Thursday, 18 August, 2022
TopicBook review

Topic: Book review

Harish Mehta’s book shows why NASSCOM is a catalyst in India’s start-up world. It’s a treat

Jaithirth Rao -
Thanks to the IT industry, India is no longer about wandering cows and fakirs. Harish Mehta's 'The Maverick Effect' tells that story.

Traditional book reviews are dead. ‘Bookstagrammers’ are killing it one post at a time

Rachel John -
Photo captions, emoji and star ratings — millennials are disrupting book reviews on Instagram.

‘Too much government, too little governance’ — new book decodes India’s private republics

ThePrint Team -
Shankkar Aiyar's The Gated Republic, by Harper Collins, will be released on 20 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s new e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

Gautam Gambhir has no personality or great records, just a lot of attitude: Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi -
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi opens up about India-Pakistan rivalry on cricket field and his run-in with Gautam Gambhir in 2007 Asia Cup.

With a flick of his wrists, Virat Kohli turned his weakness into his biggest strength

Neeraj Jha -
Virat Kohli’s mainstay shot was a concern in his teen years when tall bowlers had begun to call him out LBW, making his coach furious.

How Facebook destroys privacy, undermines democracy & helps raise a surveillance state

Arpita Phukan Biswas -
In ‘Antisocial Media’, Siva Vaidhyanathan tries to untangle the complex web of social networks, even as they gain increasing control over our lives and polity.

What we’re seeing under Narendra Modi is Hindutva 2.0

Hilal Ahmed -
In ‘Secular States, Religious Politics’, Sumantra Bose explains how the BJP has replaced the political idiom of secularism with a powerful one of nationalism.

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

Shantam Goyal -
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.

Lawrence Freedman’s book shows that thinking about the future of war has its own history

Srinath Raghavan -
‘The Future of War’ tracks diverse themes through the long arc of modern warfare from mid-19th century to the present – and of course the future.

With a touch of Marquez, a non-fiction fairy tale gives China’s people a voice

Gaurav Saini -
‘Becoming China: The Story Behind the State’ is an excellent starting point for someone wanting to move beyond a traditional, i.e. statist, understanding of China.
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Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

IAF Su-30 MKI aircraft | Twitter | @DefencePRO_Guj

Russian defence industry team to visit India soon for talks on upgrading IAF’s Sukhoi fleet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Upgrades would include more better radar & integration of electronic warfare abilities. Russia also hopeful of inking deal with India to supply 12 more Su-30 MKIs and 21 MiG-29s.

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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