BOOKS & IDEAS

Clearing air about Sanskrit, the key element of Indian civilization

Language of the Immortals: A Concise History of Sanskrit By G. N. Devy Aleph Books, 96 pages, Rs 399

The Sangh, the BJP and Haryana

Power Pivots: Politics of Haryana in the 21st Century  By Arjun Singh Kadian Rupa Publications, 192 pages, Rs 295

Economic inequality and the psychopathology of the parasite

Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us: The Psychology of Indians By Manu Joseph Aleph Books, 280 pages, Rs 599

Timeless lessons for today’s readers

Indian Philosophies Rediscovered: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Relevance By Rajeev Kurapati Rupa Publications, 232 pages, Rs 395.00 Western philosophy, in its original conception, offered guidance o

Kuang’s ‘Katabasis’ reckons with the soul of scholarship

Katabasis  By R. F. Kuang Harper Voyager, 560 pages, Rs 699

Finally, a book that helps make sense of Hindi heartland

The Hindi Heartland: A Study By Ghazala Wahab Aleph Books, 528 pages, Rs 999

How to decide our national goals and steps needed to achieve them

Everything All at Once: India and the Six Simultaneous Global Transitions By Rajiv Kumar and Ishan Joshi Rupa Publications, 256 pages, Rs 695

When Rajesh Khanna came close to defeating L.K. Advani

Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna By Gautam Chintamani Rupa Publications, 272 pages, Rs 395

The thrilling odyssey of Babur’s Quest for Hindustan

Following the success of his first book, ‘Babur: The Chessboard King’, A

‘The Safekeep’: A stunning tale about follies of history

The Safekeep By Yael van der Wouden Penguin, 272 pages

How India can become a $30 tn economy by 2047: A blueprint

Viksit Bharat: India @2047  By Aditya Pittie Fingerprint Publishing

A key scripture in a reader-friendly version

Ishavasya Upanishad By Swami Mukundananda Rupa Books, 192 pages, Rs 395.00

‘We were under an Emergency…’

The Undying Light: A Personal History of Independent India By Gopalkrishna Gandhi Aleph Books, 624 pages, Rs 999

Recalling the day the Emergency ended

Saving India from Indira: The Untold Story of Emergency, Memoirs of J. P. Goyal  Edited by Rama Goyal Rupa Books, 284 pages, Rs 500  Since Independence, India has deviated from democ

‘Dial 100’: A tribute to the police force and its unsung heroes

Dial 100  By Kulpreet Yadav HarperCollins, 232 pages, Rs 299 

Unlocking the boundless possibilities within

The legendary Jack Canfield (co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul series, and author who has sold more than 500 million books) says, “This is the book we’ve all been waiting for.” That is ‘Manifest of Your Infinite Riche

How languages mix – and give rise to new identities

Father Tongue, Motherland: The Birth of Languages in South Asia By Peggy Mohan India Hamish Hamilton, 360 pages, Rs 699

If you find a Rs 10 note and there’s no one to claim it…

Not All Angels Fly…You Could Be One! By Joseph Annamkutty Jose (Translated from the Malayalam by Hrishikesh Mundani) HarperCollins, 208 pages, Rs 399.00 

Gandhi: The years of agony and ecstasy

Gandhi: The End of Non-Violence By Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee Vintage Books, 528 pages, Rs 699  

An ode to the enduring legacy of India’s temple culture

Dynasties of Devotion: The Secrets of 7 Iconic Hindu Temples By Deepa Mandlik (Translated from the Marathi by Aboli Mandlik) HarperCollins, 232 pages, Rs 399


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