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Who Owns that Song? by A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Juggernaut, Rs 599.

A slickly produced work of non-fiction

The impact of his work over Tamil literature and culture has been huge, the author notes and shows how.

12 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Life and Times, by Tathagata Roy Penguin, Rs 599

Lacks objective analysis, more akin to a fiction

The other chief fault of the book is that it is a hagiography couched as history. Mookerjee is Roy's hero and he can see...

6 May 2018 6:38 AM IST

The Fisher of Perch by Tanya Mendonsa, Paper Project, Rs 449.

Sublime poetry with stunning metaphors

As Roy writes, Women, unlike men, are called at their workplace for example, over the missing sock of a child.

1 April 2018 1:30 AM IST

The Decline of Civilization: Why we need to return to Gandhi and Tagore by Ramin Jahanbegloo Aleph, Rs 399

Empathy, morality: Traits of a civilised nation

The barbarians are not the ISIS then, despite the external barbarity they demonstrate.

10 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

The Essential Ambedkar by Bhalchandra Mungekar Rupa, Rs 395.

A rich insight into Ambedkar's mind

This makes it specially important to consider the contribution made by the book to this debate.

2 July 2017 3:54 AM IST