P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’ In conversation with the journalist and author of The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom.
Tiger man, burning bright A fascinating omnibus edition of writings and documents connected to Jim Corbett’s life and work.
A strong dose A fascinating and authoritative book on the opaque structure of India’s drug regulations.
‘Crycrycrycry…’ This serves as a document and a testament, a creative intervention on a continuum of silencing.
Jagged notes A novel on sexual violence, this story goes beyond questions of victimisation or survival.
New books on the shelves Ghosts of the past, a detective story, a dispassionate account of the reservation policy, and more.
Voice of a bygone eraAbhinav ChandrachudAMONG over 200 judges, including 39 Chief Justices, who have served on the Supreme Court of India so far, Justice P.N. Bhagwati is one judge who will
Savarkar’s unparalleled record!1. 1909: Col. Sir William Curzon Wyllie, an India House official, executed through Madanlal Dhingra.
The BJP and Nathuram GodseA.G. Noorani THE Bharatiya Janata Party and its ancestor, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, have always felt embarrassed and uneasy about Nathuram Godse. They very
Unravelling historyA.G. NooraniTHERE is a lot about India’s relations with Pakistan of which we know nothing. By a recent edict the Government of India even barred access to documen
Spirit of toleranceA.G. NooraniTHREE decades after Jawaharlal Nehru’s death, a crop of “realists” comprising a former Foreign Secretary, J.N. Dixit, a noted columnist, a few Bharati
South Asian realitiesAjith Pillai THIS is a book that should find a place on the shelf of anyone interested in South Asia as a region, the pulls and pressures that have influen
Consumerist hegemonyShelley WaliaTHERE are no two opinions about the fact that our age is one of consumerism. As Oswald Spengler has argued, life in the contemporary world is exclusiv
Foreign policy lessonsK. P. FabianTHIS book is refreshingly different from what most other retired diplomats have written. There is no sharing of personal experience or boasting of bei
Essay Crisis of the Indian BarA.G. NOORANIThe defence lawyer is as integral to the judicial process as the judge and the prosecuting lawyer; to prevent legal representation for a person accus
Policy in perspectiveK.P. FABIANThe book covers India's relations with several countries, including the U.K. and the U.S., and also its non-alignment and nuclear policies.
Links with the pastPUSHPA SURENDRAA bold attempt at interpreting the journey of Hinduism in the light of modern scientific findings.
The rediscovery of Ekakini, an iconic Hindi work Hindi literary circles are all agog as the first lesbian novel, from 1948, is republished.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
