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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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Crouching dragon, kneeling tiger
The author's provocative prescription for an ambitious foreign policy could be disruptive for conservative New Delhi elites
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Lionising the Mahabharata's women
This book is meant to be a feminist reading of the Mahabharata but imbuing characters within a patriarchal framework with contemporary sensibilities of feminism creates a clash between context and sto
The playing fields of India
India's sporting history isn't filled with triumph but by examining the issue from a wider socio-economic context, Ronojoy Sen has written a compelling narrative
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Agatha Christie's venomous world
This book talks about a writer who was scarily precise in her depiction of crimes, criminals and their modus operandi
Garry Kasparov blames the West for Putinism
Garry Kasparov, the great Russian chess grandmaster who has become a fierce Putin opponent, offers a mirror image of this theme
Nandan Nilekani's recipe for a start-up government
Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah's Rebooting India uses their experience at UIDAI to argue for technological solutions they claim will revitalise India
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Lunch with BS: Yuval Noah Harari
The Israeli professor of history talks to Niraj Bhatt about the rise and dominance of humans through history
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