Book Reviews

The Critical Insider

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Writer and politician Javed Jabbar tells the tale of his tangled relations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Benazir Bhutto

But, Prime Minister... Interactions with Benazir Bhutto, the world’s first Muslim woman Prime Minister

Javed Jabbar

Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigues and Proxy Wars in Kashmir

Iqbal Chand Malhotra

Mountbatten’s Hidden Agenda

Iqbal Chand Malhotra

When Kashmir was a pawn in Britain’s quest to join the nuclear club

Bachelor Dad: My Journey To Fatherhood And More

Tusshar Kapoor

Fatherland

Kaveree Bamzai

Actor Tusshar Kapoor, best known for his role in a comedic franchise, chronicles his journey as a single father

Ordering Violence: Explaining Armed Group-State Relations from Conflict to Cooperation

Paul Staniland

Friends or Foes?

Siddharth Singh

Paul Staniland decodes government responses to armed groups

Rebels Against the Raj: Western Fighters for India’s Freedom

Ramachandra Guha

‘A Biographer Is an Artist under Oath,’ says Ramachandra Guha

Nandini Nair

Ramachandra Guha’s new book portrays seven westerners who joined India’s freedom movement. He speaks to Nandini Nair about today’s rebels and the meaning of patriotism

Crafting a Future: Stories of Indian Textiles and Sustainable Practices

Archana Shah

String Theory

Geeta Doctor

The warp and weft of the Indian subcontinent

Geeta Rahman At Championship Point

Saskya Jain

Life’s Longing for Itself

Chintan Girish Modi

Sport and religion play out on the badminton court

Annapurna Devi: The Untold Story of a Reclusive Genius

Atul Merchant Jataayu

Playing to the Guru

Akhila Krishnamurthy

Atul Merchant Jataayu chronicles the musical genius and personal proclivities of his legendary teacher Annapurna Devi

‘Writing Is Somewhat a Masochistic Activity’

Antara Raghavan

M Mukundan’s award-winning biography of a city reveals Delhi’s underbelly with compassion. The author tells Antara Raghavan why a river of sorrow runs beneath his stories