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New book delves into India’s long journey of the development state

New Delhi: ‘A Sixth of Humanity—Independent India's Development Odyssey’ by Devesh Kapur and  Arivind Subramanian opens by framing the question of the development state....

New book delves into the Indian Air Force’s daring operations

Published by HarperCollins, ‘Wings of Valour’ will be released on 8 October on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book explores life as son of a courtesan in Kolkata’s kothas

Published by HarperCollins, ‘Nautch Boy’ will be released on 21 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book unravels a journey through faith, family ties and fractured cultural identities

Published by HarperCollins, ‘A return to self: Excursions in exile’ will be released on 8 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book unravels individual and social subtleties of living in a digital age

Published by HarperCollins, Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age by Vauhini Vara will be released on 28 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book projects a poetic journey through memory, loss, and letting go

Published by HarperCollins, How to Forget by Meera Ganapathi will be released on 4 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book explores the world of law with actionable solutions

Published by HarperCollins, Legally Yours by Manasi Chaudhari will be released on 28 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book unlocks secrets of the ‘creator economy’ for digital success

Published by Penguin, Pixels to Profits by Ankur Mehra will be released on 3 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

New book explores the misunderstood legacy of Persian poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi in the West

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Rumi: A New Selection' by Farrukh Dhondy will be released on 2 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

Nehru was unimpressed by most Indian political exiles. Chatto and Roy were special

‘Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy’ by Kavitha Rao is a thrilling tale about two forgotten revolutionaries who led lives that defy belief.

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.