Nicholas Brookes' An Island's Eleven talks about Ranatunga, Mendis, commonalities with West Indies cricket, and Percy Abeysekera. But school cricket culture was the highlight.
Ashok Gopal’s ‘Part Apart’, launched in Delhi on 14 April, takes Ambedkar’s life story and juxtaposes it with his writings, speeches – in English and Marathi – and all that he read.
Sanjay Kaul launched his book ‘An Alternative Development Agenda’ at New Delhi’s India International Centre. And his target group was the country's political class.
The book launch had a panel comprising decorated members from politics and civil services. And Jaishankar turned the 'specialists versus generalists' debate on its head.
Book launch of ‘Where the Madness Lies: Citizen Accounts of Identity and Nationalism’ by Kishalaya Bhattacharjee sparked conversations on citizenship, marginalisation, caste.
The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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