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Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

Book Review | Pakistan, to a woman’s eyes

A Pakistan posting for an Indian diplomat is both a challenge and an opportunity of a lifetime. It is doubly...

31 Aug 2024 1:52 PM IST

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

Book Review | First-wave Indian feminist who was multi-talented

I write this review with mixed feelings. I asked for this book, because Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay is such an...

31 Aug 2024 1:46 PM IST

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Book Review | Punjabi social realism, subtle & hard-hitting

Hard-hitting is a mild word for this collection of short stories by Hindi author and playwright Swadesh...

31 Aug 2024 1:40 PM IST

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Book Review | Gardens are a way of life in Delhi

Originally a ‘semi-desert’, the history of Delhi can be traced through its gardens. The very first trees planted...

3 Aug 2024 11:25 AM IST

Jadu seems destined to succeed. His mother, pregnant with him, survives a cobra bite, delivers him, and, in later years, delivers two more children, both girls, one of whom dies after a mysterious encounter with a fox . DC Image

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

Book Review | The '30s-born Bihari man's best life

13 July 2024 5:27 PM IST

Ghee Bowman | Daring escape of Indian PoWs from German hands

Ghee Bowman | Daring escape of Indian PoWs from German hands

At 8 am at the War Office, the building opposite Horseguards, where the Household Cavalry stands vigil, a telegram...

8 March 2025 8:12 PM IST

Sucheta Dasgupta | India’s unsung green heroes

Sucheta Dasgupta | India’s unsung green heroes

Take economist-turned-sociologist Radhakamal Mukerjee, b. 1881), for instance. In 1922, he formally advocated the...

8 March 2025 7:53 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta | Behind-scenes look at India’s G-20 presidency

Pradeep S. Mehta | Behind-scenes look at India’s G-20 presidency

India has been a strong supporter of the multilateral way, and Prime Minister Modi had advised Amitabh Kant, India’s...

8 March 2025 7:42 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | An immigrant’s hope manifesto

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | An immigrant’s hope manifesto

Pope Francis says that in the beginning he was opposed to Peronism but after he saw the concern shown for the poor, he...

1 March 2025 5:58 PM IST

Rupa Gulab | Gen. Z love story too polished to push boundaries

Rupa Gulab | Gen. Z love story too polished to push boundaries

In true romance fiction form, there is a series of silly little misunderstandings before they become a couple

1 March 2025 5:54 PM IST

Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political Hinduism

Ankit Rath | A forthright history of political Hinduism

To briefly recount the history of the term for our purposes, the term “Hindu” originates from the Sanskrit word...

1 March 2025 5:39 PM IST

Book Review | Gaza: Shaped by external forces, own resilience

Book Review | Gaza: Shaped by external forces, own resilience

Jean-Pierre Filiu’s Gaza: A History (second edition), expertly translated by Tom King, is a sweeping historical...

22 Feb 2025 12:50 PM IST