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VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Moder

BOOK REVIEW | A whitewashed portrait shorn of biases, insights

For this reviewer, the fact that a book has been written about V.P. Menon is insufficient.

3 Nov 2020 1:47 AM IST

Cover page of The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R

Book REVIEW | The importance of being earnest in a villainish and...

The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R. is not a political novel. It's a novel set in politics, but it's about Ruby and no...

20 Dec 2020 8:21 AM IST

Cover page of Khaki in Dust Storm

Book REVIEW | A maverick cop's gripping autobiography

The heart of the book is gripping not on account of any juicy, lazy gossip about key people

20 Dec 2020 7:41 AM IST

Cover page of Feral Dreams Mowgli and His Mothers

Book REVIEW | How Mowgli grew up, grew old and loved his mothers

The book chronicles Daniel's journey in life, from the jungle to civilisation, from childhood till his sixties

6 Dec 2020 10:03 AM IST

Cover page of Healers or Predators?: Healthcare Corruption in India

Book REVIEW | The good doctor's submissions

The book's many, well-researched papers dealt with the larger issue of the state of healthcare in India

6 Dec 2020 9:16 AM IST

Cover page of An Island by Karen Jennings

Book review | Taut psychological thriller asks key political questions

It never feels like a dense psychological thriller, even though that is exactly what it is

10 Oct 2021 11:06 AM IST

Cover page of Earthspinner by Anuradha Roy

Book review | Of teachers, creativity, change and other forces that...

The story traverses the lives of different social groups, making a comment here and there about the changes in society

10 Oct 2021 10:57 AM IST

Cover page of Banaras: of Gods, Humans and Stories

Book review | Two exquisite odes to a pair of ancient cities

Part-history, part-travelogue and part-reportage, Biswas and Nabi's extensive work traces the evolution of Shiva's home...

10 Oct 2021 10:31 AM IST

Cover page of The Light of Asia

Book review | Strange life of a poem that revealed Buddha to world

Jairam Ramesh's Light of Asia, there can be no doubt, is an altogether satisfying and successful experiment

10 Oct 2021 10:21 AM IST

John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer in Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee By Amit Ranjan. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Discovering the Oz author who was lawyer for Rani of...

In his short life of 48 years, John Lang produced 23 novels, one travelogue, some plays and five volumes of poetry

20 Nov 2021 7:57 PM IST

Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute By Maroof Raza. (Amazon photo)

Book Review | Crouching Elephant, Hidden Dragon: This history is not...

The resulting shortcomings in dealing with the Chinese have cost India dearly in terms of its security and progress

20 Nov 2021 7:55 PM IST

Karunanidhi: A Life By A.S. Panneerselvan. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Truths about M. Karunanidhi & perspectives on Tamil...

One of the key takeaways in the book is the articulation of Karunanidhi's position vis-a-vis the Sri Lankan Tamil issue

20 Nov 2021 7:52 PM IST