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Both Gandhi and Ambedkar were looking at the concept of Ram Rajya from their respective prisms, Ram Madhav writes
Books
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Transiting between tongues and navigating memories, 'Raw Umber' is Sara Rai's first work in English.
In the book, Surinder S Jodhka aims to restore autonomy to a village, enabling it to engage with the urban world on its own terms.
Continuing to explore questions of faith and spirituality in his works, Paulo Coelho’s latest book, Maktub, is a companion to The Alchemist, and is an inward journey into the self.
A sordid tale replete with existential questions, magical realism and surprisingly filled with bitter and ironic humor.
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse
Books based on ground research on insurgency in the Northeast are in acute shortage. It is for this reason that Rajeev Bhattacharyya’s book stands out from the other books in the genre published so far
Siddhartha Gigoo’s 'A Long Season of Ashes' is an attempt at recording personal perspectives of the 1990s killings and mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.
In his latest book Crypto the Disruptor, Mukesh Jindal explains the intricacies of crypto assets as he dives into the journey of the world’s financial system. The book also acts as a guide for crypto investments
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Transiting between tongues and navigating memories, 'Raw Umber' is Sara Rai's first work in English.
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In the book, Surinder S Jodhka aims to restore autonomy to a village, enabling it to engage with the urban world on its own terms.
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Continuing to explore questions of faith and spirituality in his works, Paulo Coelho’s latest book, Maktub, is a companion to The Alchemist, and is an inward journey into the self.
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A sordid tale replete with existential questions, magical realism and surprisingly filled with bitter and ironic humor.
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Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse
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Books based on ground research on insurgency in the Northeast are in acute shortage. It is for this reason that Rajeev Bhattacharyya’s book stands out from the other books in the genre published so far
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Siddhartha Gigoo’s 'A Long Season of Ashes' is an attempt at recording personal perspectives of the 1990s killings and mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits.
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In his latest book Crypto the Disruptor, Mukesh Jindal explains the intricacies of crypto assets as he dives into the journey of the world’s financial system. The book also acts as a guide for crypto investments
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Poems by Sanam Sheriff
OTHER STORIES
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This delectably dangerous anthology questions the traditional understanding of the sacred feminine and redefines it
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The book describes Agyeya’s literary journey meticulously from early prison days to his ground reporting of Bihar's drought at Dinaman magazine.
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V O Chidambaram Pillai took on the mighty British Indian Navigation Company by floating the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company. His struggle is the story of the early days of the Indian freedom movement in miniature
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A book excerpt from Fifty Year Road: A Personal History Of India From The Mid-Sixties Onward by Bhaskar Roy
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Tiwary says in his book, Ramachandaran creates a counter-current, especially when the prevalent India-China discourse is set within the binaries of a zero-sum game
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Basu describes Never Never Land as a story of seeking stability and meaning, set in the misty hills of the Kumaon region
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How a writer rediscovered the power, movement and reimagination of language while translating her father’s biography of pop queen and singing legend Usha Uthup.
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Echoes of the present often permeate the fictional universe of this debut novel, prompting readers to ponder the future of the world we live in where authoritarian leaders run amuck
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Exploring the themes of, fleeting moments, and the desire for significance in the mundane, expresses a longing for connection and meaning in everyday life.
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Weaving a vivid chain of images, utilizing the metaphor of the sun and various elements to explore themes of memory, nature, and faith, creating a rich and evocative portrayal of life's complexities.
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The prose and poems in this collection delve deep into the core of the human experience, reassuring readers that they are not alone
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Writing and publishing in Indian languages are terribly devalued today
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The book is the story of an unsung hero, Inder Mohan Lall, a giant of a man, in every sense of the word, whose song must now be sung
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In 'The Final Farewell,' Minakshi Dewan delves into the intricate tapestry of last rites and rituals, meticulously detailing the practices observed in India's major faiths.
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The cohesion of ‘The Greatest Malayalam Stories Ever Told’, which carries 50 well-written stories, lies in the thematic exploration of our collective and personal dilemmas through compelling character development.
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ is a tribute to the growing body of Indian detective fiction. It is the first-ever anthology of its kind which compiles intriguing whodunits, supernatural mysteries, serial murders, and absurd crimes spread across two volumes.
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Author Brahma Prakash turns the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences into a powerful metaphor to examine the human condition of contemporary India
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The Last Island endeavours to navigate the extensive history of the Andaman islanders. However, it lacks rigour
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The remarkable achievement of Pande’s thesis is that it not only talks about floor-covering handicrafts of Kashmir but also reclaims these from relative obscurity.
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An excerpt from Chapter 2, 'Splintered Peace', from the book 'Ayodhya, Past and Present' by Sutapa Mukerjee.
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Through his poems, Angshuman Kar expresses a wide range of human experiences, from love and loss to political crisis and social injustice.
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From the British rule to the Independence movement, from A. O. Hume to General Dyer’s relationship with Shimla, many interesting stories in Rachna Gupta’s book ‘Shimla’ offer something new to the readers.
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The Tirukkural, the highly regarded 2000-year-old text composed by the Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar, has three parts. Each kural in the book has two lines: the first consists of four feet, and the second, three. Meena Kandasamy’s feminist translation of the third part of the Tirukkural carries powerful messages about female sexuality, agency and desire
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Echoes of the ongoing conflicts and travesties found a way through to some sessions at the Jaipur Literature Festival, but these were few and far between, and seemed muffled.
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When a young immigrant in Toronto is unceremoniously sacked, a cab driver offers succour
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An excerpt from 'Why We Remember' by Dr Charan Ranganath
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Nabina Das writes poems on the life amid wars and turmoil in the world.
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Award-winning Hindi writer Mamta Kalia speaks to Ashutosh Kumar Thakur about her life, inspiration for writing, influences, the authors she admires, and much more.
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Through a combination of prose, quotes from his journals, intermittent verse, and imagination, Anindyo Roy’s ‘The Viceroy's Artist’ paints the portrait of Edward Lear, who was undoubtedly extraordinary, gifted with boundless imagination, insatiable curiosity, and a profound compassion for the world, writes Anjana Basu.
