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Cover photo of Gastronama: The Indian Guide to Eating Right by Kalpish Ratna

Book Review | Listen to your body, not your brain, when it comes to...

Just a few chapters into Gastronama: The Indian Guide to Eating Right by Kalpish Ratna, I was overcome with rage. My...

26 March 2023 12:13 AM IST

Cover photo of Transforming the Steel Frame: Promise and Paradox of Civil Service Reform edited by Vinod Rai. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Could our civil service be less rule-oriented, more...

Vinod Rai — the editor — retired as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, one among the...

26 March 2023 12:09 AM IST

Cover photo of Mystics and Sceptics: In Search of Himalayan Masters edited by Namita Gokhale. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Masters and seekers unravel philosophy of the Himalayas

Upon first seeing the cover of Mystics and Sceptics, which features an exquisite artwork by the renowned Himalayan...

19 March 2023 1:44 AM IST

Cover photo of The Inheritors by Nadeem Zaman. (Photo by arrangement)

Rupa Gulab | Bring on the intrigue amid Dhaka high life

Nisar Chowdhury visits Bangladesh after almost 30 years — his family had moved to the USA when he was in his early...

19 March 2023 12:59 AM IST

Cover photo of The Miracle Makers: Indian Crickets Greatest Epic by Bharat Sundaresan with Gaurav Joshi

Book Review | A lively, intimate record of an epic cricket series

Watching India versus Australia Test matches played in Australia is always a thrilling prospect. Play starts at 5.30 am....

19 March 2023 12:06 AM IST

Cover photo of Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the Worlds Largest Democracy by Nandini Vijayaraghavan. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | VGS, Anil Ambani, Mallya, Goyal â€” four horsemen of the...

Nandini Vijayaraghavan is a multi-faceted writer, her interests ranging from translating epics from Tamil literature to...

19 March 2023 12:04 AM IST

Cover photo of At the Feet of Living Things: Twenty-Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India edited by Aparajita Datta, Rohan Arthur and T.R. Shankar Raman. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Bouquet of surprises bound to change your outlook on...

How well named is this book? I started thinking that I would learn all about the marvellous creatures shown on the...

12 March 2023 12:39 AM IST

Book Review | Naturalistâ€™s whodunit is crisp and satisfying

A whodunit laid out in short, crisp chapters, Death In Shambles is a breezy read, pleasurable in its pitch-perfect tone...

12 March 2023 12:37 AM IST

Cover photo of Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story by Seema Sirohi. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | India-US ties: Will a shadow fall between friendship &...

Seema Sirohi has been a foreign correspondent for various Indian newspapers based in Washington for nearly four decades....

12 March 2023 12:34 AM IST

While the intent is one that would have the support of all Indians and their global allies, the question is, how exactly is India poised on the world stage? (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | No room for atavism if India hopes to be a leading world...

The rhetoric is compelling, even seductive: India, we are told, has burst upon the world as a great power. This is a...

4 March 2023 11:38 PM IST

The principles of party organisation, the programmes or vision statements of parties, the slogans they employ, the nature of their day-to-day activity, are closely tied to the question of class interests. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Cong vs BJP: â€˜Ideologicalâ€™ analysis rings hollow...

The sub-title of this book, “Polarisation and the Growing Crisis of the Congress Party (2009-19)”, is...

4 March 2023 10:59 PM IST

Its a series of essays about Sara Rais 1960s. (Photo By Arrangement)

Book Review | Premchandâ€™s grandchild curates her memories

Here’s a confession. I’d never heard of Sara Rai until I saw a book with her name on it a couple of weeks...

4 March 2023 10:47 PM IST