Books
Book Review | How BSF was the first to launch the war to liberate Bangladesh
The book is dotted with the untold story of BSF heroes who were the first to extend the hand of friendship to the rebels against Pakistan.
Book Review | Jagadish Bose, idealist who shone against odds
Wan is strong at delineating the overwhelming odds Bose had to overcome all through his life.
Book Review | What pooped on my step and other whodunits
This is a book that would be anagreeable gift for young daughters and sons or nieces and nephews.
Book Review | American slams J&K policy but doesn’t factor Islamist militancy
It took the author 15 years to rustle up a book on his Kashmir experiences.
Book Review | T.N. Seshan enforced the rulebook, gave EC its formidable reputation
Many believe that Seshan put the fear of the Election Commission in the hearts of politicians.
Book review | Slow & lovely dive into a middle class Indian girl’s young angst
The entire book is about secrets. Secrets held by Mallika, the protagonist
Book Review | C.N. Annadurai’s witty social realism lost in translation
Annadurai's fame as a politician tends to overshadow his accomplishments as a storyteller
Book Review | Giving wings to amateur birders
Aasheesh’s collection of essays, written over nearly four decades, makes justice to the phrase ‘The Pleasures of Birds and Birdwatching’
Book Review | Finance ministers who shaped early post-Independence India
What struck this reviewer was how many FMs resigned from office in those early days — a practice that ended soonafter
Book Review | Sketch of two charismatic PMs whose errors cost India dearly
The author relates with honesty the flaws and strengths Rajiv Gandhi, then seen as ‘India’s John F Kennedy’.