×

Book Reviews

The Colony Writes Back

Manu S Pillai

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?

Nine Rupees an Hour: Disappearing Livelihoods of Tamil Nadu /
Nine Rupees an Hour: Disappearing Livelihoods of Tamil Nadu
Aparna Karthikeyan
Palm tree Tappers to Sickle Makers

A chronicle of ten occupations in Tamil Nadu that are struggling to survive

Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul /
Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul
Taran N Khan
City of Contrasts

Creating Kabul from the constellation of powerful stories it holds within

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price