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A solid effort to shatter the colonial-era binary of radical, moderate Islam

Raziuddin Aquil’s book The Muslim Question: Understanding Islam and Indian History seeks to understand Islam through its evolution in south Asia from the 13th century to modern times.

This is not the time to forget race, says Toni Morrison’s new book

In ‘The Origin of Others’, Morrison speaks more than she writes, blurting and susurrating stories in a structure driven by the collective memory of oppression.

Dalmia’s ‘Fiction as History’ undercuts grand narratives to tell unspeakable tales

Her book is a lucid entry point for those unfamiliar with the Hindi novel in the past 150 odd years and offers a sharp analysis of tradition, nationalism, and modernity. 

‘Modern Media, Elections and Democracy’, though repetitive, is a user-friendly tool for aspiring journalists

Bheemaiah Krishnan Ravi’s book stays true to its title, highlighting the importance of the media in shaping a democracy and the limitations on its...

Would Ambedkar, Tagore and Buddha have been declared anti-national today?

In this excerpt from her book 'Indian Extincts', Miniya Chatterji writes that stalwarts of Indian politics, literature and religion would have been declared anti-national by today's standards.

‘I miss him so much’: The collateral damage of farmer suicides in Vidarbha

This excerpt from the book 'Widows of Vidarbha: Making of Shadows by Kota Neelima' deals with how farmer suicides have affected lives in Maharashtra. 

People thought that the BJP had paid me money to write a book: Taslima Nasreen

In this excerpt from 'Split', which was once banned in Bengal, Taslima Nasreen talks about the response she received for her book Lajja and the impact of BJP translating it.

For India-Pakistan talks to go forward they have to discuss a solution to Kashmir

In this excerpt from 'Do We Not Bleed-Reflections of a 21-st Century Pakistani', journalist Mehr Tarar writes about how India-Pakistan relations can improve

Indian women are constantly ‘adjusting’ for others and it’s crushing them

In this excerpt from 'Chup- Breaking the silence about India’s women', author Deepa Narayan talks about how women are expected take up as little space as possible.

Demonetisation was major surgery for the Indian economy, when just a painkiller was needed

Arun Kumar’s book “Demonetisation and Black Economy” talks about the futility of such an exercise which brought no gains but caused massive pains. “We have...

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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?