Book Reviews

When you protect tigers, you protect the entire habitat, down to the smallest insect, he writes in his last book

A novella about growing up in a sort of void

The book attempts to reconstruct Babur’s life through wars and conquests

In this witty, breezy whodunit told from the perspective of women, men walk in and out, playing small supporting characters

One must compliment the work put in by the author in dredging historical facts from all kinds of myths and racial misgivings that have since come to surround old poets, especially from the Mughal period

A joyful and thought-provoking read

The book resurrects the titanic 18th century endeavour to catalogue all creation, a quest that was as much about personal glory and philosophical conviction as it was about science

The book is evocative yet unflinching, fusing folklore, memory and politics into a narrative that is both intimate and haunting

The author says continued investment in R&D is essential to maintaining a competitive edge, given the rapid pace of technological change and the strategic advantage conferred by advanced AI systems

Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew has embroidered revolt in a sweeping family saga set in emerald green verdant Kerala

The Indus Waters Treaty marked the end of the canal waters dispute, which had arisen in 1948

The book chronicles his life between 1991-2021, a time both of glory and deep reflection

The author proposes a philosophy that extends the same rights and privileges to everyone by practising equity of opportunity and genuine equality before the law

The book is a visual act of remembrance and resistance, forcing us to reconsider how India treats its forest citizens

The author’s flair lies in blurring the boundaries between myth and reality

The book provides a vantage point from which to make sense of this great phenomenon of both the pre-modern and modern world

The journey of a disciple and his endeavours to understand Gurbani form the essence of this volume

The author excels at breaking down complex ideas so that even those without expertise can understand them

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee’s ‘Gandhi: The End of Non-Violence’ is an account of the last 15 months of the Mahatma and his solitary peace missions

The story that the author has woven is not really an easy one for the modern Indian, shaped as the mindset is with textbook histories that tamp down on imagining internationalist projects in the first half of the 20th century. And that is why it is an important read