Book Reading

Three new books use economics to decode behaviour, war and nature - revealing both the power and the limits of economic thinking in explaining our messy world

The book meditates on the blurred lines between fact and fiction, only to arrive at a semi-conclusion that both are governed by memory

Ms Chauhan demonstrates how the character of these spaces has been changed by the forces of urbanisation

The NGT's clearance for the Great Nicobar project highlights a widening gap between procedural environmental safeguards and the lived ecological and cultural costs on the ground

A little jab that protects us from some of the deadliest diseases has a fascinating backstory. Ameer Shahul does an admirable job of uncovering compelling ones in his book

A new history shows how the Vietnam War became a frontline of America's civil rights struggle, exposing deep racial injustice within the US military

Raghavan Srinivasan reclaims the Tamil Bhakti saints as radical poets who challenged caste, ritual authority and hierarchy through powerful Tamil verse

As an openly gay man, Suvir Saran's memoir weaves his personal struggles to find love and belonging with reflections on policy, resulting in a memoir that is brutally honest and partly heartbreaking

A biography of a Mumbai businessman written by his great-granddaughter is more than an anecdote-rich story of entrepreneurship

Shinjini Kumar's book asks whether women's contributions within and outside home are being recognised and understood. The answers are surprising

At a moment when the so-called fringe has become the mainstream, this book offers a layered account of the erosion of liberty and the severity of our times

A new book traces how Russia's forests shaped its history, literature and power - from religious exiles and empire-building to gulags, nationalism and climate change

This book on understanding the mind of one of India's most famous strategic investors is a valuable read - but not if you are looking for a hot tip

As new archaeological finds challenge the dominant narrative of India's antiquity, replacing dogma with pragmatism is the only way to understand the past

How the Tata company went from being a loss-making firm to becoming a front-runner in design and technology in India and globally

From the bow-tied beau ideal of the Washington establishment to the Maga conspiracy theorist-in-chief, Tucker Carlson's biography traces his journey

His programmes are not only questioning but even verifying loyalty, with the ideal of Chinese women shifting in the face of dwindling population

How the evolution of India's political development is having an impact on its external projection

India needs Left ideas of equality and humanism now more than ever, argues Saira Shah Halim in her book

Overtreatment, health check-ups as money-spinners, and tricky referrals - Abantika Ghosh's book is a helpful guide on how to navigate the complex web of medical care in India