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Book Review | Gen. Shrinagesh Moved Tanks To Zoji La Pass

Book Review | Gen. Shrinagesh Moved Tanks To Zoji La Pass

Among the earliest batches of Indians to be nominated for the Sandhurst Military Academy, UK, he won the Quetta Cup for...

6 July 2025 1:07 PM IST

Book Review | Mujib Didn’t Know Foe From Friend

Book Review | Mujib Didn’t Know Foe From Friend

Mujib’s tragic flaw, Ghosh writes, was his inability to distinguish between true comrades and opportunists

6 July 2025 1:00 PM IST

Book Review | When Remembrance Is Both Relief And A Trauma

Book Review | When Remembrance Is Both Relief And A Trauma

Before long, we gather that the police have evidence of her involvement in gory Maoist killings

28 Jun 2025 4:19 PM IST

Book Review | In ‘Songs’ Of City, An Unequal Music

Book Review | In ‘Songs’ Of City, An Unequal Music

Lindsay Pereira’s first two novels were both set in Mumbai, the city where he grew up. His debut novel, Gods and Ends,...

28 Jun 2025 4:05 PM IST

Book Review | Novel Questions How Indian Families Are Changing

Book Review | Novel Questions How Indian Families Are Changing

The telling starts with the Saxena father, Brahm, calling a family council. Mrs Saxena is right there, of course, and...

21 Jun 2025 4:13 PM IST

Book Review | What Indira Was Thinking

Book Review | What Indira Was Thinking

Frank pins Indira badges on dhotis, turns C.R. Das into an Allahabad-wallah, delays the Bangladesh war by a decade to...

21 Jun 2025 3:50 PM IST

Book Review | The Importance Of Being Jimmy

Book Review | The Importance Of Being Jimmy

No wonder Amarnath, once completely frustrated at being dropped for the umpteenth time, called the selectors a “bunch of...

21 Jun 2025 3:40 PM IST

Book Review | Nalanda: Greater Than a FAQ List

Book Review | Nalanda: Greater Than a FAQ List

This book is lush with facts but yet lacks a fabric that emotes with the reader

14 Jun 2025 1:34 PM IST

Book Review | Life and Work of a Legendary ‘Banker-Saint’

Book Review | Life and Work of a Legendary ‘Banker-Saint’

The book takes in the many dimensions of the legendary banker’s life and notes in particular the equal place he accorded...

14 Jun 2025 1:32 PM IST

Book Review | The Radicalism of Jesus Christ Portrayed Affectingly

Book Review | The Radicalism of Jesus Christ Portrayed Affectingly

Malayalam author Benyamin shot to prominence among English-reading circles when he was awarded the 2014 JCB Prize for...

14 Jun 2025 1:30 PM IST

Book Review | Live Safeguard Of Our Freedom

Book Review | Live Safeguard Of Our Freedom

Tomes have already been written on the Indian Constitution, which is the world’s longest written Constitution for any...

7 Jun 2025 4:01 PM IST

Book Review | Women’s Lives, Women’s Angst

Book Review | Women’s Lives, Women’s Angst

While the threat of another wife may be specific to their religion, most of the other problems these women face are...

7 Jun 2025 3:04 PM IST