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Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam
A set of essays by the great actor's relatives and associates offers interesting anecdotes about the man but not enough about his craft
 "Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam")
Surviving in India's family-owned company
By the second generation, no matter whether the family of the founder holds enough shares or not, it is relatively rare to see scions actually running operations
 "Surviving in India's family-owned company")
The real culture of stewardship
Authored jointly by a business leader, Chairman of IMC Pan Asia, Frederick Tsao, and an academic at Case Western University, Chris Laszlo, the book elegantly harmonises practice and theory
 "The real culture of stewardship")
Revolution and the freedom struggle
In this book, you will meet communists who questioned the idea of freedom propagated by the Indian National Congress
 "Revolution and the freedom struggle")
Highs and lows of life as a VC
One of the book's most engrossing chapters is about a company called HealthSouth on whose board the author served for several decades
 "Highs and lows of life as a VC")
A retail 'huckstory'
The big cloud hanging over Retail Gangster is, of course, the internet
 "A retail 'huckstory'")
Savarkar: A 'history in full'
Violence, Dr Chaturvedi establishes, was integral to the conceptual framework of the Ghost Father of the Nation
 "Savarkar: A 'history in full'")
An uprising and its discontents
Dr Murphy is professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK
 "An uprising and its discontents")
The view from Beijing
Mr Saran's credentials for authoring a book on China are exceptional, perhaps even unique
 "The view from Beijing")
Voices of freedom
In putting this book together, Rakesh Batabyal's biggest problem must have been an embarrassment of riches - what to keep, what to leave out
 "Voices of freedom")
Who is Vladimir Putin?
Short, a former journalist with the BBC, The Economist, and The Times of London, adds to the library of insightful books about the Russian autocrat
 "Who is Vladimir Putin?")
Hindi, Hindu sans Hindutva
A fascinating account shows how much of the maverick writer and polymath's thinking was rooted in cosmopolitanism
 "Hindi, Hindu sans Hindutva")
A jab at the vaccine story
India's Vaccine Growth Story: From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri is divided into nine chapters with an epilogue
 "A jab at the vaccine story")
Time to colour outside the lines
Author, Nilanjana Bhowmick mixes the personal and anecdotal with data and survey reports to build a more accessible narrative around women's rights, feminist values and patriarchal structures
 "Time to colour outside the lines")
History in a hurry
Like the first edition, this one covers a medley of topics
 "History in a hurry")
Life after Apartheid
This "mirror of graciousness" wasn't something that Malaika, for one, was especially interested in providing
 "Life after Apartheid")
Trans-forming history
A global trans history stands as testimony to the gender nonconformity of our past
 "Trans-forming history")
An Aussie against the goras
It took Mr Ranjan, who is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), eight years to write this book
 "An Aussie against the goras")
China in the neighbourhood
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhary's book The China Factor presents good background reading for anyone interested in assessing China's relations with some of India's neighbours
 "China in the neighbourhood")
George Fernandes and his ambiguities
The book is not a standard biography of a politician. It is about his life and also the context in which he lived
 "George Fernandes and his ambiguities")