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The Microphone Men: How Orators Created a Modern India, by Priyadarshi Dutta Indus Source Books, Rs 799.

How orators pioneered women's rights, Indian freedom movement

Though Roy's early death prevented him from pursuing the medium, Dwarkanath revelled in it in several public meetings.

3 Nov 2019 2:13 AM IST

The Sikh Minority and the Partition of the Punjab 1920-1947 By Chhanda Chatterjee Manohar pp235, Rs 1,095

Did the Congress give Sikhs the short shrift?

The loyalist image of Sikhs, the author informs, first received a rude shock with the launching of the canal colony...

1 Nov 2019 8:09 AM IST

Indias Lost Frontier: The Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan by Raghavendra Singh Rupa, Rs 995.

A dense pre-Partition history of NWFP that fails to hold attention

The region was retained as a part of undivided Punjab in 1849, when the British vanquished the Sikh power.

6 Oct 2019 4:59 AM IST

The New Delhi Conspiracy by Meenakshi Lekhi with Krishna Kumar HarperCollins, Rs 299.

Thriller as a parable of PM Modi's India

The book, as the title suggests, is based in the national capital.

22 Sept 2019 2:49 AM IST

Germany seeks end to live chick shredding

In a basement of Dresden University, German scientists are busy refining a technique that could save millions of fluffy...

2 May 2016 3:24 AM IST