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Book Reviews

The Making of India

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Sandeep Bamzai provides a balanced perspective of Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in envisaging a united and unified India

Himanta Biswa Sarma: From Boy Wonder to CM /
Himanta Biswa Sarma: From Boy Wonder to CM
Ajit Datta
Salad Days of a Natural Leader

Himanta Biswa Sarma's political acumen was evident quite early in his life and career

Qabar  /
Qabar
KR Meera | Translated by Nisha Susan
KR Meera: The Verdict

KR Meera’s novella weaves magic realism through religious and gender strife

The Anomaly /
The Anomaly
Hervé Le Tellier | Translated into English by Adriana Hunter
Meeting Our Doppelgängers with Hervé Le Tellier

‘The Anomaly’ and the possibilities of the novel

Harsh Times /
Harsh Times
Mario Vargas Llosa | Translated by Adrian Nathan West
The Haunting of History

Mario Vargas Llosa’s new novel, set in 1950s Guatemala, is a warning for our times

In an Ideal World /
In an Ideal World
Kunal Basu’
Kunal Basu: Our Brave New Worlds

Kunal Basu’s latest novel explores the conflict between different versions of India

Identity’s Last Secret /
Identity’s Last Secret
Makarand R Paranjape
A Plea for Love

When a poet’s fixation meets with indifference

But, Prime Minister...  Interactions with Benazir Bhutto, the world’s first Muslim woman Prime Minister /
But, Prime Minister... Interactions with Benazir Bhutto, the world’s first Muslim woman Prime Minister
Javed Jabbar
The Critical Insider

Writer and politician Javed Jabbar tells the tale of his tangled relations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Benazir Bhutto

Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigues and Proxy Wars in Kashmir /
Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigues and Proxy Wars in Kashmir
Iqbal Chand Malhotra
Mountbatten’s Hidden Agenda

When Kashmir was a pawn in Britain’s quest to join the nuclear club

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