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Book Reviews

The Second Republic

Sudeep Paul

Can a Hindu Rashtra be a pluralistic nation?

Modi & India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat
Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya
Never Out of Print: The Rupa Story: The Journey of an Independent Indian Publisher /
Never Out of Print: The Rupa Story: The Journey of an Independent Indian Publisher
Rajen Mehra
Bouquets and Books

The author, a pioneer in Indian publishing, relives a journey that began from Calcutta’s New Market with Hermann Hesse as one of the guides. An excerpt from his memoir

Why Bharat Matters /
Why Bharat Matters
S Jaishankar
Flexible Power

National interest will guide India unerringly if it does not get distracted by ideological reservations

Kashmir: Book 3 of The Partition Trilogy /
Kashmir: Book 3 of The Partition Trilogy
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
A Line Runs through It

Hope and hopelessness in Kashmir during Partition

Mad Sisters of Esi /
Mad Sisters of Esi
Tashan Mehta
Cosmic Chaos

Two sisters learn about family and belonging in the belly of a fantasy whale

Fire on the Ganges:  Life Among the Dead in Banaras /
Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras
Radhika Iyengar
Where Life and Death Coexist

The Doms who sustain Banaras’ burning ghats

The Woman Who Climbed Trees /
The Woman Who Climbed Trees
Smriti Ravindra
The Tides of Terai

A family’s search for happiness on the India-Nepal border

A Democracy In Retreat: Revisiting the End of Power /
A Democracy In Retreat: Revisiting the End of Power
Ashwani Kumar
A Doctrine of Dignity

Ashwani Kumar’s new book is a compelling argument for justice

Buddhism: A Journey Through Art  /
Buddhism: A Journey Through Art
RM Woodward
Paths to Liberation

An aesthetic exploration of Buddhist traditions

Welcome to Paradise /
Welcome to Paradise
Twinkle Khanna
“One of my greatest talents is as an eavesdropper,” says Twinkle Khanna

In her new collection of short stories Twinkle Khanna brings her signature wit to weighty themes. The bestselling author tells Open why she is more than Mrs Funnybones

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