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Cover page of A Functioning Anarchy? Essays for Ramachandra Guha . (Twitter)

Book Review | Many of us drift into friendships, but Ram takes his...

Over the last twenty years I have known Ram in various guises, but there are earlier incarnations that I could not know

4 July 2021 3:49 AM IST

Following the tenure of Indias first Defence Minister, Baldev Singh, from September 1946 till May1952, there was no full-time cabinet rank defence minister till April 1957. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Achievements in India's defence research despite many...

The Defence Science Organisation was formed in 1956 for initiating studies and development of futuristic weapon systems

1 Aug 2021 2:11 AM IST

The story starts with the main character Yamuna heading for Banaras, in a train, to visit her maternal grandfather (thaatha). (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | What it means to be a family and other profound secrets

During her visit to Banaras, Yamuna manages to sneak some family letters from her grandfather's files

1 Aug 2021 2:10 AM IST

The release of the book is perfectly timed to coincide with the month of the birth anniversary of Ganguly (July 18), the first female doctor to practise in India, and the International Doctors Day (July 1). (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Clear-eyed and engrossing look back at six Indian...

To her credit, Kavitha Rao's Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine steers clear of such...

1 Aug 2021 2:08 AM IST

Policymakers Journal is in two parts. The first 215-page section, The Delhi Years 2009-2012 , presents an insiders view of Indias governance during an exciting period of history. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | An economist's cheeky jottings on bureaucracy's quirks,...

He is a delightful raconteur whose diary straddles many walks of life

1 Aug 2021 1:03 AM IST

Cover page of Kathmandu Dilemma: Resetting India-Nepal Ties

Book Review | Why does Nepal need constant reaffirmation of its...

Diplomat Ranjit Rae confirms the prickly nature of Nepali pride when it comes to India and attempts to lay bare its...

30 Sept 2021 12:17 PM IST

Cover of the book A Rude Life

Vir's lesson: If you've done it, own it. At least the good part

Sanghvi's sort of self-assured ankhon-hi-ankhon mein direct dialogue with the reader is rare for women

26 Sept 2021 7:58 AM IST

Things didnt change after I joined Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune. The students too had never heard of the battle of Rezang La.

Book Review | Why I decided to pen down the story of Rezang La

In 2018, when the thought occurred to me about writing a book on the Rezang La battle, it came to me as an epiphany

16 Sept 2021 1:06 AM IST

The poem, Light of Asia, by Edwn Arnold has a curious life and journey of its own.

Ambedkar's Buddha inspires me more than Gandhi's: Jairam Ramesh

I connect more with Ambedkar's social revolutionary Buddha than Gandhi's spiritual teacher, says Jairam Ramesh

13 Sept 2021 6:47 PM IST

On December 16, 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army in the newly liberated Bangladesh. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Rare and inspiring accounts from the 1971 war theatres

A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in...

12 Sept 2021 2:32 AM IST

Since Dhondys title Fragments Against My Ruin, taken from The Waste Land, has been interpreted in many ways, one cant be sure of his precise meaning. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | An immigrant's progress and other scoops from Old...

Did Ronald Reagan really think after seeing Attenborough's film that Indira Gandhi was the Mahatma's daughter?

12 Sept 2021 2:30 AM IST

In a short story, where each word should move the story further, Potkar uses compression, striking a fine balance between what is revealed and what is concealed. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Smell the spirit of Bombay in the margins of these...

Potkar's book with its exquisite use of catalogue, language that soothes and stabs, and sharp observations, is a...

12 Sept 2021 1:28 AM IST