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Cover photo of Azaad: An Autobiobiography by Ghulam Nabi Azad. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Excerpt | How Mufti hijacked mandate, outflanked Congress to be...

Excerpt from 'Azaad: An Autobiobiography' by Ghulam Nabi Azad.

16 April 2023 12:55 AM IST

Cover photo by Following a Prayer by Sundar Sarukkai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Three little girls go looking for meaning

Warmth, humour, playfulness, earthiness, and intelligence shine out of this absolutely charming book.

16 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of One Small Voice by Santanu Bhattacharya. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | One young Indian maps changing nation, finds hope amid...

The book is a grim reminder of what happens when one remains silent the toll it exacts on both the silencer and the...

16 April 2023 12:35 AM IST

Cover photo of The Indian President: An Insiders Account of the Zail Singh Years by K.C. Singh. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | How a family retainer' reinvented himself to be an...

The biggest challenges that Zail Singh faced were during the Army operation in the Golden Temple

9 April 2023 12:30 AM IST

Cover photo of Maulana Azad: A Life by S. Irfan Habib. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Anti-colonial thinker who gave the lie to Islamic...

Brilliant minds came forth as India experienced colonial modernity, and Maulana Azad certainly has a place among the...

9 April 2023 12:28 AM IST

Cover photo of The Forsaken Wilderness by Vivaan Shah. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Florid, lurid, turgid mountaineering fantasy

The Forsaken Wilderness is the story of Barkat Singh Randhawa, a civil engineer by profession.

9 April 2023 12:25 AM IST

Cover photo of A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change by Ashish Kundra. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Northeast a happening place... a bureaucrat explains why

It is the first-hand experience in India's northeastern states that makes Ashish Kundra's book,an exceptional read.

2 April 2023 12:56 AM IST

Cover photo of The Book Beautiful A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books by Pradeep Sebastian. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Oh, the joy of the book hunt, the thrill of wishful...

Can we be treated to a display and exhibition of Pradeep's collection?

2 April 2023 12:52 AM IST

Cover photo of The Village Maestro & 100 Other Stories by Varghese Mathai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A joyous romp that's thought-provoking

Mathai's collection is enviably varied and magical.

2 April 2023 12:48 AM IST

Cover photo of Gastronama: The Indian Guide to Eating Right by Kalpish Ratna. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Listen to your body, not your brain, when it comes to...

Review of 'Gastronama: The Indian Guide to Eating Right' by Kalpish Ratna.

26 March 2023 12:16 AM IST

Cover photo of Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform edited by Vinod Rai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Could our civil service be less rule-oriented, more...

Review of 'Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform' edited by Vinod Rai.

26 March 2023 12:11 AM IST

Cover photo of The Inheritors by Nadeem Zaman. (Photo by arrangement)

Rupa Gulab | Bring on the intrigue amid Dhaka high life

Review of 'The Inheritors' by Nadeem Zaman.

19 March 2023 12:45 AM IST