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Trials of women in a society dominated by men
It was something you were born to, if you were a woman, and embedded in you from girlhood.
12 Aug 2018 12:44 AM
Odisha’s shy, chain-smoking CM and his art of survival
When Naveen entered politics in Odisha, he was trying to reach out to the people of his native land whose rusticity he did not share.
05 Aug 2018 12:32 AM
A leisurely journey through Pak’s past, present and future
On hearing from him after long, Paracha mailed Anthony asking him to bring his guitar the next time he visited Pakistan.
05 Aug 2018 12:28 AM
Book Review: Vinaya Bhagat’s The Trickster is a gripping tale of the fear of unknown
Vinaya Bhagat’s The Trickster takes readers on ride between realms of known, and unknown, merging myth with folklore and reality and crime.
27 Jul 2018 8:06 PM
Book Review: Obsessed; a tale of love gone all wrong
Ruchi Kokcha’s novel Obsessed talks about sensitive issues, love, lust and a madwoman's aspirations.
23 Jul 2018 9:00 PM
Hilarious and ultimately tragic lives of leaders who ruled Pak
Jinnah was convinced that he single-handedly had wrested Pakistan from the British Empire and that he alone would control its future.
20 Jul 2018 12:41 AM
India’s national security: An integrated view
Section V dwells on strategic concerns directly affecting India’s defensive and offensive capabilities in warfare.
29 Jun 2018 1:43 AM
A little more humour would have done the trick
The depiction of Priya and Chirag’s deathly dull and boring marriage works well, though.
24 Jun 2018 12:41 AM
Reading a cinematic masterpiece, literally
The only way the novelised Nayak can find readers is by reviving the enthusiasm that one might have felt when one first saw the film.
24 Jun 2018 12:39 AM
Understanding the disturbed mind
What doctors want for patients of maniac depression is a placid, calm and harmonious state.
22 Jun 2018 12:59 AM
Definitely not an edge of the seat thriller
The slow pace of the book is a big letdown as are the innumerable characters who flit in and out of the story.
17 Jun 2018 1:38 AM
Comey calls Trump unfit, ‘A mafia warlord’
Comey narrates the story of his entire life as a principled fight against bullies, without sounding preachy or unreal.
10 Jun 2018 1:26 AM
A timely warning about fascism to a tottering world
The fascist takeover of her native Czechoslovakia forced her to flee with her parents.
03 Jun 2018 12:41 AM
Of missing wife and a newfound second love
The Unseeing Idol of Light is a nice story that could have been better with a ruthless editor.
27 May 2018 2:46 AM
An insight into chronicles of RAW & ISI spy games
This is not the recording of a scholarly seminar, nor the minutes of a dreary conference of high officials.
27 May 2018 2:45 AM
A cat and mouse game of reward and punishment
Tabish Khair takes the reader on a journey that forces him to confront big questions.
20 May 2018 1:46 AM
Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto
Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.
20 May 2018 1:45 AM
Hilarious and gripping adventure
The book is Dev Sen’s diary-ish account of her 1977 trip to Tawang.
13 May 2018 6:16 AM
Magnum opus on AfPak history Of CIA, ISI at work
A substantial part of the book is about the collusion between Pakistan’s military-controlled spy agency, the ISI and the Taliban.
13 May 2018 6:14 AM
‘We’re doing well on green energy’
India can learn a lot on what China is doing on sanitation, on pollution and green finance agenda.
11 May 2018 12:29 AM
Columns
Tracing the Transformation of India's "Second Capital" Over Decades
The Historical Ties of the Booker Prize Amidst Liz Truss's Authorial Rise
The Congress struggles to disseminate its manifesto, while BJP recalibrates strategies amidst low voter turnout and leadership dynamics.
Student protests challenge the paradox of democracy, as law enforcement clashes with demands for peace and justice.