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Book Reviews

The Amritsar Massacre

VN Datta

An account of the carnage that shook the country in 1919, and wounded its consciousness

Jallianwala Bagh: A Groundbreaking History of the 1919 Massacre
VN Datta | Introduction by Nonica Datta
Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought /
Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought
Kavitha Iyer
Parched Earth

Farmer protests told through one of India’s most distressed regions

Principles of Prediction  /
Principles of Prediction
Anushka Jasraj
Does Fate Exist?

Stories shaped by bereavement, loss and abandonment

The Rock Babas and Other Stories /
The Rock Babas and Other Stories
Ameya Prabhu
The Road to Redemption

A debut collection about characters at crossroads

The Law of Force: The Violent Heart of Indian Politics /
The Law of Force: The Violent Heart of Indian Politics
Thomas Blom Hansen
The Violent Indian

Thomas Blom Hansen’s new book studies the widening gap between the goals of those at the helm and the rights enshrined in the Constitution. The author in conversation with Ullekh NP

India 2030: Rise of a Rajasic Nation /
India 2030: Rise of a Rajasic Nation
Edited by Gautam Chikermane
Crystal Ball Gazing

The rise of India in the coming decades

Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sundarban /
Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sundarban
Amitav Ghosh (Illuminated by Salman Toor)
Song of the Sundarbans

In his first book of verse Amitav Ghosh reimagines a folk legend

The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani /
The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani
Kishwar Desai
The Kiss of Life

Restoring Devika Rani to her rightful place in the history of Indian cinema

The Soul of a Woman /
The Soul of a Woman
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende: ‘I hope the whole world will take to the streets’

Chilean author Isabel Allende’s new book is a memoir on feminism. She speaks to Nandini Nair on womanhood and revolutions

Life in American Politics & Diplomatic Years in India: An Unvarnished Account /
Life in American Politics & Diplomatic Years in India: An Unvarnished Account
Richard Celeste
Saving Svetlana

When the Americans whisked Stalin’s daughter away from India

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