Page 10 - Literature
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")
Bringing the Internet under control
Mr Susskind is a keen observer of the digital world's dangers and his analysis is enhanced, for American readers, by his outsider's eye
 "Bringing the Internet under control")
When Sumitra met Anees…
A journalist seeks to capture the confluence of cultures in the home in which she grew up and how it reflected the promise of India's founding ideals
 "When Sumitra met Anees…")
Message from the Holocaust
Rosenberg Vrba spent the rest of his life regretting that his report didn't gain enough traction to save more Jews, especially those from Hungary
 "Message from the Holocaust")
Perennial marketing lessons from classic brands
The book stokes nostalgia to an extent that even its cover is a creative spin-off of a product's image
 "Perennial marketing lessons from classic brands")
The man who helped investors buy yachts
Bogle and Vanguard have shaped America's financial ecosystem in myriad ways
 "The man who helped investors buy yachts")
How India missed the global trade bus
The six chapters in this book provide an excellent historical perspective of how India's trade policy evolved
 "How India missed the global trade bus")
J C Bose: Scientist extraordinaire
The copious correspondence between the scientist and the poet is one source of delight for the reader
 "J C Bose: Scientist extraordinaire")
A tour of non-human reality
The animals in Yong's book are mostly nonhuman, but scientists are necessarily part of his story too
 "A tour of non-human reality")
Star power on bookshelves
The struggles of living in Mumbai to work in Bollywood also show up in actor Kubbra Sait's debut as an author
The English question
The book cogently examines the politics over language in a global context
 "The English question")
A colossus in UP
The book describes in detail, the central elements of administration during the Bahuguna years
 "A colossus in UP")
Food for thought on entrepreneurship
Later in the book, Raghunandan G, founder of TaxiForSure, makes a similar point on leadership
 "Food for thought on entrepreneurship")
A tour of Mall history
Alexandra Lange's Meet Me by the Fountain is a well-researched introduction to the rise and fall and dicey future of an American institution
 "A tour of Mall history")
Bacha Khan redux
A translation of Abdul Ghaffar Khan's autobiography reminds readers of a towering statesman of the freedom movement whose values remain relevant even today
 "Bacha Khan redux")
The face of civil war
The civil war unleashed on the Russian people a brutality that exceeded the worst Tsarist-era atrocities
 "The face of civil war")
British Indian author pens new Famous Five adventures as ode to Enid Blyton
The author feels that many adults, worldwide, feel nostalgic about Blyton's books and would want to share them with the children in their lives
 "British Indian author pens new Famous Five adventures as ode to Enid Blyton")
A gambler in the casino called Wall Street
Mr Gupta is a raconteur par excellence. His autobiographical account could give any good work of fiction a run for its money
 "A gambler in the casino called Wall Street")