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The Malabar Angle

Madhavi Thampi

A singular fight against the Empire

The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man’s Fight for the Truth About the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Case That Shook the Empire: One Man’s Fight for the Truth About the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat
The Great Repression: The Story of Sedition in India /
The Great Repression: The Story of Sedition in India
Chitranshul Sinha
Mind Your Speech
Malavika Rajkumar

How governments across time have used sedition to suppress freedom

Prelude to a Riot /
Prelude to a Riot
Annie Zaidi
Surface Tensions
Urvashi Bahuguna

Making sense of the parochial mind

An Orchestra of Minorities /
An Orchestra of Minorities
Chigozie Obioma
When Worlds Meet
Bhavya Dore

Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma, seen as the heir to Chinua Achebe, writes a love story wrapped in folklore

The Dutch House /
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
Family Trauma
Bhavya Dore

Ann Patchett’s new novel is about heartbreaks and healing

Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law /
Revolutionary Constitutions: Charismatic Leadership and the Rule of Law
Bruce Ackerman
Fraught States
Suhrith Parthasarathy

The trouble in believing that constitutional crises around the world are symptoms of the same disease

Love to Hurt You /
Love to Hurt You
Rahul Saini
Sense and Sensuality
Rahul Saini

The erotic in India ranges from the subtle to the violent

The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood /
The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood
Shuja Nawaz
Pakistan’s Dilemma
Ullekh NP

Shuja Nawaz offers an insider’s perspective on strained US-Pakistan ties and challenges for India’s hostile neighbour

The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh /
The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh
Hasan Askari and Nasreen Askari
A Coat of Many Colours
Hasan Askari and Nasreen Askari

The contribution of Hindus to the arts and crafts of Sindh before Partition

Cow and Company /
Cow and Company
Parashar Kulkarni
The Anarchy of Chewing Gum
Vineetha Mokkil

A satirical take on the foibles of the British ruling class and Indian citizens, which resonates even today

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