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Book Review: Pranab Mukherjee's wilderness years
Mukherjee has been bewilderingly diplomatic in the second volume of his memoirs that chronicles his sidelining and ostracism in the Rajiv Gandhi era
 "Book Review: Pranab Mukherjee's wilderness years")
'Enemies' of the state?
An anthropologist's account of life with the Durwa people of Bastar highlights the chasm that exists between the modern nation-state and ancient tribal societies
 "'Enemies' of the state?")
Contemporary resonance from ancient Rome
The Roman polity is controlled by a few political dynasties - as in contemporary India - and the charge of sedition is hurled at those uttering inconvenient truths
Random logic at work
What is the best way to select the "best" bride? One option is to meet 10 women and reject them, while using the "best" candidate as a benchmark. Starting at #11, take the next offer that beats the be
In search of a stroke of genius
Mr Weiner goes hunting for a pattern... trying to understand why certain places during certain eras turn up a bumper crop of geniuses, and why the dream run eventually ends
Language barriers
Jhumpa Lahiri's much-awaited book on her love affair with Italian is lost somewhere between the first language, the second and the translation
 "Language barriers")
An innocent on terror firma
Mr Khan paints a picture of a bewildering legal system as a web that ensnares the poor and vulnerable while allowing the rich and famous to slip through with ease
Sharad Pawar's power politics
This is not to deny the administrative and political acumen of a man who always won even when his team lost and was ever generous to adversaries and rivals, never betraying a trace of vindictiveness
The Diwan who redefined governance
The author notes that a large number of prestigious institutions that dot the map of Thiruvananthapuram today had their origins in Row's rule