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Book Reviews

Black Noise

S Prasannarajan

Reading Don DeLillo in the time of a pandemic

The Silence
Don DeLillo
Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi /
Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi
Vinay Sitapati
Why BJP Wins

Because teamwork is central to Hindu nationalism

The Brass Notebook: A Memoir /
The Brass Notebook: A Memoir
Devaki Jain
On Her Own Terms

An autobiography of lived freedoms

Hellfire /
Hellfire
Leesa Gazi | Translated by Shabnam Nadiya
Mum Is the Word

An extraordinary novel on toxic relationships in a family

The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984 /
The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984
GBS Sidhu
Myopic Versions

The problem with conspiracy theories around the plot to secede Punjab

Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World /
Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
Kilian Jornet | Translated by Charlotte Whittle
In High Spirits

A great mountain runner relives the romance of ascending

A Promised Land /
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
Dreams From Obama

Obama's promised land is a hurt and a reward, and maybe that’s how it should be for an American who carries within him the sighs and joys of other cultures

The Baburnama /
The Baburnama
Translated by Annette Susannah Beveridge
The Sword And The Stylus

The Baburnama, one of the greatest memoirs in any language and of any age, is a testament to humanity in which the personal becomes universal

The Baburnama /
The Baburnama
Translated by Annette Susannah Beveridge
Babur’s Soul

The Mughal emperor not only established an extraordinary dynasty and set the tone for their future political, economic, aesthetic and humanistic triumphs, he also produced one of the most fascinating autobiographies ever written to record exactly how he did it

Making India Great Again: Learning From Our History /
Making India Great Again: Learning From Our History
Meeta and Rajiv Lochan
Past Perfect

India is rich by default, not by design

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