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Varsha Seshan

The White Lotus

June 15, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The White Lotus by Aditi Krishnakumar is a gripping work of historical fiction that, like the best kinds of stories, stays with you and makes you think. Layered and sensitive, it is perfectly paced, immersing you in the life and times of a village in south India in the early 20th century. Fourteen-year-old Arali is […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Aditi Krishnakumar, books for tweens, historical fiction, murder mystery, reading, review, The White Lotus, Young Adult

That Year at Manikoil

August 15, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I couldn’t have read That Year at Manikoil on a better day if I’d planned it. I don’t even remember how long ago I bought my copy, but it was today, Independence Day, that I sat down with it. And it was only when I was close to finishing it that I realised what an […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Aditi Krishnakumar, historical fiction, Middle Grade, reading, review, Songs of Freedom, That Year at Manikoil