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War, peace and an interfaith friendship

Bishop Andrus embarks on an ambitious and noble enterprise

War, peace and an interfaith friendship
Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 11:44 PM IST

Dissent for a brighter future

The book compares the strategies of state overreach used during the Emergency with those of the current government

Dissent for a brighter future
Updated On : 03 Mar 2022 | 12:01 AM IST

A Napoleonic view of BJP

The book is conspicuous in its misstatements and suppression of facts

A Napoleonic view of BJP
Updated On : 02 Mar 2022 | 2:40 AM IST

Rebels in the footnotes

One striking aspect of the RIN mutiny was that Indian naval officers did not back the ratings and remained loyal to the navy

Rebels in the footnotes
Updated On : 28 Feb 2022 | 11:42 PM IST

The genius who saw tomorrow

The skill with which Mr Bhattacharya teases apart dense scientific concepts left me feeling ambivalent

The genius who saw tomorrow
Updated On : 27 Feb 2022 | 11:31 PM IST

SRK & the art of 'fandom-onomics'

An economist traces the nuances of gender inequality through Indian women's universal fascination with Shah Rukh Khan

SRK & the art of 'fandom-onomics'
Updated On : 25 Feb 2022 | 10:53 PM IST

The aftershocks of war

Aftermath offers a less heroic and more nuanced picture of a forgotten period in post-war history

The aftershocks of war
Updated On : 25 Feb 2022 | 2:37 AM IST

Understanding numbers better

Making Numbers Count is replete with examples of how people can make numbers understandable and tolerable even for those who dread numbers

Understanding numbers better
Updated On : 24 Feb 2022 | 12:25 AM IST

Water management is everybody's business

The book discusses how colonial powers "foundationally destabilised India's water regimen"

Water management is everybody's business
Updated On : 22 Feb 2022 | 11:04 PM IST

This time for Africa

The three India-Africa Forum Summits in the last two decades represent the most effective bond between the two, signifying elevation of their relationship

This time for Africa
Updated On : 22 Feb 2022 | 10:24 AM IST

The melancholy & danger of inherited wealth

Trapped in a silk-draped Venn diagram with the socialite and hostess, the heiress has been an unfair object of ridicule

The melancholy & danger of inherited wealth
Updated On : 20 Feb 2022 | 11:10 PM IST

The many faces of Vajpayee

A biography of India's first non-Congress PM to serve a full term offers an insightful and engrossing narrative

The many faces of Vajpayee
Updated On : 18 Feb 2022 | 11:25 PM IST

Fending off workplace predators

Read this book and absorb its essence, but also work on enhancing your indispensability through your contributions

Fending off workplace predators
Updated On : 17 Feb 2022 | 11:26 PM IST

Why the economy is off track

The book charts the history of India's economy after 2014 through a dozen chapters

Why the economy is off track
Updated On : 16 Feb 2022 | 11:15 PM IST

The roots of planetary peril

Amitav Ghosh puts the nutmeg at the centre of an extended discourse on climate change

The roots of planetary peril
Updated On : 15 Feb 2022 | 10:35 PM IST

The struggle for utopia

The Struggle and the Promise - Restoring India's Potential, has turned out to be a refreshing take on why and how India should become a global leader in the next few decades

The struggle for utopia
Updated On : 15 Feb 2022 | 5:12 AM IST

The modern feeding frenzy

Mr Saladino has an 18-year-old backpacker's willingness to light out for remote destinations far from the usual food-writer feeding troughs

The modern feeding frenzy
Updated On : 13 Feb 2022 | 11:34 PM IST

Disruption as a business process

How did Silicon Valley become the hub of the world's most disruptive and innovative start-ups? The setting up of Stanford University definitely can claim some credit for that

Disruption as a business process
Updated On : 11 Feb 2022 | 3:22 AM IST

Profiting from purpose

Deep Purpose is a modern-day timeless classic on how individuals and institutions intersect to produce performance and profit through the alchemy of purpose

Profiting from purpose
Updated On : 09 Feb 2022 | 11:07 PM IST

The ESG imperative

The need for businesses to shift their practices from wasteful extraction to sustainable, regenerative, equitable systems has never been greater

The ESG imperative
Updated On : 08 Feb 2022 | 11:00 PM IST