Amritesh Mukherjee
Amritesh Mukherjee
The reviewer is a journalist, writer, and editor fascinated by the stories that shape our world. Instagram/X: aroomofwords
The reviewer is a journalist, writer, and editor fascinated by the stories that shape our world. Instagram/X: aroomofwords
Amritesh Mukherjee
More from Less for More: Can innovation bridge India's quality gap?
Mashelkar and Borde argue that true innovation doesn't cut corners or chase exclusivity. It expands access, raises quality and proves that efficiency and equity can coexist
 "More from Less for More: Can innovation bridge India's quality gap?")
Ghost Nation: By ignoring Taiwan, the world is eroding its own morality
Chris Horton's Ghost Nation chooses a different premise. The book assumes, correctly, that we live in a world where moral arguments have been rendered impotent
 "Ghost Nation: By ignoring Taiwan, the world is eroding its own morality")
Meet the Savarnas: Ravikant Kisana's book on millennials and exclusion
For a society so deeply entrenched in caste and class, the cognitive dissonance is astonishing. Caste is ancient history one moment, yet dictates marriage or who works at your house the next
 "Meet the Savarnas: Ravikant Kisana's book on millennials and exclusion")
Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada: Shahu Patole's book on the taste of casteism
Food is a critical part of any culture. It locates you. It shapes how you're seen and how you see yourself. It carries histories, hierarchies, and inheritances
 "Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada: Shahu Patole's book on the taste of casteism")
The Trial That Shook Britain: How a court-martial led to India's freedom
The tactical contradictions that doomed earlier revolutionary movements found their dramatic resolution in Bose's audacious gamble with the INA
 "The Trial That Shook Britain: How a court-martial led to India's freedom")
A Stranger in Three Worlds: Tracing Aubrey Menen's search for identity
With biting wit, Menen maps the universality of exclusion
 "A Stranger in Three Worlds: Tracing Aubrey Menen's search for identity")
Ananda: The sacred, profane, and psychedelic journeys of cannabis
From the Himalayan hush of Himachal to the coastal dreams of Kerala, this book on cannabis journeys through India - each stop bringing a new strain, a new state of mind, and a new high
 "Ananda: The sacred, profane, and psychedelic journeys of cannabis")
'Spies, Lies and Allies' recalls two forgotten pre-Independence stories
Spies, Lies and Allies is more than a biography-it reminds us of two extraordinary lives from the pre-Independence era and why their stories, their mistakes, and their erasure matter
 "'Spies, Lies and Allies' recalls two forgotten pre-Independence stories")
Finding the Edge: A masterful tale of Jimmy Anderson's cricketing journey
The story begins at its ending-an ageing but still formidable Anderson-offered a final chance to bow out on his own terms
 "Finding the Edge: A masterful tale of Jimmy Anderson's cricketing journey")
How Hindu culture spread: Manu Pillai's book traces its origins, evolution
How did Hindu culture originate? How did this tradition leap across rivers, climb mountains, and cross deserts to spread its roots? Manu Pillai's exhaustively researched book offers some answers
 "How Hindu culture spread: Manu Pillai's book traces its origins, evolution")
