Book Review

Not Just a Daughter’s Story: Arundhati Roy’s Memoir Is India’s Mirror

I smiled. Particularly looking at the deliberately chosen cover. She could have picked anything, but— a bidi-smoking Arundhati Roy was quite impressive. Brave. I, too, need a photograph of...

Comrades and Comebacks: Saira Shah’s Book Sparks Debate on the Left’s Future in India

Saira Shah Halim’s Comrades and Comebacks was launched with Hamid Ansari, Brinda Karat, Zameer Uddin Shah, and others reflecting on the Left’s contested legacy. Speakers warned against rising inequality, authoritarianism, and communalism, while Halim urged a radical but non-violent response, insisting the Left remains crucial in shaping India’s future.

From Lalu’s Lalooland to Gorakhnath’s Legacy: Nalin Verma Tells India’s Untold Stories

A good reporter can smell a story from a distance. A great one writes it with a flair...

Periyar’s Long Walk North: Unearthing a Suppressed Legacy

The newly released book Periyar: Caste, Nation & Socialism—the third in the widely appreciated Conversation Series from People’s...

Satyagraha and Slaughter: Finkelstein’s Journey from Gandhi’s Remembrance to Gaza’s Reality

As I turned the last page of Norman Finkelstein's GAZA: An Inquest into its Martyrdom, news poured in...
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There were allegations that PAC were terrorising Muslims by resorting to unprovoked firings– Mohsina Kidwai in My Life In Indian Politics

Bhopal/Lucknow: Here is an interview with the author Rasheed Kidwai regarding his book on Congress' veteran leader, Memmber of Parliament and former governor Mohsina...

I broke a fixed deposit and sent to candidates in 1977– Mohsina Kidwai

“The party had no finances to fund its candidates. So as the state party president, I broke a fixed deposit of Rs 90,000 I...

A Book About Loss: The loss Of Power, Hope And Love

Author Anees Salim writes with assured fluency and considerable imagination. It's like listening to Indian classical music when you read his work. He is...

Pakistanis belief in Ghazwa-e-Hind, can’t let India-Pakistan relation improve, claims former governor and BJP leader in a book

Kolkata: When I was in China, among the many things, one major, I noticed was that many people from Japan were doing business with...

The Warrior Widows: The author feels that God Almighty handpicks exceptional girls to be Army wives

Ambreen Zaidi's book 'The Warrior Widows' documents the real-life stories of valiant wives of Indian soldiers - The Veer Naris as they are generally...

New book offers blueprint for systems change in a deeply divided world 

As the world battles to shake off Covid-19, it appears increasingly stuck; inequality has widened, climate breakdown is accelerating, and many are suggesting that we may have missed...
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