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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

Cover photo of Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters edited by Namita Gokhale. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Masters and seekers unravel philosophy of the Himalayas

Review of 'Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters' edited by Namita Gokhale.

19 March 2023 12:43 AM IST

Cover photo of The Miracle Makers: Indian Crickets Greatest Epic by Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | A lively, intimate record of an epic cricket series

Cover photo of 'The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket's Greatest Epic' by Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi

19 March 2023 12:06 AM IST

Cover photo of Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the Worlds Largest Democracy by Nandini Vijayaraghavan. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | VGS, Anil Ambani, Mallya, Goyal four horsemen of the...

Review of 'Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the World's Largest Democracy' by Nandini Vijayaraghavan

19 March 2023 12:04 AM IST

Cover photo of At the Feet of Living Things: Twenty-Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India edited by Aparajita Datta, Rohan Arthur and T.R. Shankar Raman. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Bouquet of surprises bound to change your outlook on...

Review of 'At the Feet of Living Things: Twenty-Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India'

12 March 2023 12:38 AM IST