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The Raj below the salt: Devasis Chattopadhyay's book brings history alive

A society's history isn't just about kings and conquerors - it's the people who shape the story

The Raj below the salt: Devasis Chattopadhyay's book brings history alive
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 10:34 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party's journey from idealism to power: A first-hand account

The book explains that around 2011, Mr Gandhi became a part of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement and a member of its 24-person "core committee"

Aam Aadmi Party's journey from idealism to power: A first-hand account
Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 11:01 PM IST

Bill Gates says 'having fun together' with 'serious girlfriend' Paula Hurd

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates talked candidly about his relationship with girlfriend Paula Hurd. He has expressed happiness remembering their memorable moments together

Bill Gates says 'having fun together' with 'serious girlfriend' Paula Hurd
Updated On : 05 Feb 2025 | 5:52 PM IST

Calcutta civil court lifts gag order on publication of 'The Dirty Dozen'

The book, published by Pan Macmillan India, another defendant in the case, examines the rise and fall of India's 12 largest corporate defaulters

Calcutta civil court lifts gag order on publication of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Updated On : 04 Feb 2025 | 9:49 PM IST

The World After Gaza: Pankaj Mishra's book draws parallels with Holocaust

Pankaj Mishra's book sees a parallel between those who witnessed the Holocaust and those who became involuntary witnesses to Israel's 'political evil' in Gaza's annihilation

The World After Gaza: Pankaj Mishra's book draws parallels with Holocaust
Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 11:12 PM IST

Bill Gates' memoir reflects on childhood passions and early coding feats

In the first of his three-volume memoir, Gates roams freely in the memory palace of his youth, avoiding the thickets of his later life, including allegations of affairs and questionable friendships

Bill Gates' memoir reflects on childhood passions and early coding feats
Updated On : 03 Feb 2025 | 12:37 AM IST

Everyday Reading: Tracing the evolution of Hindi magazine culture

Diving into Everyday Reading raises many questions. Did the consumer become a passive viewer with the rise of television as opposed to active participation in the magazines?

Everyday Reading: Tracing the evolution of Hindi magazine culture
Updated On : 31 Jan 2025 | 12:52 AM IST

Exploring the beauty and dark past of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A lavishly produced coffee table book contrasts the ethereal beauty of the Andaman's with its sordid colonial history

Exploring the beauty and dark past of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated On : 29 Jan 2025 | 11:31 PM IST

India's infrastructure journey: A data-driven perspective on growth, gaps

Some of the suggestions are spot on, such as evolving a new strategy at scale for vocational training, improving access to technology for medium and small enterprises

India's infrastructure journey: A data-driven perspective on growth, gaps
Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 10:41 PM IST

'Open Socrates': Self-improvement is reimagined as idea-driven growth

In Open Socrates, Callard describes how we can get so caught up in our own thoughts that we don't let evidence from the world in

'Open Socrates': Self-improvement is reimagined as idea-driven growth
Updated On : 16 Jan 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

Negotiating India's Landmark Agreements: Historical lens on diplomacy

The author's research on the India-China Agreement on Tibet, 1954 was based on the Nehru papers from the Prime Minister's Museum and Library

Negotiating India's Landmark Agreements: Historical lens on diplomacy
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 11:07 PM IST

Manisha Pande's book reveals middle class India as a driver of change

Ms Pande persuades us well to stop thinking of the middle class as a static, ahistorical entity

Manisha Pande's book reveals middle class India as a driver of change
Updated On : 13 Jan 2025 | 10:44 PM IST

Vishwa Shastra: A comprehensive guide to India's evolving foreign policy

Dhruva Jaishankar's book connects India's domestic decisions to its global role

Vishwa Shastra: A comprehensive guide to India's evolving foreign policy
Updated On : 09 Jan 2025 | 12:20 AM IST

Tripping Down the Ganga: A seeker's journey through faith and history

Siddharth Kapila's debut book explores faith, memory, and human connections along the sacred Ganga

Tripping Down the Ganga: A seeker's journey through faith and history
Updated On : 01 Jan 2025 | 11:04 PM IST

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' back on shelves: Why India banned it

After 37 years, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to Indian shelves following a court ruling in November that deemed original ban void

Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' back on shelves: Why India banned it
Updated On : 25 Dec 2024 | 4:06 PM IST

Love, challenges, and diplomacy: An Indian woman's journey in Islamabad

In her book, Ms Ghanashyam provides a first-hand perspective of her experiences in these three years as an Indian woman living in "enemy country"

Love, challenges, and diplomacy: An Indian woman's journey in Islamabad
Updated On : 05 Dec 2024 | 12:31 AM IST

EAM Jaishankar uses cricket analogy to explain India's foreign policy

He played for the Indian national team from 1969 to 1989, scoring 4378 Test runs. Nine of his eleven Test centuries were scored overseas. He was Man of the Match in the semi-final and the final when

EAM Jaishankar uses cricket analogy to explain India's foreign policy
Updated On : 29 Nov 2024 | 9:39 AM IST

Dhirendra Jha unpacks Golwalkar's controversial legacy in this new book

Dhirendra Jha begins the book with a stunning claim - a curtain-raiser to one of the many principal contentions in the book

Dhirendra Jha unpacks Golwalkar's controversial legacy in this new book
Updated On : 28 Nov 2024 | 10:43 PM IST

Rare first edition 90s Harry Potter book auctioned for 36,000 Pounds

The first novel of J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in 1997. This rare edition was sold for 36000 pounds at an auction

Rare first edition 90s Harry Potter book auctioned for 36,000 Pounds
Updated On : 28 Nov 2024 | 5:59 PM IST

The Earnicorns highlights profitable startups in a unicorn-dominated world

Startups, unicorns included, have been about adventure (misadventure too), independence (at least from the outside), pitches (and rounds of fund-raising in dollars

The Earnicorns highlights profitable startups in a unicorn-dominated world
Updated On : 27 Nov 2024 | 10:34 PM IST