ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Claude Arpi's book exposes India's ties with China and Tibet like never before
The book brings to fore how Jawaharlal Nehru deliberately kept Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel out of the discussions on Tibet.
VOICES
| 3-minute read
How Rajinikanth — even as a politician — may defy logic but isn't illogical
Tamil politics is up for interesting times, especially after Jaya’s death and Karunanidhi’s almost retirement.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Dharma of business: The roots of commerce in India
Donald R Davis Jr's book holds the key to moral economy, something the world has been eagerly looking for.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Is another biography on Indira Gandhi relevant in the age of Modi?
Sagarika Ghose's book is a decent primer for anyone wanting to know about India's only female PM.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Former RBI governor reveals truths about Modi, Manmohan, demonetisation and more
YV Reddy's book Advice and Dissent is an insider’s account of how government and Reserve Bank of India work.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
The loneliness of being Arun Shourie
The once firebrand intellectual and politician now sits on the sidelines.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Why Arundhati Roy's new book failed to impress me
With The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, the goddess of political fiction returns with a whimper.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Amish Tripathi explains how little we know Ramayana
'Our understanding of the epic is based primarily on Ramanand Sagar’s television show.'
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
When Pankaj Mishra compares Modi with ISIS maniacs
The fact is there isn’t - and can’t be - one reason for what’s wrong on the planet today.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read