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Book Review | What Indira Was Thinking

Book Review | What Indira Was Thinking

Frank pins Indira badges on dhotis, turns C.R. Das into an Allahabad-wallah, delays the Bangladesh war by a decade to...

21 Jun 2025 3:51 PM IST

Book Review | The Importance Of Being Jimmy

Book Review | The Importance Of Being Jimmy

No wonder Amarnath, once completely frustrated at being dropped for the umpteenth time, called the selectors a “bunch of...

21 Jun 2025 3:40 PM IST

Book Review | The Radicalism of Jesus Christ Portrayed Affectingly

Book Review | The Radicalism of Jesus Christ Portrayed Affectingly

Malayalam author Benyamin shot to prominence among English-reading circles when he was awarded the 2014 JCB Prize for...

14 Jun 2025 1:06 PM IST

Book Review | Life and Work of a Legendary ‘Banker-Saint’

Book Review | Life and Work of a Legendary ‘Banker-Saint’

The book takes in the many dimensions of the legendary banker’s life and notes in particular the equal place he accorded...

14 Jun 2025 12:55 PM IST

Book Review | Nalanda: Greater Than a FAQ List

Book Review | Nalanda: Greater Than a FAQ List

This book is lush with facts but yet lacks a fabric that emotes with the reader

14 Jun 2025 12:39 PM IST

Book Review | Women’s Lives, Women’s Angst

Book Review | Women’s Lives, Women’s Angst

While the threat of another wife may be specific to their religion, most of the other problems these women face are...

7 Jun 2025 3:09 PM IST

Book Review | Story of Indian Independence’s ‘Real’ First War

Book Review | Story of Indian Independence’s ‘Real’ First War

A novel, no doubt, but what no one knows is that it did refer to India’s first war of Independence. Not the Sepoy Mutiny...

31 May 2025 2:07 PM IST

Book Review | How Literature Rent The Iron Curtain

Book Review | How Literature Rent The Iron Curtain

Not only that, ideas have and continue to be used by governments and other powerful institutions to further their...

31 May 2025 1:57 PM IST

Beyond Borders: The Influence of Indian Temple Architecture on Southeast Asia

Beyond Borders: The Influence of Indian Temple Architecture on...

Legacy of Indian Temple Architecture with Deepa Mandlik’s Dynasties of Devotion

26 May 2025 1:09 PM IST

Book Review: Dynasties of Devotion by Deepa Mandlik

Book Review: Dynasties of Devotion by Deepa Mandlik

It’s not just about temples or dynasties; it’s about something much deeper: a sense of continuity, sacredness, and...

25 May 2025 5:11 PM IST

Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian Languages

Book Review | The Hidden Histories of Indian Languages

In the second half, a shift in focus takes place, and the southern Indian languages are inquired into. The cultural...

24 May 2025 12:46 PM IST

Book Review | Refreshing Portrait of a Cult Figure in Carnatic Music

Book Review | Refreshing Portrait of a Cult Figure in Carnatic Music

Through the book Sanjay comes across as a very hard-working sincere musician who is intelligent enough to reinvent...

24 May 2025 12:39 PM IST