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Book Review | How humanity redeems the individual
Many of the stories end on a note of satisfaction for the reader, as when retribution or karma catches up
13 Mar 2022 12:46 AM
Book Review | Sharp, broad and objective look at India’s foreign policy
Menon’s book is about India in the context of Asian geopolitics, a most complex subject
06 Mar 2022 2:46 AM
Book review | A mermaid’s story told in poetic prose, with eye catching artwork
The story is told from the point of view of Ila, a half-woman, half-mermaid
06 Mar 2022 2:38 AM
Book Review | The Internet can be intrusive: Better learn how to be left alone
However, when you think about privacy, it is worth asking if every message is really worth saving
06 Mar 2022 1:00 AM
An authentic biography of a scientific pioneer
Written by Biman Nath, the book aims to popularise science and the history science amongst lay readers
27 Feb 2022 3:58 AM
Book Review | Poetry, privilege and a teacher’s duties
This book gives you a good look at the world of global academia, and how different cultures merge seamlessly in the world of arts
27 Feb 2022 3:27 AM
Book Review | Clear-eyed perspective on Mahatma’s assassination
The first thing that strikes you about this book is its no-nonsense writing
27 Feb 2022 2:45 AM
Book Review | Who’s who in the New Great Game that has started in Afghanistan
The US abandoning Afghanistan to let it fall to the Taliban is one of the greatest catastrophes of the 21st century
20 Feb 2022 3:45 AM
Book Review | Murders, served with dollops of laughter
Dolly is suspected of one of the murders and it is up to Mini to don the sleuth’s hat and clear her friend’s name
20 Feb 2022 2:30 AM
Book Review | Feline mystique! How one cat can change your world
It’s a collection of essays and fictions by cat lovers
20 Feb 2022 2:02 AM
Book Review | Take the Muslim out of India and what’s left is this heady daydream
Only a comprehensive, all-encompassing dialogue can resolve this situation and that is best-presented in a fast-paced drama
13 Feb 2022 2:47 AM
Book Review | Brevity and black humour soul of poignant tale set in Punjab of 1980s
That said, the state of Punjab as a whole, has been witness to a lot of violence, and change
13 Feb 2022 1:50 AM
Book Review | Attention! Big Tech is conspiring to purloin it and make hay
One of the features that makes the book valuable is that it has been exhaustively and excellently researched
13 Feb 2022 1:34 AM
Book Review | Fiction from Nagaland that is spare, elegant and truthful
The story is as disturbing as the schisms in Naga society
06 Feb 2022 2:57 AM
Book Review | Visceral leadership: A racy, insightful biography of BJP
The authors have resisted the temptation to delve into any single personality, historic incident or theory at too much length
06 Feb 2022 2:47 AM
Book Review | Meeran’s stories are the tales of a forgotten people
Written originally in Tamil, the Sahitya Akademi Award winner, Meeran’s Stories are translated into English by Prabha Sridevan
06 Feb 2022 2:14 AM
Book Review | For young souls trapped on the hedonic treadmill
At the outset, Ramesh tells us that his book is not prescriptive or preachy nor is it a compass with a clear direction
29 Jan 2022 6:48 PM
Book Review | A family of talented Pahari painters memorialised
The book is not merely about the paintings, (painted between 1800-1825 in Guler, or Kangra) but equally about the text that inspired them
29 Jan 2022 6:46 PM
Book Review | The many unknown acts of the great Bengal tragedy
Mughals grabbed resources and richer land in the form of eastern Bengal and converted its residents into their own faith
29 Jan 2022 6:44 PM
Chronicle of a great river, its peoples, conflicts and myriad stories
Is ‘The Braided River’ a travelogue, a personal pilgrimage, a historical search for origins and beginnings or a political commentary?
22 Jan 2022 6:47 PM
Columns
Modi's "Guarantee 2024" vs Congress' "Nyay Patra" - A Clash of Narratives
Exploring the historical context and implications of the term "Hindu Rashtra" in light of constitutional and legal frameworks.
The BJP adapts its messaging, responding to opposition criticism with new assurances and clarifications.
Pradeep S. Mehta and T.B. Simi
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