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Book Review | Three little girls go looking for meaning

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

16 Apr 2023 12:52 AM

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

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

16 Apr 2023 12:35 AM

Book Review | How a ‘family retainer’ reinvented himself to be an iconic President

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

09 Apr 2023 12:30 AM

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

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

09 Apr 2023 12:28 AM

Book Review | Florid, lurid, turgid mountaineering fantasy

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

09 Apr 2023 12:25 AM

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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.

02 Apr 2023 12:56 AM

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

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

02 Apr 2023 12:52 AM

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

Mathai’s collection is enviably varied and magical.

02 Apr 2023 12:48 AM

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

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

26 Mar 2023 12:16 AM

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

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

26 Mar 2023 12:11 AM

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Rupa Gulab | Bring on the intrigue amid Dhaka high life

Review of 'The Inheritors' by Nadeem Zaman.

19 Mar 2023 12:45 AM

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 Mar 2023 12:43 AM

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 Mar 2023 12:06 AM

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

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

19 Mar 2023 12:04 AM

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

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

12 Mar 2023 12:38 AM

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Book Review | Naturalist’s whodunit is crisp and satisfying

Review of 'Death in Shambles' by Stephen Alter.

12 Mar 2023 12:36 AM

Book Review | India-US ties: Will a shadow fall between friendship & alliance?

Review of 'Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story' by Seema Sirohi.

12 Mar 2023 12:33 AM

Book Review | No room for atavism if India hopes to be a leading world power

The first distinction of importance is the definition of world powers and where India stands or seeks to stand

04 Mar 2023 11:38 PM

Book Review | Cong vs BJP: ‘Ideological’ analysis rings hollow sans class perspective

A study of ideology can hardly be divested from an enquiry into class, which is not undertaken here

04 Mar 2023 10:59 PM

Book Review | Premchand’s grandchild curates her memories

Only when I had the book in my hands did I realise that Sara Rai is the granddaughter of that great writer in Hindi, Premchand

04 Mar 2023 10:49 PM

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