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An intense crime thriller set in Bihar


An intense crime thriller set in Bihar

Though it is Hemant Kumar's maiden thriller, he has successfully impressed his readers with his hard-hitting, emotional and intricately woven storyline. The cover instantly grabs …


Sanjeev Sanyal charts our civilisational consciousness through history


Sanjeev Sanyal charts our civilisational consciousness through history

History writers often fall into the trap of writing voluminous accounts of events, usually centred on changes in political dispensation …


Chronicling a tumultuous chapter in the history of Punjab


Chronicling a tumultuous chapter in the history of Punjab

Amandeep Sandhu’s novel Roll of Honour gives an account of the State of Punjab during the turbulent period of early …


Who remembers the Srinagar riots of 1931?


Who remembers the Srinagar riots of 1931?

The communal riots that engulfed Srinagar (Kashmir) on July 13,1931 were not spontaneous but the culmination of the prolonged intrigues …



A graphic novel in defence of Dharma


A graphic novel in defence of Dharma

O Bharata, whenever there is decline of righteousness and rise of evil, I manifest Myself. When evil becomes irrepressible, I…

LK Advani reviews Khushwantnama


LK Advani reviews Khushwantnama

Last month I received a copy of Khushwantnama: The Lessons of my life. I completed the 188-page book by Khushwant Singh…

What love and life mean to Indian youth today


What love and life mean to Indian youth today

Ravindra Shukla’s A Maverick Heart is about three mavericks — one girl and two boys. Rings bells of yet another…

A poignant account of Kashmiri Hindus’ plight


A poignant account of Kashmiri Hindus’ plight

Rahul Pandita’s book Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits narrates the displacement of Kashmiri Pandits from…

The Virtuals: Original but a bit too heavy


The Virtuals: Original but a bit too heavy

The Virtuals is the first novel by iconic comic book writer Anupam Sinha and marks his debut as a novelist.…

The Stopover breaks new ground as photo-fiction book


The Stopover breaks new ground as photo-fiction book

As genres go, the modern literary landscape is arguably stagnant. Inventive new sub-genres do come up from time to time,…

When tradition offers a way out of modern societal problems


When tradition offers a way out of modern societal problems

What if, in trying to figure out the best way to lead our lives, we could conduct tests on the…

Managing work better by taking it home


Managing work better by taking it home

In Family Inc., Caitlin and Andrew Friedman, professionals who have been married for over 10 years and are the parents…

On the making of our ‘Look East Policy’


On the making of our ‘Look East Policy’

Two Decades of India’s Look East Policy: Partnership For Peace, Progress And Prosperity (Edited by Amarnath Ram) The book is…

Will the India-Pakistan dispute last for 100 years?


Will the India-Pakistan dispute last for 100 years?

The  book, Shooting for a Century – A Hundred Years of India-Pakistan Conflict, largely builds on the apprehension of the…

India, China may cause tectonic shift in US foreign policy


India, China may cause tectonic shift in US foreign policy

Chinese and Indian Strategic Behavior: Growing Power and Alarm George J Gilboy and Eric Heginbotham The two authors are MIT…

Figuring out Saul Steinberg


Figuring out Saul Steinberg

When New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg was honoured in 1974 by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the architect Philip Johnson…

The complex religious life of Abraham Lincoln


The complex religious life of Abraham Lincoln

“Lincoln’s Battle with God: A President’s Struggle with Faith and What it Meant for America” (Thomas Nelson), by Stephen Mansfield…

‘The Last Lion’ is popular history at its most readable


‘The Last Lion’ is popular history at its most readable

The long-awaited third and last volume of William Manchester's masterful biography of Winston Churchill The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill:…

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