Surviving the Sri Lankan war
A vivid challenge to typical narratives about women’s suffering, sacrifice and spirituality in Pakistan
Race, law and love in two American novels
Being feminine is so natural in this celebration of the Northeast
A family drama resonant with moral ambiguities of the time
The girls are coming out of the woods, bearing revelatory words
The spirit of being women in action
Love and revenge with a feminist flavour
The little known, and thoroughly fascinating, truth about the Rani of Jhansi Regiment
Portraits of historical and symbolic women that barely bring them to life
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.
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