BOOKS & IDEAS

Deepa Malik and the incredible story of her indomitable spirit

Bring It On: The Incredible Story of My Life By Deepa Malik HarperCollins, 312 pages, Rs 499

New insights into the Ramayana’s deep cultural resonance

Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons By Anand Neelakantan HarperCollins, 456 pages, Rs 599

In ‘The Other Mohan’, family history merges with larger history

The Other Mohan In Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire: A Personal Journey into History By Amrita Shah HarperCollins, 320 pages, Rs 699.00

The Matter of the Heart: How to keep it happy

Just One Heart: A Cardiologist`s Guide to Healing, Health and Happiness By Dr Jonathan Fisher HarperCollins, 316 pages, Rs 499

This quietly powerful parable is ideal reading in Christmas season

“Christmas was coming.” In this Irish town, it is that time of the year in 1985. “Already, a handsome Norway spruce was put standing in the Square beside the manger whose nativity figures that year had been freshly painted.&rdquo

Who are the 11 great teachers of Hinduism?

Nourish Your Soul: Inspirations from and Lives of Great Saints By Swami Mukundananda Rupa Publications, 240 pages, Rs. 395

A veritable museum of memories of a dramatic decade

Romancing The 80s: Snapshots From A Cherished Decade By Seema Sethi Om Books International, 152 pages, Rs 3,995

Autumn in Delhi is a sight to behold – grey air or no grey air

Delhi: A Nature Journal By Anuradha Kumar-Jain, with Illustrations by Bahaar Meera Jain Rupa Publications, 240 pages, Rs 695

Ever wondered about the Why of digital transformation?

What if the next wave of digital transformation isn`t about technology at all? In a world where

A fiction about real-life drama behind Bollywood dramas

Actor and filmmaker Puneet Sikka comes out with a smoke-and-mirrors story decked in acerbic humour and grief. ‘Take No. 2020’ (published by Penguin India) is a story within a story about four migrant actors looking to find their feet i

Sardar and the idea of ‘unity in diversity’

Vallabhbhai Patel: The Limitations of Anti-Colonial Nationalism and Electoral Politics By Rani Dhavan Shankardass Orient BlackS

An iconoclast driven by relentless pursuit of social justice and equality

Iconoclast: A Reflective Biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar By Anand Teltumbde Viking/ Penguin, 700 pages, Rs 1,499

New translation of Tagore’s modern classic speaks to our times

Four Chapters By Rabindranath Tagore Translated from the Bangla by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay and Subhransu Maitra

When Golwalkar decided to become a monk…

Golwalkar: The Myth Behind The Man, The Man Behind The Machine By Dhirendra K. Jha Simon and Schuster India, 400 pages, Rs 899

An ideal primer on the Equality debate

Who Is Equal?: The Equality Code of the Constitution Saurabh Kirpal Penguin/Vintage, 304 pages, Rs 699

Why everybody is talking about Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’

Intermezzo By Sally Rooney Faber and Faber, 448 pages, Rs 699 Sally Rooney published her first novel, ‘Conversations with Friends’ (2017), when she was in her mid-twenties. It won

On the fear of decline of our languages – major and minor

India: A Linguistic Civilization By G. N. Devy Aleph Book Company, 200 pages, Rs 599

What the failure of BRI may mean for ‘Chinese Century’

The End of the Chinese Century? : How Xi Jinping Lost the Belt and Road Initiative By Bertil Lintner HarperColins, 256 pages, Rs 499.00

Way ahead for queer movement – beginning with more inclusivity

The Urban Elite v. Union of India: The Unfulfilled Constitutional Promise of Marriage (In)Equality By Rohin Bhatt Penguin, 288 pages, Rs 499

‘Those who know dharma say truth is the highest dharma’

As Ramlila performances in north India are winding up and we celebrate Dussehra, the victory of good over evil, here is a unique retelling of Valmiki`s Ramayana.  

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



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