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Book Reviews

Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization /
Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization
Namit Arora
Marco’s Malabar

Kings, ox worship, naked monks, magic and more—the coasts of southern India through the eyes of Marco Polo

Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Centuty India /
Brand New Nation: Capitalist Dreams and Nationalist Designs in Twenty-First-Centuty India
Ravinder Kaur
The Marketable Idea of India

Ravinder Kaur tracks liberalised India and its links to cultural nationalism

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing  /
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
Sonia Faleiro
Back to Badaun

Sonia Faleiro’s true crime reads like a thriller and tells of north India’s many faultlines

Fractured Forest, Quartzite City: A History of Delhi and Its Ridge /
Fractured Forest, Quartzite City: A History of Delhi and Its Ridge
Thomas Crowley
A Ridge Runs through It

A re-telling of Delhi’s history from the vantage point of its green lung

Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi /
Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi
Vinay Sitapati
BJP’s Backstory

A fascinating narrative on the unique partnership between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani

The Fury of Covid-19: The Politics, Histories, and Unrequited Love of the Coronavirus /
The Fury of Covid-19: The Politics, Histories, and Unrequited Love of the Coronavirus
Vinay Lal
Pandemic Reflections

Vinay Lal gives historical context to our collective and individual responses to Covid

Maryada: Searching for Dharma in the Ramayana /
Maryada: Searching for Dharma in the Ramayana
Arshia Sattar
The Man and the Ideal

Arshia Sattar brings out the many shades of dharma in the Ramayana

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