All the best!
Happy Reading!

23/07/2026

What is Poetry for me, after all these years? Editorial by Dr Alok Mishra

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I often find myself returning to the question that has shaped my years of engagement with poetry: what does it truly mean for a poem to live? Not merely to be written, published or praised, but to live, to vibrate with an energy that outlasts the moment of its construction. My conviction has only gr...

22/07/2026

Quote from Hindi Novel

“तुम्हारे पाँव के तलवों की सतह पर गुदा नक़्शा तुम्हें मंज़िल तक लेकर जाता है, जिसे तुम्हारे भीतर की चाह रास्ता दिखाती है। जिन रास्तों और मंजिलों तक तुम्हें जाना है, वो सब पहले ही तुम्हारे तलवों में छाप दिए गए हैं मगर ये बेरहम चेतावनी याद रखना, यह ‘तक़दीर’ या ‘क़िस्मत’ क़तई नहीं है।”

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Kumar Pankaj

22/07/2026

Pearls of Big River: Assam’s Dima Hasao by Ramu Upadhaya
Book review on the Indian Book Critics platform

Some books tell us about places, and there are books that invite us to live inside them. Ramu Upadhaya’s Pearls of Big River: Assam’s Dima Hasao belongs firmly to the latter category. At first glance, the book appears to be a collection of biographies documenting the lives of eminent personaliti...