The history of Lupin has an uncanny similarity with that of Sherlock Holmes in the sense the character assumed a much larger than life role
26 Dec 2021 1:46 AM
Having learnt the lessons of history better than India, China bided its time and positioned itself to humiliate India whenever possible
26 Dec 2021 1:38 AM
In the Introduction, the author-compilers say Nehru’s vaulting vision was in practice tempered by the 'more mundane world of politics'
26 Dec 2021 1:21 AM
The book is raw, dark, and, surprisingly tender
19 Dec 2021 2:31 AM
Modi’s pro-poor, anti-establishmentarian populism did not really translate into pro-poor policies or help the poor to improve their lot
19 Dec 2021 1:51 AM
The novel plays out in a sequence of episodic chapters, each dealing with a separate case
18 Dec 2021 6:58 PM
It narrates the history of Indian cricket through earlier published reports of journalists who enjoyed a ringside view of the action
04 Dec 2021 9:03 PM
No credit was given to the translators in the initial English renditions, an omission which was corrected in subsequent versions
04 Dec 2021 9:00 PM
There is no plot, but there are strong characters, most of whom are her family and friends
04 Dec 2021 8:58 PM
The ensuing conflict between the world’s two Asian powers seems destined to be a defining process for global geopolitics
04 Dec 2021 8:56 PM
In his short life of 48 years, John Lang produced 23 novels, one travelogue, some plays and five volumes of poetry
20 Nov 2021 7:57 PM
The resulting shortcomings in dealing with the Chinese have cost India dearly in terms of its security and progress
20 Nov 2021 7:55 PM
One of the key takeaways in the book is the articulation of Karunanidhi’s position vis-a-vis the Sri Lankan Tamil issue
20 Nov 2021 7:52 PM
The well-researched book takes a bird’s eye view of the challenges that a rising and basically belligerent China presents to the world
24 Oct 2021 2:59 AM
Overall, the book compiles the ordeals of 16 such young men
24 Oct 2021 2:43 AM
Reading Namita Gokhale’s latest book The Blind Matriarch is an essential, gentle remembering
24 Oct 2021 2:12 AM
In 2018, when the thought occurred to me about writing a book on the Rezang La battle, it came to me as an epiphany
16 Sep 2021 1:06 AM
I connect more with Ambedkar’s social revolutionary Buddha than Gandhi’s spiritual teacher, says Jairam Ramesh
13 Sep 2021 6:47 PM
A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in school
12 Sep 2021 2:32 AM
Did Ronald Reagan really think after seeing Attenborough’s film that Indira Gandhi was the Mahatma’s daughter?
12 Sep 2021 2:30 AM