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Book Review | Tales of India’s ‘surprise’ election

Rajdeep is an excellent story teller who writes as easily as he speaks, which makes the 500-page book a breeze to read

16 Nov 2024 12:42 PM IST

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Book Review | Orbital odyssey dull and underwhelming!

At 136 pages, this slender, stylish climate fiction doubles as a meditation on the earth, universe, life and beauty

16 Nov 2024 12:38 PM IST

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Book Review | A showcase of Odisha’s rich literary tradition

In the mid-20th century Odisha, an anti-establishment movement emerged as a response to the...

9 Nov 2024 1:20 PM IST

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Book Review | Were Nawabs of Oudh effete or visionary?

This is a refreshing and engaging look at the kingdom of Awadh and the colonial powers that whirled around...

9 Nov 2024 1:14 PM IST

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Book Review | India’s Schindler and his rescue list

According to legend, an officer in Austria’s royal Habsburg army was the first to add sugar and milk to...

9 Nov 2024 1:06 PM IST

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Book Review | Spare, brutal, rural Maharashtrian noir

It has proven particularly difficult to write fiction in English about the present. Indeed, arguably the...

26 Oct 2024 12:00 PM IST

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Book Review | Biden did good despite the wars

Bob Woodward has written multiple best-selling books revealing the confidential processes behind...

26 Oct 2024 11:50 AM IST

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Book Review | Gritty Nancy’s memoir teaches how to inhabit power

As the United States stands on the precipice ahead of its November 2024 elections, Nancy Pelosi’s memoir...

26 Oct 2024 11:44 AM IST

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Book Review | The rebranding of Hyderabad

It has become boringly commonplace to identify Hyderabad with biryani, Charminar and pearls. There was...

19 Oct 2024 1:40 PM IST

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Book Review | Grasping the ineffable magic of words!

Shashi Tharoor, author, former diplomat, long-serving parliamentarian, is known as much for his...

19 Oct 2024 1:36 PM IST

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Book Review | Who is an Indian anyway?

Perhaps the most revealing story in this book is that of Partha Banerjee, son of a devoted member of the...

19 Oct 2024 1:06 PM IST

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Book Review | A lesser-known Independence struggle

Seven years before Krishna Menon, India’s defence at the time, advised Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to...

5 Oct 2024 12:38 PM IST