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Book Reviews

Who Are We?

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Tracing the evolution of India’s unique identity

A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja and Toby Sinclair
A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change /
A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change
Ashish Kundra
Heartbeats of the Northeast

An intimate telling of an Indian growth story

The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha  /
The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha
Translated from Rajasthani by Vishes Kothari
Saint and Sinner

Stories from Rajasthan about gods, ghosts and humans

The Laughter /
The Laughter
Sonora Jha
Class Struggle

Fault lines on the American campus

Black River  /
Black River
Nilanjana S Roy
Delhi Noir

A father’s search for his daughter’s killer

Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia /
Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia
Neeti Nair
‘It is a historian’s task to explain how things fall apart or come together,’ says Neeti Nair

Neeti Nair in her new book examines censorship and the state of free speech in South Asia. The historian in conversation with

One Small Voice /
One Small Voice
Santanu Bhattacharya
Ghost of the Past

A tale of how one horrific incident can echo through a life

Heavy Metal: How A Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal /
Heavy Metal: How A Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal
Ameer Shahul
Toxic Truths

An investigation into the mercury poisoning of Kodaikanal

Mystics and Sceptics In Search of Himalayan Masters /
Mystics and Sceptics In Search of Himalayan Masters
Edited by Namita Gokhale
Mountains of the Mind

Exploring the mysteries of faith and fate

Get Epic Shit Done /
Get Epic Shit Done
Ankur Warikoo
Ankur Warikoo: The Workplace Guru

Ankur Warikoo doles out life tips and corporate mantras. The author tells why self-help books sell out

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