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The Fifteen: How diverse women united to shape free India's Constitution

At a time when the Uniform Civil Code is being widely discussed, the book explores what the women in the Constituent Assembly thought of the idea

Dilip Sinha's book explores how Tibet became an abandoned kingdom in exile

This must-read book minces no words about what is to come

Book Review: Balancing India's strategic goals with development assistance

India's Development Partnership makes a case for broadening the scope of such assistance beyond a government-to-government approach to include the private sector and civil society

Rotem Geva's new book traces Delhi's journey through Partition and beyond

The book traces how the city's growth and "birth" of New Delhi triggered the decline of the Muslim aristocracy, which began with British takeover after 1857

Snyder's on freedom: A call to action amidst global tyranny and conflict

Again and again, his book returns - as Snyder has done himself - to Ukraine, where he sees the conflict between freedom and unfreedom in brutally vivid form

Wendy Doniger's new book explores untold stories from the Mahabharata

The only quibble one has with the book is that the translations seem a bit hasty and laboured

Potrait of a German refugee who became key to India's artistic awakening

Reema Desai's book shows political cartoonist Rudolf Von Leyden championing the works of Krishnaji Howlaji Ara, M F Husain and others much before they became legendary on the international art circuit

Kulpreet Yadav's Haji Pir recounts soldiers' bravery in key 1965 war battle

A book on the Haji Pir battle would be incomplete without mentioning the Tashkent agreement. The author refers to it upfront

Mark Mobius' new book offers a concise primer for beginner investors

This book is essentially a primer on various asset classes. While seasoned investors may find it basic, novices are likely to benefit from it

Zhou Enlai: Chen Jian's book on Chinese Premier a study in contradictions

This is one of the most informative pieces of history writing on contemporary China and will remain a reference work for a long time to come

A pointless epitaph: Clumsy retelling mars Coomar Narain scandal revisit

Kallol Bhattacherjee's 'A Singular Spy' attempts to tell an espionage tale but leaves many key questions unanswered

India's strategic autonomy and its role in a rebalanced global order

Ambassador Sujan Chinoy's book explores India's evolving global strategy, the impact of geopolitical shifts, and the importance of self-reliance in defence and diplomacy

Book review: Cat Bohannon's Eve traces the evolution of women's bodies

Bohannan's writing has a uniquely cinematic quality. She openly discusses topics we avoid talking about - nipples, fat, menstrual blood, armpits and more

'People Called Ladakh' explores the region's diverse cultures, communities

The book also spotlights Kargil, a city that most people still associate with the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war

Joy, profound responsibility: What makes 'teaching' the greatest profession

Jiddu Krishnamurti's book explores conditions that can help make teachers better at their profession. It stresses that freedom and love are essential for learning to happen

Digging with teeth: This book does some historical detective work

An Incisive History of Teeth, From Hagfish to Humans', Bill Schutt seeks to trace not just the history of individual creatures, but of all animal life on Earth, based entirely on teeth

Book review: Vikram Seth uses tech to enhance rhythm in Hanuman Chalisa

The short poem, running into just about 100 pages, has been translated with a lot of care and sensitivity keeping in mind what should make the poem more accessible to the readers

This Salman Khan book shows how AI can transform education systems globally

'Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)', by Khan Academy founder, is a valuable read for those puzzling over AI's role in education and society at large

Between Nakba and Shoah

'Israel has become its own ghetto, where Jews are less safe than Diaspora Jews,' says Kai Bird in his thought-provoking new memoir that leaves readers with much to think about

Just another brick in the wall

Through the eyes of Syeda, journalist Neha Dixit traces India's story, particularly Delhi's, over the last three decades-covering hot-button issues like gau rakshaks, corruption, CAA, and more