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    Book Review | Do Stories Bind Humanity?Books
    Book Review | Do Stories Bind Humanity?

    Wendy Doniger’s 1998 title, The Implied Spider: Politics and Theology in Myth, is rooted in a conversation between two...

    13 Sept 2026 3:39 PM IST

    Book Review | The Horror Of War Through The Prism Of Sci-fiBooks
    Book Review | The Horror Of War Through The Prism Of Sci-fi

    The war is fought amid literal fog on a largely monochromatic battlefield. The empire is grey; the enemy, white; deadly...

    23 May 2026 10:59 PM IST

    Book Review | National Symbols Vis-À-Vis Popular ValuesBooks
    Book Review | National Symbols Vis-À-Vis Popular Values

    What makes a nation is indeed its people. One of the various interpretations of that statement is that a nation is...

    2 May 2026 11:44 AM IST

    Book Review | Accident Burns Boy, loyalties Burn FamilyBooks
    Book Review | Accident Burns Boy, loyalties Burn Family

    The author’s genius lies in the fact that, despite the title, the book does not revolve around a central character, but...

    23 Aug 2025 8:34 PM IST

    Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian LanguagesBooks
    Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian Languages

    In the second half, a shift in focus takes place, and the southern Indian languages are inquired into. The cultural...

    24 May 2025 12:56 PM IST

    Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political HinduismBooks
    Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political Hinduism

    To briefly recount the history of the term for our purposes, the term “Hindu” originates from the Sanskrit word...

    1 March 2025 5:39 PM IST

    Book Review | Delhi: A meal-by-meal explorationBooks
    Book Review | Delhi: A meal-by-meal exploration

    I have a confession to make: I have never been to Delhi in all my 24 years. The closest I have come...

    11 Jan 2025 12:40 PM IST

    Book Review | A showcase of Odisha’s rich literary traditionBooks
    Book Review | A showcase of Odisha’s rich literary tradition

    In the mid-20th century Odisha, an anti-establishment movement emerged as a response to the...

    9 Nov 2024 1:20 PM IST

    Book Review | Twisted love before fall of Berlin WallBooks
    Book Review | Twisted love before fall of Berlin Wall

    “Will you come to my funeral?” is an opening line that quite effectively foreshadows what is to follow — a grim...

    10 Aug 2024 12:56 PM IST

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