Book Review

From Remember This House to Shaheen Bagh: I Am Not Your Negro and the Global Struggle Over Identity

James Baldwin's I Am Not Your Negro is more than a book about race in America. This review explores how its reflections on identity, memory and representation resonate with Indian Muslims, Shaheen Bagh and contemporary debates on democracy

Policing the Republic: Rethinking Power, Policing and Democracy

More than a memoir, Policing the Republic sees former Intelligence Bureau Special Director Yashovardhan Azad examine policing, governance and democratic institutions, offering an insider's perspective on why meaningful police reform remains central to strengthening India's Republic

From Automated Lampposts to 9/11: The Unfiltered Travelogue of a Globetrotting Indian

Sundeep Bhutoria's My Life My Travels is an engaging travelogue that goes beyond sightseeing, weaving together humour, cultural encounters, vegetarian struggles, historic moments like 9/11 and a deepening appreciation for India's global legacy.

The Politics of Memory and Desire in Nalin Verma’s Sacred Unions and Other Stories

In Sacred Unions and Other Stories, Nalin Verma crafts unforgettable tales of love, memory, faith, and rural transformation, turning ordinary lives of Purvanchal into emotionally resonant literary experiences

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...
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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 that lingers long after the print...

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 Literature Publication—is a landmark contribution to...

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 that Israel had bombed a Gaza...

Madhopur ka Ghar: Where Dog Barks History

Have you ever met a dog barking history and sociology? Meet Lora—the she dog! She tells the history of about 100 years encapsulating three generations in...

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...
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