Book Reviews

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

The author's individual story is a micro-reflection of the story of a nation, struggling for Independence, recognition and respect.

An attempt to capture in images and words what is happening to the world around us, ‘The Green Book’ is Amitava Kumar’s third book in the series after ‘The Blue Book’ and ‘The Yellow Book’

Author Bhaichand Patel packs in quite a few characters in his slim novel for it to race forward smoothly with quite a few improbable twists

A book of criticism, ‘100 Years of A Passage to India’ goes beyond a simple, immediate critical reading of the novel

The book is set against the backdrop of a renaissance movement that swept across all castes and communities and subverted the basic fabric of a highly conservative society

‘The Legacy of Guru Dutt: 2025 Diary’ by Nasreen Munni Kabir is surprisingly insightful and delightful

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ is winner of the JCB Prize for Literature 2024