Shruti Rao, Author at Helter Skelter Magazine https://helterskelter.in/author/shrutirao/ Fresh Voices and New Writing From and About India Wed, 27 May 2020 10:14:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 Dead Saffron https://helterskelter.in/2014/03/dead-saffron/ https://helterskelter.in/2014/03/dead-saffron/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2014 09:00:54 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=9663 
I was baptised with dead saffron and don’t know 
what simple games of your childhood sound like.


The post Dead Saffron appeared first on Helter Skelter Magazine.

]]> https://helterskelter.in/2014/03/dead-saffron/feed/ 0 Book Review: Kaurava https://helterskelter.in/2013/11/book-review-kaurava/ https://helterskelter.in/2013/11/book-review-kaurava/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:49:50 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=9010 As an author, Krishna Udayasankar’s strength lies in demonstrating characters and ideas, not describing them in paragraph after droll paragraph.

The post Book Review: Kaurava appeared first on Helter Skelter Magazine.

]]> https://helterskelter.in/2013/11/book-review-kaurava/feed/ 0 Mother https://helterskelter.in/2013/09/mother/ https://helterskelter.in/2013/09/mother/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:45:26 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=8535 I take you like a paper doll and crumple you.

The post Mother appeared first on Helter Skelter Magazine.

]]> https://helterskelter.in/2013/09/mother/feed/ 8 Book Review: Jobless Clueless Reckless https://helterskelter.in/2013/08/book-review-jobless-clueless-reckless/ https://helterskelter.in/2013/08/book-review-jobless-clueless-reckless/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:48:54 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=8279 Revathi Suresh's debut effort is a coming-of-age novel and it takes that trope head on, without cloaking it in something else.

The post Book Review: Jobless Clueless Reckless appeared first on Helter Skelter Magazine.

]]> https://helterskelter.in/2013/08/book-review-jobless-clueless-reckless/feed/ 3 Book Review: Facebook Phantom https://helterskelter.in/2013/07/book-review-facebook-phantom/ https://helterskelter.in/2013/07/book-review-facebook-phantom/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2013 08:58:39 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=8231 The representation of young adults and their issues in 17-year-old Suzanne Sangi's debut novel is surprisingly competent.

The post Book Review: Facebook Phantom appeared first on Helter Skelter Magazine.

]]> https://helterskelter.in/2013/07/book-review-facebook-phantom/feed/ 1