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Book Reviews

‘Misrepresentations Damaged the Cause to Some Extent’

Aditya Mani Jha

Shekhar Pathak’s book on the Chipko movement wins the Kamladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Book Prize. The author in conversation with Open

The Chipko Movement: A People’s History
Shekhar Pathak | translated by Manisha Chaudhry
Babasaheb: My Life with Dr Ambedkar  /
Babasaheb: My Life with Dr Ambedkar
Savita Ambedkar | Translated by Nadeem Khan
A Wife’s Gaze

An intimate portrait of Ambedkar

Independence /
Independence
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Nationhood and Sisterhood

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel traces freedom through a family saga

The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises /
The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises
Shehan Karunatilaka
Shehan Karunatilaka: We’ve lived through war, but the great thing is there’s still hope

Shehan Karunatilaka is out with a collection of short stories, soon after his Booker win. The Sri Lankan author in conversation with Open

Manjhi’s Mayhem /
Manjhi’s Mayhem
Tanuj Solanki
The Opening Punch

Chaos unfurls when vendetta is ill conceived, and a bag of riches is to be found

Of, By, For Wo(men) /
Of, By, For Wo(men)
Shaili Chopra
She Power

Making women count in the marketplace

A Rhythm Surfaces in the Mind /
A Rhythm Surfaces in the Mind
Edited by Natasha Ginwala and Jesal Thacker
Ganesh Haloi: Finding Colour Fields

Ganesh Haloi captures the hidden energies of the human mind in a playful manner

Points of View: Defining Moments of Photography in India  /
Points of View: Defining Moments of Photography in India
Edited by Gayatri Sinha
Picture Perfect

The evolutionary saga of India as seen through a viewfinder

Barefoot Empress /
Barefoot Empress
Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna: Feasting on Life

Chef, filmmaker and author, Vikas Khanna now tells the story of an extraordinary old woman through a new documentary and book

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