Book Reviews

This ambitious book by Divya Guptaconstructs the world of soldiers with the help of letters written or dictated by these soldiers in different languages — Hindustani, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil, among others

The book is set within the time-frame of April to July 2021, when most parts of India were in the vicious grip of Covid-19’s Delta wave, unleashing hell and fury

This book is an account of the alterations to the concept of citizenship and belonging that began with the records of the Madras High Court

The book is not merely a recollection of travel memories but a work of poetry in the true Wordsworthian sense of the word

The book offers a generous sprinkling of information, lived experiences, mythology and a stellar cast of performers

Kanika Singh’s book examines how the modern tradition of realist painting shaped Sikh perceptions of their own past

From the unwanted mosquitoes and cockroaches to the intelligent pigeons and monkeys, they all have their stories to tell and the author lends them a voice

In this book, game designer Abeer Kapoor and graphic designer Ujan Dutta reveal the political dimension without eschewing the anti-imperialistic rhetoric

Book Excerpt: An avid historian, his love for art was more than just a hobby, she writes

It is a poignant and potent book

First published in Urdu as ‘Maut Ki Kitaab’ in 2011, the book has now been rendered into supple, lyrical English by A Naseeb Khan

The book doesn’t merely recount battles; it thrusts you into their chaos and grandeur

It tells how today’s market is largely a result of these efforts

The book brings together a range of artists, art writers and friends to paint a character sketch of the artist

The book traces his evolution from a penalty-corner specialist and Olympic hero to an administrator at a university mired in factional politics

A mix of romance, fantasy, adventure, mystery tied together with the supernatural element in it, the book brings home the significance of family life and relationships that can be built

Justice Shah writes that the Collegium system has altered — unfortunately, to the detriment of the HCs — the relationships between judges of the HCs and the SCI

The book encompasses a memoir, Sindhi proverbs as well as a translation

What do night trains offer that day trains and planes can’t?