Page 101 - Book Reviews
Ambedkar's shifting legacy
In his introduction, the author voices the Ambedkarite anger at Gandhi and communists
 "Ambedkar's shifting legacy")
Behind the curve
The authors make a sincere attempt at recounting the Modi government's various economic policy initiatives in these five years
 "Behind the curve")
China's syndromes in India's ocean
Bertil Lintner's book The Costliest Pearl is perhaps the most comprehensive account of the contemporary geopolitics of the maritime Eastern Hemisphere
 "China's syndromes in India's ocean")
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
 "Book review: 'Blaming immigrants' busts most myths about refugees")
Recollecting a massacre
Mr Halder has used the tool of oral narratives, which is becoming more and more popular among journalists and historians, especially for documenting atrocities against the disenfranchised
 "Recollecting a massacre")
Saving the world from AI?
This book is also an eye-opening tour of the contemporary method of opinion-formation as used by the Rationalists
 "Saving the world from AI?")
Rewriting the rules of reporting
There are accounts here of reporting from war zones and, for example, of being embedded with the United States military during the Iraq War
 "Rewriting the rules of reporting")
Rescuing Ayodhya
The author says, "history of Ayodhya is a microcosm of the history of north Indian heartland"
 "Rescuing Ayodhya")
Muslim politics in the age of Hindutva
Hilal Ahmed asks why Muslims have remained silent in the face of Hindutva provocations
 "Muslim politics in the age of Hindutva")
Satire in the Sri Lankan soul
The book chronicles travels through some of the former hot spots on the island but its gaze lingers on aspects ignored by the professional war correspondent
 "Satire in the Sri Lankan soul")
'Semicolon' is the story of a small mark that can carry big ideas
In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson reveals punctuation, as we practise it, to be a relatively young and uneasy art
 "'Semicolon' is the story of a small mark that can carry big ideas")
Anatomy of a flood
Ms Ge seems to have conducted an endless number of interviews and she painstakingly reproduces them in her book. This is a powerful narrative technique
 "Anatomy of a flood")
RSS' selective world view
The organisation reflects its idea of Hindu Rashtra by indoctrinating the Hindu youth and making them hate the 'enemies'
 "RSS' selective world view")
Half-hearted angst
Mr Khurshid engages with the question of citizenship only insofar as it concerns the equation between the individual and the state
 "Half-hearted angst")
From boss to coach
One suggestion in the book managers would do well to adopt is nurturing a strengths-based culture. It means they should focus on their team members' strengths rather than their weaknesses
 "From boss to coach")
Resurrecting the 'Greatest Victorian'
Book review of Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
 "Resurrecting the 'Greatest Victorian'")
How the stressed asset problem snowballed into a tussle between RBI, govt
An exclusive excerpt from A K Bhattacharya's 'The Rise of Goliath'
 "How the stressed asset problem snowballed into a tussle between RBI, govt")
Saudi women: A counter-factual story
Book review of Queens of the Kingdom: The Women of Saudi Arabia Speak
 "Saudi women: A counter-factual story")
BJP's 'Chanakya' unplugged
The book details the several electoral triumphs the BJP has notched up during Mr. Shah's tenure, his efforts at increasing the party's membership and galvanising the cadres to be battle-ready
 "BJP's 'Chanakya' unplugged")
An imported obsession
Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team
 "An imported obsession")