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The history of independent India told through Bollywood songs

Priya Kanungo - September 16, 2018

‘Humans – A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up’: A book that makes you laugh & think

Decoding the idea of ‘azadi’ in Kashmir

Taberez Neyazi’s book traces Hindi media’s journey from an also-ran to a potent force

‘Factfulness’ will challenge the way you perceive the world and various facts

Prateek Gupta - June 24, 2018

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates called this ‘one of the most important books’ he’s ever read. The book Factfulness moots the issue of ‘negative perception’ and points out the...

Cyber Sexy: My first tryst with understanding porn

Yashasvini Mathur - June 22, 2018

Richa Kaul Padte is precise and unflinching as she attempts to debunk a number of popular beliefs around pornography.

Book on Qandeel Baloch reveals how her sexuality both intrigued & disgusted Pakistan

Priyamvada Grover - June 17, 2018

‘The sensational life & death of Qandeel Baloch’ takes readers through the life of the Pakistan diva killed for trying to live on her own terms.

Sarina Kamini’s book Spirits in a Spice Jar is contrary to Kashmir’s finger-licking food

Sakshi Arora - June 17, 2018

The Kashmiri Pandit author's account turns out to be nothing more than a glorified cookbook.

‘Who Owns that Song?’: How a Tamil poet’s works became the first to be nationalised

Aananth Daksnamurthy - June 17, 2018

A.R. Venkatachalapathy book is a racy read that narrates the legal drama behind bringing Subramania Bharati's works to the public.

16 women reclaim their position in the world, one graphic story at a time

Neera Majumdar - June 10, 2018

The Elephant in the Room may just be one of the most beautiful reads to order right now. An assembly of graphic stories in which women draw their world, this book is a collectible.

Finally, an account of the glamour world that stitches an accurate narrative

Yashasvini Mathur - June 10, 2018

Mannequin: Working Women in India’s Glamour Industry manages to avoid the traditional trap of pitting feminists and the glamour industry against each other.

In latest biography, Chamling might as well be Midas — everything he touches turns to gold

Prateek Gupta - June 10, 2018

Pawan Chamling: Champion of Social Justice is an unbridled paean to the five-time Sikkim chief minister bereft of any critical outlook.

Boria Majumdar’s ‘Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians’ gives us no new answers

Shantam Goyal - June 3, 2018

There are gaps aplenty in Boria Majumdar’s Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians, which should disappoint those looking for an insider’s perspective on Indian cricket.

‘Rereading Tagore’ manifests a retired professor’s adulation for the literary giant

Sharanya Munsi - June 3, 2018

Amiya Dev’s ode to Tagore revisits his known work, and some unknown, all the while increasing your thirst to read these pieces unabridged

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Book Bites

The history of independent India told through Bollywood songs

‘Humans – A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up’: A book that makes you laugh & think

Decoding the idea of ‘azadi’ in Kashmir

Taberez Neyazi’s book traces Hindi media’s journey from an also-ran to a potent force

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