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Books | The Asian Age
I feel I must embody the best version of my faith: Rana Safvi
All the world over, there is a lot of Islamophobia. And having travelled extensively, I have seen that.
20 Apr 2024 12:58 PM
Book Review | Manifesto of Indian citizen shows constant vigil must for democracy
This is a remarkably simple but effective method of reminding citizenry that a fight for democratic rights and privileges is ongoing
20 Apr 2024 12:47 PM
Book Review | Jingoistic war fantasy presented as speculative fiction
The novel also throws a unique geopolitical situation into the mix
20 Apr 2024 12:41 PM
Tipu’s carpenter and his European quest
The book takes reader into another era, complete with sights, sounds, smells and emotions
14 Apr 2024 9:01 PM
‘Muslim question’ sheer propaganda, there is no promised land
'The book is worthy of reflection by all modern Indians, the country’s civil society as a whole'
14 Apr 2024 8:57 PM
Not long ago, democracy was almost snuffed out in Dhaka
The book traces the history of Bengal from ancient times to the birth and progress of Bangladesh
14 Apr 2024 8:49 PM
Mita Kapur: I followed my instincts
It is as literary director for the prestigious JCB Prize for Literature that Mita has built herself a lasting legacy
13 Apr 2024 2:47 PM
Book Review | Writing India’s own history of libertarian economic thought leadership
This is a book of economic and social history which shows future possibilities
06 Apr 2024 2:55 PM
Book Review | The importance of being an earnestly-radicalised, young Muslim
We see two sides of Mahmud throughout the book
06 Apr 2024 2:50 PM
Book Review | Anatomy of an Indian self-help guide
Chetan Bhagat knows his audience well and has catered to their needs quite flawlessly for over a decade now
06 Apr 2024 2:45 PM
Book Excerpt | How Telugu films celebrate folk heroes and NTR created Bobbili sub-genre
Folk stories are also where Telugu cinema draws its method of exaggerated emotions from.
31 Mar 2024 12:05 AM
Book Review | Nature the teacher in land of renunciation
The book is many-layered as it moves between the past and the present. Memory and its sister recollection imbue the lives of the characters.
30 Mar 2024 11:05 PM
Book Review | Nayanima’s testimony of Kabul’s fall has a few what-ifs, some caveats
Two days before Kabul fell to the Taliban the journalist proposed to write a despatch predicting its imminent takeover
30 Mar 2024 9:27 PM
Book Review | An old woman’s odd quest to find her co-wives
Antony’s prose is so lyrical that it can be set to music
23 Mar 2024 1:44 PM
Exactly how do we bring in selfless leaders, redraft democracy?
In effect, what democracy and democratic institutions require is periodic review, reflection, audit and redesign
23 Mar 2024 1:42 PM
Book Review | At waltz of Dragon, Elephant, Lion, Eagle, Nehru’s prescience
On the whole, the book offers us a reminder that the present may be equally difficult to weather as the storms over China gather afresh
23 Mar 2024 1:38 PM
Book Review | Editor’s honesty forges unlikely friendship in world of letters
His first book, The Unquiet Woods: Ecological Change and Peasant Resistance in the Himalaya, launched Guha’s literary career
18 Mar 2024 12:27 AM
Book Review | Scientist plays God in laboured science fiction
The writing is patchy: It’s good most of the way, though often self-indulgent, sometimes turgid, and occasionally just plain wretched
17 Mar 2024 1:06 PM
Book Review | Sympathetic detective, lame whodunit
It’s only towards the fag end of the book that the author remembers he promised us a serial killer, and gets his act together
17 Mar 2024 12:54 PM
Book review | A writer’s diary is a repository of ideas
One thread that runs through Kumar’s Yellow Book is the pandemic
09 Mar 2024 8:49 PM
Columns
Modi's "Guarantee 2024" vs Congress' "Nyay Patra" - A Clash of Narratives
Exploring the historical context and implications of the term "Hindu Rashtra" in light of constitutional and legal frameworks.
The BJP adapts its messaging, responding to opposition criticism with new assurances and clarifications.
Pradeep S. Mehta and T.B. Simi
Pradeep S. Mehta and Simi T.B. | Urgent action is required at all levels to tackle plastic pollution
Urgent Call to Action: Addressing the Global Plastic Pollution Crisis on Earth Day 2024