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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicBook review

Topic: Book review

R.K. Narayan through an Indian philosophical lens: Ranga Rao’s new book shines

In ‘R.K. Narayan: The Novelist and his Art’, Ranga Rao pleasantly surprises the reader by ushering in a new critical paradigm through the theory of gunas. 

A gripping story from pre-Partition Punjab

‘A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab’ traces the life and work of Ruchi Ram Sahni; freedom fighter, educationist and story-teller, Sahni wore many hats.

A chronicle of sexual violence and impunity

Will this 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, make any difference?

‘This House of Clay and Water’ weaves a compelling tale, but lacks nuance

The book tells a tale of love and loss, saints and sinners, patriarchies and peripheries along with the trials and tribulations shared by marginalized people in modern-day Pakistan.

‘The Lovers’ Book review: A Take on Love, Lust and Self-Exile

‘The Lovers’ is a story of a young man as he navigates between love, lust, and self-exile in the United States.

‘2020: World of War’ creates scenarios to depict a world on the edge

Seven scenarios, bookended by three analytical essays on the state of play of international security, are global in scope as well as meticulous in local details.

The Modi-Shah arithmetic and the making of BJP’s election winning machine

How the BJP Wins by Prashant Jha explains that Modi’s mass appeal, Amit Shah’s organisational skills and failures of the opposition have contributed to...

Catherine Carver’s ‘Immune’: A book that leaves you fascinated by your own body

Physician Catherine Carver introduces the reader to the defence system of the human body through conversational language and shocking statistics.

‘Loyal Stalkers’: A captivating read with lively conversations and subtle humour

Chimmi Tenduf-La has, yet again, managed to make the conventional seem anomalous.   “In Colombo, everyone knows everyone and no one can hide,” certainly stands...

About falling in love, growing up, experiencing life and mental illness

Turtles All The Way Down is cautious, careful, and apprehensive. At no point, however, does the novel romanticise mental illness. We live in a time...

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.