BOOKS & IDEAS

Lines that unite, lines that separate

Lines and Lives: Stories of Conflict, Resilience and Hope from Jammu and Kashmir Borderlands Edited by Mohita Bhatia, Rekha Chowdhary and Sandeep Singh Orient BlackSwan, 280 pages, Rs 1,510

The Shinde Saga: From humble beginnings to union home minister

Five Decades in Politics By Sushilkumar Shinde (as told to Rasheed Kidwai) HarperCollins India, 240 pages, Rs 599.00

Sopan Joshi on writing “that mango book”, research and a “memorable” feast

Mangifera indica: A Biography of the Mango By Sopan Joshi Aleph Book Company, 432 pages, Rs 799

Law and Economy in India: Before Independence and After

Law and the Economy in India: Before Independence and After By Tirthankar Roy & Anand V. Swamy HarperCollins, pages, Rs. 799

Cabinet approves seven major schemes for farmer welfare

The Union Cabinet chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday approved seven schemes to improve farmers’ lives and increase their incomes at a total outlay of Rs 13,966 crore. The details of the seven schemes are as follows:

What it means to be a ‘Northeasterner’: An anthology of answers

But I Am One of You: Northeast India and the Struggle to Belong Edited by Samrat Choudhury and Preeti Gill HarperCollins, xxviii+282 pages, Rs 599

‘She killed her baby! Doctor, come quick!’

A transitioning journey from being a victim as well as a witness to sex-selection procedures to becoming a vo

Optimism as a Way of Life

Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life By Viktor E Frankl (Translated by Joelle Young) Rider/Penguin Random House, 176 pages

Seven Steps to Happiness

The Science of Happiness By Bruce Hood Simon & Schuster, 272 pages

Mofussils: Musings from the Margins

Provincials: Postcards from the Peripheries By Sumana Roy Aleph Book Company, 320 pages, Rs 899

‘The Civil Servant and Super Cop: Modesty, Security and the State in Punjab’

Punjabi Centuries: Tracing Histories of Punjab Edited by Anshu Malhotra Orient BlackSwan, 404 pages, Rs. 2,150

How the Great War of Mahabharata was actually a world war

Mahabharata: A World War By Gaurang Damani Sanganak Prakashan, 317 pages, Rs 300

How AI can revolutionise governance

Inevitable AI: Art of Growth with Generative Intelligence By Aswin Chandarr Stardom Books, 342 pages, Rs 699

From GB Pant to Yogi, how UP CMs reflect India’s political journey

At the Heart of Power: The Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh By Shyamlal Yadav Rupa Publications, 320 pages, Rs 395  

What exactly is the true purpose of business?

Invaluable By Somik Raha IndiePress, 316 pages, Rs 701

Israel-Palestine War: Lessons from Past Peace Efforts

Israel-Palestine War: Give Peace a Chance By Dr. Joseph K. Thomas IndiePress, 243 pages, Rs 399

How inner work helps subvert painful narratives

Unashamed By Neha Bhat HarperCollins, 240 pages, Rs 499  

Some market talk, some gossip – learnings over tea at RBI

A Fly on the RBI Wall: An Insider’s View of the Central Bank By Alpana Killawala Rupa Publications, 248 pages, Rs 595  

Global Gandhi: How the Mahatma captured the world’s imagination

Gandhi’s Australia, Australia’s Gandhi By Thomas Weber Orient BlackSwan, 348 pages, Rs 1,800  

How the role of Ayurveda evolved pre- and post-independence

Ayurveda, Nation and Society: United Provinces, c. 1890–1950 By Saurav Kumar Rai Orient BlackSwan, 292 pages, Rs 1,400  

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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