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Book Reviews

Maps and Mavericks

Shail Desai

A well-rounded and engaging summary of how Imperial Russia and Great Britain tussled over Central Asia

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line /
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Deepa Anappara
Capital Saga

Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, set in a slum in metropolitan India, has the pace of a thriller and the heart of a children’s tale

Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent /
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent
Priyamvada Gopal
The Colony Writes Back

A magisterial rejoinder to the empire and its apologists

These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light /
These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light
Dharini Bhaskar
Family Ways

Dharini Bhaskar’s debut novel is a lyrical exploration of relationships

Words. Sounds. Images: A History of Media and Entertainment in India /
Words. Sounds. Images: A History of Media and Entertainment in India
Amit Khanna
The Changing Face of Media

In a society where multiple media are consumed simultaneously, traditional media are being forced to adapt

Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India /
Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India
Tripurdaman Singh
The Sword of Nehru

Are we still paying for the sins of the first secular, socialist Prime Minister?

Does India Negotiate? /
Does India Negotiate?
Karthik Nachiappan
Stubborn or Rational?

Placing India in the global world order

The Rise of Goliath: Twelve Disruptions that Changed India /
The Rise of Goliath: Twelve Disruptions that Changed India
AK Bhattacharya
Points of Inflection

A magisterial survey of India’s volatile growth story

Accidental Magic /
Accidental Magic
Keshava Guha
Magic Realist

Keshava Guha’s first novel is powered by Potternama

ndia’s Founding Moment: The Constitution of a Most Surprising Democracy /
ndia’s Founding Moment: The Constitution of a Most Surprising Democracy
Madhav Khosla
Constitution Vs Democracy?

Is India at a moment where its democracy is in battle with its Constitution?

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