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.
Ferment in Muslim thinkingA.G. NOORANITHE proceedings of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kuala Lumpur provided a glimpse of the hurt and dismay in the Muslim psyche at Western per
Dalit struggle and a legendS. VISWANATHANThe Legend of Nandan: Nandan Kathai by Indira Parthasarathy, translated from the Tamil by C.T. Indra; Oxford University Press; pages 82, Rs.195.
Irish lessons for KashmirA.G. NOORANINO Irishman should read Irish history, an old saw went, but every Englishman should. So, one might add, should Indians and Pakistanis. Steeped in Iris
The BJP and the VHPA.G. NOORANIEVER since his appointment as supremo of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), on March 10, 2000, K.S. Sudarshan has led Prime Minister Atal Behari V
Has Shiv Sena a future?A.G. NOORANIThe Charisma of Direct Action: Power, Politics and the Shiv Sena by Julia M. Eckert; Oxford University Press; pages 307, Rs.595.
Our secrets in British archivesA.G. NOORANIROEDAD KHAN retired from the Civil Service of Pakistan after holding high positions under five Presidents. His keen interest in public affairs remains
Is Bush a Truman?A.G. NOORANIAnother Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War 1945-1953 by Arnold A. Offner, Stanford University Press; pages 626, $37.95
An expose of BushA.G. NOORANI"IT is an infallible rule that a prince who is not wise himself cannot be well advised, unless by chance he leaves himself entirely in the hands of on
The betrayal of IndiaA. G. NOORANIPMO Diary-I: Prelude to the Emergency by B.N. Tandon; Konark; pages 567, Rs.800.
The mystique of archivesA. G. NOORANIThe White House & Pakistan: Secret Declassified Documents, 1969-1974; Selected and Edited by F.S. Aijazuddin; Oxford University Press; pages 659, Rs.7
Imperial peacemakersA.G.NOORANIAN Indian scholar and diplomat, a rare blend, remarked that if the United States attacks Iraq, it would be to write another Sykes-Picot pact. It was o
An intellectual giantA.G. NOORANIHans J. Morgenthau: An Intellectual Biography by Christoph Frei, Louisiana State University Press; pages 235, $49.95.
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.
