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Symptoms of success

Soma Das has been able to capture brilliantly the essence of Dilip Shanghvi through countless stories

His-Story of India

The Rise of Goliath is one of the rare books that keeps one engrossed, despite not being flamboyant and having the flourish of narration

Learning from start-up failure

In Sidharth Rao's How I Almost Blew It, besides the stories of the entrepreneurs, what keeps the reader engaged is the writer's observations on the start-up world

Malcom Gladwell's latest theory

Talking to Strangers might be classic Gladwell, but it comes across as jarringly incongruous

Book review: Facets of religious tolerance ignored by identity-led discord

Arvind Sharma peels off the complex nature of religious tolerance and burrows into areas that often get overlooked when examined through a political or identity-led discourse, says Arundhuti Dasgupta

Okus-Bokus: A book that tells English alphabet through Kashmiri words

Okus-Bokus is selling over koshurwear.com without a formal launch

Dalits' Harlem moment

Mr Yengde proceeds to reveal the deep-rooted and intricate nature of casteism prevalent in society through a mixture of personal recollections and erudite academic work

Of Nair, Dyer, O'Dwyer and Empire

Mr Palat describes the prejudices of the British judiciary and the trial impeccably, but he stumbles in his conclusions

Hindutva's multifaceted founder

Mr Purandare's book is a scrupulous effort to portray the multi-dimensional personality of one of India's more colourfully controversial leaders- Veer Savarkar

Call of the wild

More than anything, TR Shankar Raman ties ecological loss to the everyday

'Quichotte' is Salman Rushdie's latest. But the act is getting old

That famous style has congealed in recent years; the flamboyance that once felt so free now seems strenuous and grating

Book review: Deep engagement with Himalayas, empathy for conservation

Stephen Alter's book reflects not just his encyclopaedic familiarity with the world's highest mountain range but also passion for its conservation, writes Shyam Saran

The angst of a liberal Muslim

The book is likely to find more readership among the kind of liberal Muslims whom the author painstakingly berates, and among Sangh Parivar intellectuals who can sharpen their Muslim-baiting arguments

Seva as political strategy

Disaster Relief and the RSS examines a relatively less emphasised aspect of the RSS' activities

In the line of fire

The book is worth reading for its nuanced exploration of Assam, a region that is under-reported and widely misrepresented

Letter to BS: 'The Promise of India' review suffers from personal views

The author of 'The Promise of India' responds to a review of the book published in Business Standard

The truth about Koch Industries

This is a massive, and massively reported, book. But what's most impressive is its refreshing balance. Mr Leonard does not judge the Kochs; he explains them

Nostalgia unlimited

What one encounters in this slim volume is rare for a first book - a mature style, a confident voice, none of the fumbles of a younger poet's first book

More buck for the bank?

The new title and repackaging enhances sale volumes. We learn a new marketing principle with every book of Mr Bandyopadhyay

The paradoxical politician

Mr Harivansh, who belongs to Sitabdiara village, close to Chandra Shekhar's Ibrahimpatti, is well qualified to write this biography for many reasons