Page 14 - Literature
Royal contrarians
An expertly researched book seeks to question the stereotypes about India's princely states
 "Royal contrarians")
The world tomorrow
Mr Macaes has set out the implications of the pandemic cogently -but he does not offer quick-fix solutions
 "The world tomorrow")
Living with uncertainty
The author has many suggestions on how best to take on and succeed in this emerging, bewildering world
 "Living with uncertainty")
A promising road map for millennials
For professionals who are well read, the book will appeal to the historian in you
 "A promising road map for millennials")
An expansive view of the BJP
Nalin Mehta combines scholarship, in-depth reportage and first-person interviews with a wide range of senior BJP leaders and junior functionaries
 "An expansive view of the BJP")
A Fed morality tale
Mr Leonard has chosen Rexnord as an example advisedly
 "A Fed morality tale")
Auroville in letter and spirit: a long-time resident's tell-all account
A long-time resident writes about an intensely personal journey that overlaps with the controversies within this international community devoted to spiritual harmony
 "Auroville in letter and spirit: a long-time resident's tell-all account")
The art of leaning in
The bias against women in general finds many mentions in the book
 "The art of leaning in")
A financial alchemist's roller-coaster story
Mr Hands describes some of his early deals, which reflect the essence of his approach
 "A financial alchemist's roller-coaster story")
Against the grain: Technology and us
The book argues that about five years ago, the average user would tap their phone 2,617 times a day and the top 10 per cent would do 5,427 taps per 132 different sessions per day
 "Against the grain: Technology and us")
Should B-schools add a sociological perspective?
The author, currently a professor at an IIM, rightly turns his introspective gaze on these types of questions
 "Should B-schools add a sociological perspective?")
Combating civil wars
Ms Walter has a political scientist's fondness for data sets and numerical scales
 "Combating civil wars")
Living with the gods
This book fills a gap in popular knowledge about temples and their architecture, which is tucked away in obscure texts or left to the imagination of tour guides
 "Living with the gods")
Unmasking India's Covid response
This is a tough book to process, especially if getting through the day is hard enough and leaves you with little energy to learn about how others have suffered and continue to suffer
 "Unmasking India's Covid response")
AMU and intellectual imagination
The author tries to present the AMU story in the context of the mind of Muslims in India
 "AMU and intellectual imagination")
Deep data dive, shallow approach
The book appears to be a compendium of articles written for various publications over the years with more structure and better prose
 "Deep data dive, shallow approach")
Kerala Literature Festival postponed to March 17 amid rising Covid cases
The four-day literary extravaganza, touted as the "second largest festival" of its kind in Asia, aims to map literature through discussions on several aspects shaping human consciousness
 "Kerala Literature Festival postponed to March 17 amid rising Covid cases")
Passage to the past
The irascible Hans likes to stick to the facts, but even those spare details reveal a bleak story, heightened by the gentle humour and empathy with which the son tells it
 "Passage to the past")
V P Singh's half revolution
Through this book, you get glimpses of an India you think is left far behind
 "V P Singh's half revolution")
The defence rests
It's a pity that Justice Gogoi doesn't discuss the process by which collective decisions are arrived at in the judiciary as a whole
 "The defence rests")