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Female furious: Why women’s anger is demonised
Pragya Agarwal’s Hysterical explores how social conditioning, not biology, shapes how we express ourselves, and why women pay the price for anger.
Bhavya Dore
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How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
The Indians is an attempt to trace the poetics of diversity in India especially as it traverses through several pasts.
Shiv Visvanathan
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Snakeman: The origin story
Romulus Whitaker’s Snakes, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll is a delightful tale of his exciting wildlife adventures and enduring love for India.
Divya Gandhi
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Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
Author explores the relationship between science, technology, the knowledge commons, and the challenge of building a nation with a scientific vision.
Venkatesh Athreya
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Bumps ahead in this Taxi ride
Old fans of Manjula Padmanabhan should probably sit out this novel and wait for the next one.
Latha Anantharaman
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Narratives from the Indo-Muslim world
A multifaceted treasure trove of materials that provides us with a new and richer understanding of the legendary Urdu novelist Qurratulain Hyder.
Harish Trivedi
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An ode to personal courage and public protest, a deep dive into the Bhima Koregaon case, and much more.
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A reimagination of the Biblical archetype of a “wicked woman”, an investigation into the religious taboos around sex, and much more.
Allah Baksh’s Mahabharata paintings retell a timeless saga
Each image in this resplendent box set reproducing over 5,000 Mewari paintings of the epic from the 17th century is just as fresh and ebullient today.
Manjula Padmanabhan
A Rashomon-like social commentary on conservatism and misogyny
Equal parts whodunnit and social drama, Atharva Pandit’s Hurda marks the arrival of a sincere, diligent new voice in Indian English literature.
Aditya Mani Jha
Unmasking the true nature of the Empire
David Grann’s book, which delves deeper into the “Wager affair”, distinguishes itself with a broad thematic scope.
Ajay Saini
A tell-all exposé on policy battles and power games in India’s economic corridors
For those interested in how policies on the Indian economy are made and unmade, this book is a treasure trove of information.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Hamid Dalwai: A forgotten social reformer
Despite changes in power dynamics and politics since Dalwai’s time, his demands for the reformation of the Muslim community in India are valid today.
Chittajit Mitra
‘Scent of a Bird’: A Malayalam story in translation
Translated from Malayalam by A.J. Thomas.
Madhavikutty
Babycha’s wager
Joshy Benedict’s immersive visual storytelling strategy is propelled by handmade watercolours drawn with the patience of a cathedral-builder.
Jaideep Unudurti
Hurtling towards a water-scarce future
Shades of Blue by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli analyses the critical, life-supporting yet toxic relationship between Indian cities and water.
Mohit M. Rao
New books on the shelves
A “pandemic novel” in translation, a biography of colonial India’s first practising lady doctor, and much more.
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