Page 9 - Chintan Girish Modi

Inside a bookstore

Is it possible to compartmentalise one's life in such a neat way that religious beliefs and professional priorities do not clash at all?

Star struck

A candid admission about Milind Soman's enrolment with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a young boy has generated tremendous curiosity in this book, which might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

The global health crisis has spawned reams of poignant poetry worldwide

Poignant when set against India's orchestrated applause for health-workers, are from a poem in Chinese that has been translated into English as "Please Don't Disturb"

Review: Bahawalpur tells the history of a kingdom that acceded to Pakistan

An account of a kingdom that acceded to Pakistan offers a useful way to understand tensions within Pakistani society in shaping its history

Deconstructing Mughal eras

According to Gandhi, Mughal royals such as Aurangzeb and Dara Shukoh have metamorphosed into myths in the popular imagination

Cambridge Analytica whistleblower offers the seamy side of social media

The question that remains, however, is this: Is the state a trustworthy regulator?

In Bapu and Ba's shadow

MKG's legacy is worth studying but the commemorative moment is more about platitudes, less about critical engagement

'Gay Icons of India' is replete with generalisations and stereotypes

The most disturbing part of this book, however, is the depiction of transgender individuals

Kashmir from the ground up

Mr Geelani writes about the political aspirations of his own people. This is a position of great responsibility

Book review: 'Blaming immigrants' busts most myths about refugees

Neeraj Kaushal uses her training as an economist not just to bust myths about immigration but recommend how things can be fixed