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Deprivation. Unemployment. Corruption.
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17-05-2024
36 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.
Susan Ram
Bleak house
In Nirmala Pillai’s Secrets of Mango Rain, empathy and acceptance heal the wounds inflicted by toxic patriarchs.
Fehmida Zakeer
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.
Javed Jabbar
When the hurly-burly’s done
Tathagata Bhattacharya’s General Firebrand and His Red Atlas shines in moments of poignant clarity when fiction and reality converge.
Deeptanil Ray
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
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