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Penguin Books acquires 'Democrats and Dissenters' by Ramachandra Guha
The book covers a wide range of themes from the varying national projects of India's neighbours to political debates within India itself
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Kevin Costner, John Baird and Rick Ross travel back in time in this new book
A Hollywood director, an author and a celebrated comic-book artist collaborate to produce a spoof on the 19th- and 20th-century world
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How the Left was lost
In this book, published posthumously, author pulls no punches in detailing the reasons for the "terminal decline" of the Left movement in India
Fracking: Between the rocks and a hard place
Mr Briggle had never even heard of fracking when he was hired as a professor of philosophy at the University of North Texas, in 2009
Lunch with BS: Andrew Small
The writer of The China Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics'' talks to Archis Mohan about China's engagement with Taliban and why huge Chinese investment in Pakistan is good news for India
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Dire straits
The Allied defeat at Gallipoli in soldiers' words and pictures reveals the full extent of that disastrous campaign in its centenary year
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A memoir of love in the time of intolerance
A candid personal memoir traces the history of homosexuality from the 1980s to today, offering a rare insight into the psyche of gay individuals and their homophobic opponents
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India's demographic deficiencies
To his credit, the author has managed to weave issues as diverse as employment, public finance, the subsidy regime and decentralisation into a coherent narrative
Rajiv Gandhi govt's ban on Satanic Verses was a mistake: Chidambaram
The senior Congress leader also expressed concern at the rising "illiberalism" in the country
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The middle-class rebel
A critical look at Badal Sircar's oeuvre fills an important gap in the history of Indian theatre
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