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Caught in an alpha woman's cross-hairs

The Raptor Rising: the duel begins could be playing out even as you read this

14 May 2021 12:30 AM IST

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The humorous portrayal of the pressures of society and an ever-ticking biological clock does not take away from the...

11 May 2021 6:49 PM IST

Patil is an idealist, a person who quit a well-paying information technology job to help save the world but her ideas of the things that constitute field research and conservation are similar to the ideas of bureaucrats and men with moustaches only in the most superficial way. DC Image

Book Review | Laugh and also ponder what patriarchy might do next

The book is a delightful account by a beleaguered researcher to investigate impact of government's agro-forestry policy...

9 May 2021 9:48 AM IST

Structurally, too, Ameeras circumstances feel temporary compared to Feroza Begums lifelong entrapment; the latter is better synchronised with Lalarukhs adventures. DC Image

Book Review | The grandeur and myriad horrors of a Begum's dastaan

Restless Ameera implores her dadi to tell stories about Feroza Begum, whose own restlessness had ruined her life

9 May 2021 9:40 AM IST

What attracted attention, obviously, was his taking note of the upheaval caused by Mr Modis arrival in Delhi as Prime Minister, dealt with much panache in the first two chapters of the book under the attention-grabbing headings of Bombard The Headquarters and Modis Metaphors . DC Image

Book Review | A clinical view of the exit of Delhi durbar, not an...

Sanjay Baru's book analyses the changing complexion of India's diverse influence groups

9 May 2021 9:32 AM IST

Front cover of Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis. - By Arrangement

Book Review | Those doughty homeboys with the wooden rackets

The era of triumph for Indian tennis players in doubles came much later but when it did it took the nation once again by...

25 April 2021 10:04 AM IST

There are three qualities that Chauhan novels are famous for: a toe-curling romance, mostly between polar opposites; a larger story where said polar-opposites are required to rise up to a challenge. DC Image

Book Review | B'bye chick lit, welcome cross-cultural crime fiction

Fate conspires to throw Bambi and Kashi together again rekindling old sparks when the club's handsome Zumba instructor...

25 April 2021 9:42 AM IST

Even the experimentation of biological weapons, which has been continuing under the policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for decades, has resulted in a contamination of more than the world . Image: Pentagon Press

Book Review | Worst version of China to world

Secondat has very well encapsulated a wide array of subjects, revealing much which is impactful for the Chinese public...

25 April 2021 9:31 AM IST

Among the six cautionary tales, the story that leaves a lasting impression, however, is not directly to do with sexual harassment. DC Image

Book Review | Bunch of cautionary tales on sexist abuse

Among the six cautionary tales, the story that leaves a lasting impression, however, is not directly to do with sexual...

25 April 2021 9:25 AM IST

Among this years projects will be Hasans Shillong: First City of Indias Northeast , Jayaseelan Rajs The Egalitarian Paradox: Dalits and the State in Kerala , M. Mohsin Alam Bhats Constitutional Culture: Muslims and Popular Constitutionalism in India and Sohini Cs The Losers: A History of Women Runners, and Running, in India . (Image: newindiafoundation.org)

11 scholars given fellowships by NIF to chronicle today's India

The fellowships will support non-fiction publishing projects, covering trajectories marked by post-Independence India in...

18 April 2021 11:46 PM IST

Unusual tales from the Mahabharata

The collection of 20 short stories brings out characters and incidents that are unheard of and are buried in the...

12 April 2021 12:07 AM IST

Until a generation ago, there were two kinds of Muslims in India, the Communists and the conformists, Wahab says. DC Image

Book Review: Onus on the moderate Muslim to reclaim Islam's heterodox...

The predominant view about Sufism is that it exists outside Islam as a cult born out of the admixture of Hinduism with...

11 April 2021 8:43 AM IST