Page 31 - Book Reviews

UP's power dynamics

Shyamlal Yadav's book offers extraordinary insights into how UP's chief ministers handle governance, faction management, and administration in a state pivotal to national politics

A capitalist's lament

Ruchir Sharma's book is illuminating and heart-warming in its optimism that despite its many flaws, capitalism remains our 'best hope for economic and social progress

Modernity with Chinese characteristics

Poonam Surie's insightful book invites readers to join her quest to explore how China approaches modernity, leaving much to ponder, like a solitary reverie on a trek

A champion of trade liberalisation

Arvind Panagariya's book offers a rich and fascinating analysis of how protectionism has harmed the country's trade and economy

Fauci on Trump: It's complicated

Dr Fauci has long been circumspect in describing his feelings toward Mr Trump. But On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service, he writes with candour about their relationship

Indian sports beyond the boundary

Nandan Kamath looks at sports like an onion and, through nuanced argument, peels its many layers to provide insight and understanding

A literary affair

Historian Ramachandra Guha's 40-year relationship with his editor and friend, a fellow Stephanian, goes beyond mere indulgence-it's also culturally important for a host of reasons

The alternative path to riches

Navigating a volatile market can be daunting for the ordinary Joe, while the ultra-rich have access to more exclusive investment options. The Holy Grail of Investing is a guide to bridging this gap

Urdu, for Indians, by Indians

In a collection of freshly written essays, Rakhshanda Jalil celebrates poetry's healing properties, while cautioning against prioritising one's religion over our shared humanity

Civilisation against the flow

Aniket Ghanashyam's passionately written book provides a deeper understanding and appreciation of the world's most indispensable resource

The other side of nonviolent resistance

Is Carter Jackson advocating armed resistance at the next protest? Her book is not an instruction manual for activists

A woman for all seasons

Professor Nico Slate's book is an ode to a fascinating, courageous and multi-talented woman who lived through many chapters of India's evolution and built lasting institutions, including the IIC

Smiling with a stiff upper lip

Alpana Killawala's book gives us a reality check and puts the role of communication at the Reserve Bank of India, along with people specialising in the function, into perspective

A wild ride for US diplomacy

Stuart E Eizenstat's book is a technocratic endeavour that harks back to an ideal of US diplomacy as a nonpartisan arena

An open record of dissent

This compendium is indeed a record of not one, but an entire series of revolutionary acts by a group who chose not to hang up their boots

The need for 'steward leadership'

With cos increasingly resorting to greenwashing, fraud, and window dressing to meet their ESG imperatives, Rajeev Peshawaria's book presents a new paradigm in leadership to overcome this challenge

Catharsis against western media

Through a critical examination of media narratives, U Upadhyay's book attempts to deconstruct the cultural significations of western media on Indian ideas, leaders, and histories

Ideas of India

Prasanna Mohanty's thought-provoking exploration of the contemporary political life highlights how the current regime has failed to uphold the political values nurtured over the past seven decades

The debt trap saga

Journalist N Sundaresha Subramanian's book goes beyond merely chronicling the stories of India's major defaulters; it also offers a comprehensive account of the country's evolving bankruptcy system

The scrappy pilots of the China-Burma-India theatre

Alexander, the author of books on Shackleton's Endurance expedition and the fateful voyage of the Bounty, begins with the Allied loss of Burma to the Japanese in April 1942