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Book Reviews

Shades and Tones

Abhilasha Ojha

Nandita Chaudhuri’s multidisciplinary language of poems and paintings investigates human nature

The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos /
The Fall of Kabul: Despatches from Chaos
Nayanima Basu
Kabul Falling

A ringside view of the collapse of Afghanistan

Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest For Immortality /
Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest For Immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan
The Pursuit of Longevity

Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan’s deep dive into the human endeavour against ageing and death has a surprising conclusion

Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva  /
Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva
Janaki Bakhle
Nationalist As Revolutionary

Redeeming Savarkar from polemics and hagiography

The Hill of Enchantment: The Story of My Life as a Writer /
The Hill of Enchantment: The Story of My Life as a Writer
Ruskin Bond
Brand Bond the Origin Story

Ruskin Bond, one of India’s most beloved storytellers, celebrates his ninetieth by returning to a childhood steeped in books and loneliness

Chambers Book of Indian Election Facts /
Chambers Book of Indian Election Facts
Surbek Biswas and Kingshuk Chatterjee
Election Almanac

A handy reference to Indian electoral history and beyond-the-ballot events

Never Never Land /
Never Never Land
Namita Gokhale
Lost and Found

A young woman’s search for meaning in the Himalayas

The Scent of Fallen Stars /
The Scent of Fallen Stars
Aishwarya Jha
Travels through Time

A daughter’s quest for her mother in Delhi

Code Dependent Living In The Shadow of AI /
Code Dependent Living In The Shadow of AI
Madhumita Murgia
A Manifesto for AI Users

Is Artificial Intelligence changing what it means to be human?

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