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Topic: Book worm

Muhammad Yunus on what he does best: removing poverty, unemployment and carbon emission

Debabrata Pal - February 25, 2018

There might be differences of opinion regarding the internal functioning and structures of microfinance institution but it is hard to deny its positive impact in reducing poverty.

‘The Bengalis’ does a thing that books of its kind rarely do: criticise the Bengalis

Neera Majumdar - February 25, 2018

Sudeep Chakravarti's mammoth undertaking to trace the Bengalis from its genesis to now results in a detailed, intriguing, and confounding book.

Mark Tully’s ‘Upcountry Tales’: Between the journalistic and the cinematic

Shantam Goyal - January 1, 2018

The book is British-Indian journalist Mark Tully’s second run-in with fiction, and the stories are all tied to Rajiv Gandhi’s India – the late 1980s.

History in incubation: forgotten tales retold

Asad Rahim Khan - December 23, 2017

There is no greater vehicle for high drama, low farce, and ultimate tragedy, than the relationship between Pakistan and India.

A Resurgence of Husain Ila Pal’s “Husain: Portrait of an Artist” only further canonises the artist

Namrata Chhabria - December 16, 2017

The book sparkles because of the material the author had access to and makes Husain a consumable superstar.

Tom Hanks can be anything, even an author

Nayanika Chatterjee - December 16, 2017

‘Uncommon Type’ is a book of 18 short stories which provides a comfort read, preferably in bed with Chinese take-out.

Gabriel Tallent’s ‘My Absolute Darling’ is a deliciously dark and heartrending novel

Vandana Menon - December 10, 2017

Tallent’s debut novel about a child growing up in isolation and then finding herself keeps the reader within its pages days after putting it down.

‘The Last Battle of Saraighat’ is a battle half-won

Jayanta Kalita - December 9, 2017

Rajat Sethi & Shubhrastha’s book eulogises the BJP’s victory in Assam, but fails to capture the truepicture of the Northeast and its complex issues.

The Sick of History: A Review of Sing, Unburied, Sing

Shantam Goyal - December 3, 2017

Jesmyn Ward’s haunting control over language, like the stench of history, remains lodged under the reader’s skin.

Jasoda: Kiran Nagarkar’s stark narrative is a sight for sore eyes

Katyayini Singh - December 3, 2017

Jasoda traces the journey undertaken by the titular character and her children for survival in the face of patriarchy and gut wrenching poverty.

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