Page 120 - Book Reviews
An argumentative Indian
This compendium of essays, brought out on the occasion of his 80th birthday, has been penned by authors, philosophers, economists, all of whom have enjoyed 'civic friendships' with Mr Nandy
Bowled over by cricket
It is perhaps this proximity to the players and the establishment that makes Mr Majumdar's narrative less than questioning and more than adulatory
The art of governing in India
It could as well serve a handbook of administrative leadership strategies as much as a primer on problem-solving and decision-making
The walls that Hillary built
Chasing Hillary is the best explanation so far of why that is. Ms Chozick describes Ms Clinton's press shop
In Italy, there was the pope and then there was Enzo Ferrari: Dal Monte
The company's success owes everything to its founder, who was born in 1898, and had little formal education
 "In Italy, there was the pope and then there was Enzo Ferrari: Dal Monte")
The Skull of Alum Bheg: Wagner unfolds chapter of 1857 uprising in Sialkot
The skull of Alum Bheg should perhaps stay in England to remind 'civilised' Englishmen how their forefathers dealt with recalcitrant colonial subjects
 "The Skull of Alum Bheg: Wagner unfolds chapter of 1857 uprising in Sialkot")
'Pakistan under Siege' book review: Paranoia as state policy
Based on the state promotion of "Pakistan Studies" as a compulsory subject, successive generations of students have acquired the most distorted views of their faith
Reinventing the HR wheel
The G3 is the first of seven steps this "playbook" outlines
'The RTI Story' book review: Truth may never prevail
After her monumental efforts, Ms Roy leaves the reader befuddled by ending her book with a two-worded question
'On Grand Strategy' book review: How to wage war
Ten lively essays proceed in chronological order from King Xerxes' invasion of Greece to Isaiah Berlin's thoughts on World War II and the Cold War
Lunch with BS: Historian Sunil Amrith talks about monsoon and migration
The MacArthur "Genius" grant awardee talks to Anjali Puri about Unruly Waters, the book he has just finished writing, and why history matters even more in an era of majoritarian politics
 "Lunch with BS: Historian Sunil Amrith talks about monsoon and migration")
Paint of taint: How the IPL spot-fixing scandal hurt the gentleman's game
Here's an excerpt from Boria Majumdar's new book 'Eleven Gods and A Billion Indians'
 "Paint of taint: How the IPL spot-fixing scandal hurt the gentleman's game")
Why PPP projects fail
The private sector can only take up the risks of project construction whereas the ability to manage the regulatory risk is that of the public sector
Infirmities of the welfare state
The author has x-rayed every beneficiary-target-oriented welfare programme launched by the Indian state for the past 70 years
Ballot box as change agent
Book review of Rasheed Kidwai's 'Ballot: Ten episodes that have shaped India's democracy'
The GSPC jumla
As with Mr Ghosh's earlier co-authored work Gas Wars, Grand Illusion is all over the place with the writer losing focus in some chapters
'A Higher Loyalty' book review: In the throes of a scandal
A Higher Loyalty is the first big memoir by a key player in the alarming melodrama that is the Trump administration
A son remembers his father who served as advisor to Nehru, Indira and Rajiv
The book also casts light on what happened to the 'package deal' offered by Deng Xiaoping to India in 1982
 "A son remembers his father who served as advisor to Nehru, Indira and Rajiv")
From a principle to a right
The success of the 1951 general election in terms of providing representation to India in all its complexity was crucial to the stability of the then-young constitutional framework
A tech-tonic shift
Consuming food grain and cooking oil straight from the source made the author realise how much adulteration there was in the market