Book Reviews

The author explores the Hindu concept of Shiva-Shakti, or Purusha-Prakriti

Based on his personal notes, the book has been published more than four decades after the demise of Gen Shrinagesh

The book reflects the melting pot that Bengaluru has become

The book conjures up the image of two tramps/troubadours going on their personal journeys while being deeply connected

The novel unfolds through the voices of women

The author offers an elaborate explanation of Shastri’s commitment to morality in public life

The book is amazing for the range of languages it traces over a vast span of more than 6,000 years

Bakhtiar Dadabhoy’s biography of John Mathai throws the spotlight on a forgotten footnote in Independent India’s history

What sets ‘Asha Bhosle: A Life in Music’ by Ramya Sarma apart is that it maintains a balance between the singer's work and personal charisma

The former RAW chief brings out Farooq Abdullah’s finest qualities as a man who would “not keep carrying a grudge” and who “never believed in closing a door”

The movement deserves renewed attention, and this book is a worthy spark

The book is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of the times, and partly a collection of his own subjective observations on the world he watched and has lived in

This book is a collection of four novellas, each offering a distinctive flavour in terms of its tone, tenor and texture

Character-driven and yet philosophically rich, this novel is set in the world of the female collective unconscious

Despite the undoubted wealth of material and density of research, some key gaps persist

The stories trace the landscape of a middle class which has withered away from the collective memory

A reflection of Punjab’s fluid sacred spaces, these institutions enable community connect and a sense of belonging, and are thus a unique example of social capital — trust within communities.

The book captures the Indian judicial system at the district level most illustratively

‘Shooting Straight’ maps the life and career of a General without being a hagiography

The author brings out the emerging contradictions between the farmers and the government along with private companies