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Book Review | Salim Ali: An unlikely beginning, a great end
It’s the author’s well-founded belief that Salim Ali’s life offers today’s children a role model.
27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of gender
What Waziri lays bare are the inequalities of our gender laws. The insensitivity of our judicial pronouncements.
27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | Doughty subaltern teen beats trafficking, shows community new future
There is intrigue, excitement, suspense and action.
20 Aug 2023 12:27 AM
Book Review | Secrets & surprises: Oral testimonies of India’s contemporary history
What Chowdhury unfolds is an engrossing narrative of event, turns out to be a political thriller.
20 Aug 2023 12:15 AM
Book Review | A family’s quest amid shifting sands of identity
The author has dedicated the book to the rootless, separated, identity-less people, victims of war and Partition.
20 Aug 2023 12:08 AM
Book Excerpt | ‘Wouldn’t it be easier to just kill Rahul Mukerjea? Why Sheena?’
Excerpt from 'Unbroken' by Indrani Mukerjea.
13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | An English garden opens window to healing
Odd though it may seem, this sadness that you don’t expect to find in a feel-good book is what makes it work so well.
13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | Why India forgot Syud Hossain, its first ambassador to Cairo
For those seeking to understand the context of the Khilafat Movement, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, look no further.
13 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | White is might in opium memoir that unmasks Britain, America
In Smoke and Ashes, his new book of nonfiction, Ghosh returns to opium.
06 Aug 2023 12:16 AM
Book Review | 3 generations of family grapple with curse
Nothing in this novel sets off a yawn because we meet people from all walks of life.
06 Aug 2023 12:12 AM
Book Review | Lurid and bloated historical epic does not stand test of time
The story serves as a mirror to the careful reader, offering insights into how people act under pressure, and what makes the difference.
06 Aug 2023 12:06 AM
Book Review | A literary thriller parsing corruption and class
Age of Vice is about Ajay, a dalit from an Uttar Pradesh village who is trafficked at the age of eight to work as a servant in the mountains
30 Jul 2023 12:10 AM
Book Review | In defence of living things, big and small
The story has a powerful message that renders its effect both long-lasting and satisfying.
30 Jul 2023 12:10 AM
Book Review | What we don’t talk about when we talk about China
The book is designed to explain China’s past and present in a succinct, step-by-step manner which makes it easy to comprehend.
30 Jul 2023 12:05 AM
Book Review | Politician’s debut flags caste in Sikh diaspora
The novel examines ways of configuring human relationships with empathy and kindness.
23 Jul 2023 12:14 AM
Book Review | Even nostalgia has its limits in this science fantasy on decades past
Time Shelter is, perhaps, one of the most brilliant books of our time.
23 Jul 2023 12:08 AM
Book Review | How to rehumanise the workplace in the era of cyborgs
The fear is, machines could become sentient in the not-too-distant future.
23 Jul 2023 12:04 AM
Book Review | When Oman ruled Indian Ocean and how Dar es Salaam copied Bombay
This book is an important contribution for those who want to understand slave trade in the Indian Ocean.
16 Jul 2023 12:30 AM
Book Review | How BSF was the first to launch the war to liberate Bangladesh
The book is dotted with the untold story of BSF heroes who were the first to extend the hand of friendship to the rebels against Pakistan.
16 Jul 2023 12:07 AM
Book Review | Jagadish Bose, idealist who shone against odds
Wan is strong at delineating the overwhelming odds Bose had to overcome all through his life.
16 Jul 2023 12:01 AM
Columns
PM Modi's campaign rhetoric takes an unexpected turn as the Congress emerges as a key focus in the 2024 elections.
India's National Human Rights Commission faces accreditation issues over concerns of independence and effectiveness
With just two weeks left before results, the BJP and Congress vie for dominance in a contentious 2024 Lok Sabha election.
On May 25, voting with hope for an India that values its rich tapestry of languages, religions, and cultures against rising homogeneity