Book review

“Clay cries out to the potter, ‘Why quash me with your feet?/A day will come when I shall trample you beneath!’ ”

Kabir’s couplets have travelled great distances from their original contexts. Over 500 odd years, several Kabirs have been grafted on…

3 years ago

‘Each individual lives and experiences war differently’

The successful launch of her book on conflict zones has yet again focused the gaze on the trauma and violence…

3 years ago

Trumped – Emerging powers in a post American world

Book Review of Prof Sreeram Chaulia's book on US President Donald Trump titled " Trumped"-Emergind powers in post American World.

4 years ago

You say goodbye, I say hello

Letter from a dad to a daughter. An ode to freedom and beauty, from the earth and sky to the…

4 years ago

When the IT man comes knocking….

Mankotia’s memoir is not really a book limited to anticipating an IT raid and to conceal your riches, but a…

4 years ago

Three murders in Santiniketan

They happen, one by one, with all the diabolical drama thrown in, not one murder, but three, rocking the eternal…

4 years ago

Durga: She lies on the floor, in perfect repose

Annie Ali Khan died too young. Her spiritual journeys with a notebook and camera is still incomplete.

4 years ago

Nehru and Shaikh Abdullah: Not so hunky dory

Apparently, Nehru in his heart of hearts was not happy at having dismissed and then detained Shaikh Abdullah.

5 years ago

Aren’t you supposed to behave like a woman?

Rakhshanda Jalil painstakingly examines an older heritage and history that must remain a reference point to end the deep polarisation…

5 years ago

Book Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s Ocean

The Costliest Pearl is a fast-paced investigation of India’s strategic encirclement that reveals how China’s chequebook diplomacy is impacting the…

5 years ago