Reviews | Helter Skelter Magazine https://helterskelter.in/section/reviews/ Fresh Voices and New Writing From and About India Sat, 15 Apr 2023 15:00:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 What Would It Mean If Women Were Allowed to Dream? https://helterskelter.in/2021/06/women-dreaming-salma-meena-kandasamy-book-review/ https://helterskelter.in/2021/06/women-dreaming-salma-meena-kandasamy-book-review/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 10:48:55 +0000 https://helterskelter.in/?p=13492 Salma's Women, Dreaming is a feminist text; a generational tale of women bound to each other by blood, marriage, and proximity.

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]]> https://helterskelter.in/2021/05/book-review-anubha-yadav-the-anger-of-saintly-men/feed/ 0 Book Review: The Black Anthology: Language https://helterskelter.in/2021/04/book-review-the-black-anthology-1010-press/ https://helterskelter.in/2021/04/book-review-the-black-anthology-1010-press/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:06:58 +0000 https://helterskelter.in/?p=13385 The Black Anthology: Language from ૧૦:૧૦ Press wields the power of language to reclaim Black identity and culture.

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