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17-05-202436 STORIES

The unique memoirs of Mughal princess Gulbadan Begum

As Mughal history unfolds across the reigns of Babar and Humayun, Ruby Lal’s Vagabond Princess tells the story of the womenfolk of this dynasty.

Madhulika Liddle

Captain America

Superbly written and argued, Tom Stevenson’s Someone Else’s Empire reads like a primer on American imperial hegemony and its deadly consequences.

How to anchor the hopes of the community through image

Public art practises democracy by splitting the gaze, centring not a person but a people.

Prathyush Parasuraman

Artists of the turning world

How does the poet, who is expected to remain at the edge of the world, observing it, navigate the public nature of today’s literary space?

Bleak house

In Nirmala Pillai’s Secrets of Mango Rain, empathy and acceptance heal the wounds inflicted by toxic patriarchs.

Rajiv Gandhi: The original ‘Accidental Prime Minister’

Mani Shankar Aiyar’s well-researched book is an excellent contribution to literature on the political history of India and South Asia.

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