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THE ETERNAL MOTHER
India Today
|November 25, 2024
Prayaag Akbar's new novel delves into the complexities of contemporary India
MOTHER INDIA: A Novel by Prayaag Akbar HARPERCOLLINS ₹499; 168 pages
After the sumptuous durbar of oddities that Prayaag Akbar created for his dystopian view of Delhi in his award-winning first novel Leila (2017), whose dark towers and turrets earned instant recognition on Netflix where it awaits a second season, he can be forgiven for rooting in the attic of pre-Independence glory and resurrecting an old lady from its ateliers-Mother India!
This story is from the November 25, 2024 edition of India Today.
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