Topic: Delhi book launch

At the launch of his book, Democracy’s Heartland, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said he attempts to highlight why the Indian subcontinent matters.

The book launch of Maj General (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh’s book Artillery’s Thunder: The Untold Kargil Story revisited some of the questions that still linger.

The launch of ‘At War with the Single Strand’, attended by numerous senior officials from the science and health ministries, was all about India’s ‘scientific triumph’ over Covid-19.

The discussion on Patricia Mukhim’s book, From Isolation to Integration, brought together authors, journalists, and public intellectuals, including ThePrint Editor-in Chief Shekhar Gupta and former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai.

At the launch of literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil's new book 'Whose Urdu Is It Anyway? Stories by Non-Muslim Urdu Writers', jurist Kapil Sibal said Urdu has become a ‘weapon of hate’ after 2014.

Sonam Chombay, author of In Between the Blurry Lines and Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu's secretary, spoke about the goal he had in mind while writing the book.

Six essays in the book 'Dalit Journeys for Dignity' explore the distinct trajectories of Dalit communities in their search for religious alternatives — Christian conversions in colonial Tamil Nadu to Buddhist renunciations in Maharashtra.

The book, Desi Queers, also examines the role of queer artists in the UK who have roots in the Indian subcontinent — from filmmakers like Hanif Kureishi to visual artists Sunil Gupta and Pratibha Parmar.

The launch of Shahid Siddiqui’s book ‘I, Witness’ seemed to unite the smorgasbord that is Indian politics, with leaders across party lines, including Farooq Abdullah and Jayant Chaudhary, attending the event.

At the launch of the book, The Last Beggar, former LBSNAA director Sanjeev Chopra said it’s a myth that beggars are lazy and don't want to work.