Archives: Press Reviews

‘Hasan’s two books are good examples of how the personal can successfully be used to illustrate the bigger picture; how individual lives can help map the life of this vast country and the many subcultures that coexist within it.’ Crest

‘Hasan is an assured writer, excellent at teasing out the comedy and despair in the lives of imperfect, confused characters and their muddled rebellions…This is a novel that will speak to a generation.’ Indian Express

‘Hasan’s writing is full of warm humour… Blurbs will struggle to capture her subversivesness.’ Tehelka

‘Hasan is masterful with the nuances of longing and the subtlest of tragedies…. [She is] an artist with her words. There is writerly accomplishment in every turn of phrase.’ Deccan Herald

‘Neti, Neti paints an empathetic portrait of the unusually liberated—and unexpectedly lost—middle-class youth of the brave new India… the novel wins over the reader with its sincerity.’ Outlook

‘Neti, Neti can legitimately claim to be the definitive “new Bangalore” novel… an unflinching investigation of the immigrant narrative.’ Mint

‘One has heard of the Delhi novel and the Bombay novel, and finally, here’s a Bangalore novel.’ DNA

‘This compelling story is more relevant now than ever. Badshah Khan’s tireless struggle against oppression and division was non-violent and uncompromising, principled and creative. Readers will be enthralled and inspired.’

‘Bacha Khan’s message of the power of peaceful protest for liberty, equality and justice changed our culture and customs forever and inspires me every day in my activism for girls’ education and women’s empowerment.’

‘Rajputana, in the era of Viceroys and Residents, is the playground for Jyoti Jafa’s romp through the vicissitudes of royal life, a cross between The Mouse That Roared and the world of P.G. Wodehouse.’