book review 2021
Book Review | Arsene Lupin versus Sherlock Holmes
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
Book Review | Communists & ultranationalists: China, India fell out 6 centuries back
Having learnt the lessons of history better than India, China bided its time and positioned itself to humiliate India whenever possible
Book Review | Account of Nehru’s vision well compiled, deficiently clarified
In the Introduction, the author-compilers say Nehru’s vaulting vision was in practice tempered by the 'more mundane world of politics'
Book Review | Raw, dark, tender exploration of ties that bind families and break souls
The book is raw, dark, and, surprisingly tender
Book review | The true colour of Modi’s majoritarianism
Modi’s pro-poor, anti-establishmentarian populism did not really translate into pro-poor policies or help the poor to improve their lot
Book Review | Somali ex-diplomat, one-armed ex-cop team up in cerebral whodunit
The novel plays out in a sequence of episodic chapters, each dealing with a separate case
Book Review | Spotlighting the finest Indian writing on cricket
It narrates the history of Indian cricket through earlier published reports of journalists who enjoyed a ringside view of the action
Book Review | When Parthiban Kanavu morphs into Parthiban’s Dream
No credit was given to the translators in the initial English renditions, an omission which was corrected in subsequent versions
Book Review | Memoiric fiction that paints vivid image of Shillong — warts and all
There is no plot, but there are strong characters, most of whom are her family and friends
Book Review | Panchsheel and other delusions that wrongfooted our China ties
The ensuing conflict between the world’s two Asian powers seems destined to be a defining process for global geopolitics