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Book Reviews

Raising Them Right

Zakia Soman

Imagining a feminist future for one’s child

The Gita for a Global World: Ethical Action in an Age of Flux  /
The Gita for a Global World: Ethical Action in an Age of Flux
Rohit Chopra
An Ethical Treatise

What the Gita can tell us at a time clouded by chaos and insecurity

Keeping in Touch  /
Keeping in Touch
Anjali Joseph
Missed Connections

Anjali Joseph’s new novel explores the nature of long-distance relationships and the long-lasting links between people and places

Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation /
Anthropocene: Climate Change, Contagion, Consolation
Sudeep Sen
Cycle of Seasons

Sudeep Sen dwells on the intersections between nature and human settlements

The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha /
The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha
Jairam Ramesh
Wisdom of the East

Jairam Ramesh chronicles the life of Edwin Arnold who took Buddha’s ideas to the West via a narrative poem

World Travel: An Irreverent Guide /
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide
Anthony Bourdain
A Matter of Taste

Connecting flavours with travel and science, memories and emotions

Gods and Ends  /
Gods and Ends
Lindsay Pereira
A Prayer for Orlem

A tender and true portrait of a Mumbai suburb

Cyclopedia Exotica /
Cyclopedia Exotica
Aminder Dhaliwal
‘I am a Cyclops’

Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel uses the figure of the cyclops to talk about race and belonging, sexuality and relationships. The animator tells Nandini Nair why we are all outsiders

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