Page 68 - Book Reviews
A chaotic transfer of power
The note about this book's sources is nearly identical to the notes in the previous two books
 "A chaotic transfer of power")
Queer phobias
An academic studies tribal folktales through a queer lens to highlight how they speak out against colonial-era moral policing that, ironically, still prevails in contemporary India
 "Queer phobias")
The limits of 'geo-psychology'
The book abounds with empirical evidences and narration, but fails to construct a theoretical paradigm
 "The limits of 'geo-psychology'")
Muslim Britain: A siege within
It's a telling snapshot of "Muslim Britain" and the kind of Islam being promoted in British mosques and Muslim homes
 "Muslim Britain: A siege within")
The full story of the agrarian crisis
Mr Hardikar traces the story of Ramrao who attempted suicide by consuming two bottles of pesticide during Holi in 2014
 "The full story of the agrarian crisis")
Hindu identity as a political tool
In the two chapters on Savarkar's trial and his twilight years we get to learn a lot of things we did not know
 "Hindu identity as a political tool")
What went wrong with Big Tech
System Error certainly serves as a very well-written, if superficial, primer for all we need to know about the impact of the tech industry
 "What went wrong with Big Tech")
Sun, fire and sacrifice
Wendy Doniger delves into the equine in Indian myth and culture
 "Sun, fire and sacrifice")
BS Columnist Tamal Bandyopadhyay wins KLF book award for 'Pandemonium'
'Pandemonium' is touted to be a definitive insider story on the rot in India's banking system
 "BS Columnist Tamal Bandyopadhyay wins KLF book award for 'Pandemonium'")
Complicating Bollywood
Akshaya Kumar attempts to understand the interplay between Bhojpuri cinema, its language, symbols, the people it represents, and Hindi cinema
 "Complicating Bollywood")
Anatomy of a business failure
When a venture fails, it is convenient to blame either the jockey (the startup founder) or the horse (the business opportunity)
 "Anatomy of a business failure")
The JP phenomenon
JP never shied away from debate, even when it was with those he regarded as dear friends
 "The JP phenomenon")
India's trysts with authoritarianism
Mr Joseph opines that the threat of losing democratic ethos has been looming over India for far too long now
 "India's trysts with authoritarianism")
Gamestop's improbable story
Mr Mezrich mans the conveyor belt at the factory that turns raw reality into its slick cinematic depiction
 "Gamestop's improbable story")
Selector at the crease
Ravi Shastri offers entertaining cameos of cricketers he thinks were great
 "Selector at the crease")
Macroeconomics in action
The book does not take more than a paragraph to warn us about our misplaced hopes in demographic dividends
 "Macroeconomics in action")
Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy
Mr Gokhale has analysed Chinese negotiating behaviour through a set of six issues relating to India-China relations
 "Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy")
Why we still need economic planning
The book makes theoretical and empirical arguments to show why India still needs planning even more than before
 "Why we still need economic planning")
Pakistan's lines of control
The book encourages readers to consider how Pakistan's unilateral measures in PoK have always resulted in painful consequences for India
 "Pakistan's lines of control")
When the Big Bang was just a theory
In his new book, Flashes of Creation, Paul Halpern chronicles the rise of Gamow and Hoyle into leaders of mostly opposing views of cosmology
 "When the Big Bang was just a theory")