Eschewing the usual biographical guardrails of timelines, author Rachna Singh narrates the conversations she had with the photographer and her observations and ruminations in 10 chapters
26 Jan 2025
Eschewing the usual biographical guardrails of timelines, author Rachna Singh narrates the conversations she had with the photographer and her observations and ruminations in 10 chapters
The book ends up throwing punches at the ‘moral’ Indian middle class
The book also maps the history of alternative cinema and theatre in India
Artworks produced at Nalanda had features of both Mathura and Sarnath with some local touch, Abhay K writes in ‘Nalanda: How It Changed the World’
‘The Elephant Book’ by Sowmya Rajendran is a captivating exploration of the profound relationship between humans and elephants
‘Thorns and Roses’ commands compulsive reading
Gyan Chaturvedi’s mastery over absurd situations sets the tone — where was the govt when the Bazaar was taking over everything?
‘The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole’ by Salil Desai is an unusual book which blends crime and comedy with apparent ease
‘The Story of Eve: Selected Poems’ is the first-ever collection of Zehra Nigah’s poems in English in a book form
Satya Mohanty objectively dissects the GST structure, banking and MSMEs, and state finances, to predict that far from being an Asian Tiger, the economy could be heading for a sustained slowdown
Coming after a gap of 16 years, Jeet Thayil’s new poetry book, ‘I’ll Have It Here’, is like looking into an abyss that sniggers back, shakes your conscience and asks uncomfortable questions
The author makes a case for reclaiming the cultural, religious and medicinal heritage of cannabis as our own, before it is expropriated by other countries
Mahatma Gandhi felt that if the machinery craze grows in our country, it will become an unhappy hand. As we commemorate his 76th death anniversary this month, here is revisiting what he wrote in ‘Hind Swaraj’
The book explores several important aspects of understanding natural and social phenomena and the decision-making process of the brain, where principles of physics developed in very different contexts can be gainfully used
The poet, editor, journalist and anthologist Manohar Shetty returns this time with a book of short stories. ‘Mr Secondhand and Other Stories’ is a vibrant canvas of Goan life, with patches of Bombay, and reminiscent of RK Narayan’s Malgudi. Shetty’s...
Debdas Banerjee’s book ‘India’s Education Paradox: National Policies and Regional Insights’ critiques the state of education in view of the regional imbalances and the intent of national educational policies
Story of an extraordinary woman from Bombay who acquired the courage to defy the tyranny of Hindu orthodoxy, went to England, came back as a ‘rebel-doctor’, and dedicated her life to the service of people
The book highlights the patient’s fear of death and the caregiver’s anticipation of loss
Silence and slowness are two such familiar measures which Gopal Lahiri as a poet often re-lapses into to offer new unheralded spectral possibilities of space and sound
Paul’s narratives, with their unconventional forms and philosophical undertones, challenge readers to confront the lingering trauma of Partition
The book presents a dramatic account of how Velupillai Prabhakaran lost his fiefdom by 2009
In conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir, the musician says: “I look for that acceptance; my ego requires that my playing is getting across”
The effective administrator and anti-corruption crusader shares his inspiring journey
Here are two very different yet very similar books of poems that lay bare the very nucleus of human existence in the age of modernity
This book is also a timely reminder of the great tradition of modern ornithology, long before bird-watching got fresh wind due to the easy access to cellphone photography and electronic bird guides