books
Book Review | Discovering the Oz author who was lawyer for Rani of Jhansi
In his short life of 48 years, John Lang produced 23 novels, one travelogue, some plays and five volumes of poetry
Book Review | Crouching Elephant, Hidden Dragon: This history is not to be repeated
The resulting shortcomings in dealing with the Chinese have cost India dearly in terms of its security and progress
Book Review | Truths about M. Karunanidhi & perspectives on Tamil politics
One of the key takeaways in the book is the articulation of Karunanidhi’s position vis-a-vis the Sri Lankan Tamil issue
‘A week’s plan works for me’
An inspirational story of three people who refuse to give up on themselves
Book review | All Roads Lead North
A handshake across Himalayas, amid Terai rumblings
Book Review | An Odia literary star’s fine vignettes, wicked wit and social insights
While the book deals with dark subjects, the hand that writes it is beautifully light, and gives you many occasions to laugh out loud
Book Review | The eloquent outsider, lovingly remembered...
Guru Dutt had the rare ability of being loved and commanding the loyalty of those who came in contact with him
Book Review | Fantasy beats autofiction, but ‘magic realism’ trounced by fact
Salman contends that publishing today favours the revealing, racially, sexually and culturally situated autobiography
Book Review | Bookseller’s love story in wartime Paris shows past is never behind us
Fast paced, the book, though a work of fiction, has been well researched and with historical sources cited
Book Review | Hobsbawm’s choice: When logic rejects nationalism...
Britain’s best-known historian, Eric Hobsbawm, traverses a similar path in his writings on Nationalism