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Book Review | India almost middle-income, yet needs to become ‘thinking nation’
One of the reasons for India’s relatively slow growth, the authors argue, is the problem with manufacturing
20 Jan 2024 2:00 PM
Book Review | A badass female IPS officer shares her journey
As she sums it up at the end, it was a journey, of which she enjoyed every minute, with a passion for living life to the fullest
20 Jan 2024 1:49 PM
Like food, literature omnipresent in all our lives: Maria Goretti
I write about life and love, and everything in-between. I don’t really dwell on objects
20 Jan 2024 1:45 PM
Book Review | Lawyer’s ‘ballad’ of Yerawada Jail reflects on the lives of 76 prisoners
This resident of Phansi Yard has a writer’s sensibility, and says in a matter-of-fact way
13 Jan 2024 1:18 PM
Book Review | A beautiful slow-burn novel sums up the Indian Muslim’s passions
No, it’s a Muslim Delhi novel. It’s an almost-historical novel. It’s a contemporary novel
13 Jan 2024 1:01 PM
Book Review | Women’s doubts and decisions, gracefully deciphered
As straightforward as they seem, the stories in Guilt Trip work on several levels
13 Jan 2024 12:49 PM
Book Review | Churchill’s policy towards India was dishonest and mendacious
I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion
07 Jan 2024 12:00 AM
Book Review | Old-fashioned heist thriller goes down to the wire
Can the thieves get the better of the police or will the police force outsmart them?
07 Jan 2024 12:00 AM
Book Review | An obtrusive storyteller’s fascinating project
A series of Indian scents takes the reader on a journey far and wide
07 Jan 2024 12:00 AM
History & realpolitik, from the mouth of the Mahatma
The enduring theme of the Mahatma’s concerns is the imperative of Hindu-Muslim unity
30 Dec 2023 4:31 PM
Book Review | A career unimpeded by ideology & protected by Indira’s blessing
Not that the future President of India waffled. He was vigorously involved on many fronts and always a vocal theorist
23 Dec 2023 5:06 PM
Book Review | Pick your battles honestly to survive city of fire
The story of the author is inevitably woven into the story of the city
23 Dec 2023 5:02 PM
Book Review | Colossus from the lost pages of India's chequered history!
As the son and grandson of sultans, Bahadur Shah is ambitious
23 Dec 2023 4:59 PM
Book Excerpt | Silloo, able wife of Sam Manekshaw
Silloo became the quintessential army wife, stepping up to wear the boots and keeping the home fires burning while her husband was away
23 Dec 2023 4:56 PM
Gorgeous, authentic book of records!
The Limca Book of Records 2024 marks the completion of 34 years of LBR
17 Dec 2023 2:32 AM
Book Review | Roman lives curiously radiate that sinking feeling
Jhumpa Lahiri is an acquired taste
17 Dec 2023 2:17 AM
Book Review | Heady Mughal thriller combines intrigue and art
There’s a good story here. With a little more research, much more depth, and mature telling, it could have been a masterpiece
17 Dec 2023 1:59 AM
Book Excerpt | India’s growth story diverges from the pan-Asian narrative
Excerpted with permission of the publisher from 'Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future'
17 Dec 2023 1:44 AM
Book Review | Spectres and spirits of Bengal past
Sucheta Dasgupta has carefully selected and translated six of Mukhopadhyay's stories in the folk/fairy tale and fantasy genre
17 Dec 2023 1:35 AM
A Man from Motihari, A lyrical tale of love, loss and breaking boundaries
Like Patna Blues, the writer’s earlier novel, the writing is unpretentious and evocative
13 Dec 2023 5:32 PM
Columns
Baba Ramdev's Apology: Too Little, Too Late for His Alleged Frauds
Preserving Literature or Perpetuating Censorship? The Debate Over Revisionism in Academic Circles
Economic woes, agrarian discontent, and regional dynamics may pose hurdles for BJP's electoral prospects.
The Middle East conflict is complex, with Iran and Israel adopting strategies to neutralize each other