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Book Reviews

Green Pioneers

Mukul Sharma

Ramachandra Guha traces India’s environmental consciousness through its first ecologists

The Diary of Manu Gandhi (1946-1948) /
The Diary of Manu Gandhi (1946-1948)
Edited and translated by Tridip Suhrud
Manu Gandhi on the Mahatma’s Final Hours

Nathuram Godse fired two bullets into Gandhi’s stomach and one into the chest. Bapu said ‘Rama, Rama’; and then life left him

The Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact /
The Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact
Arvind Panagariya
The Afterlife of Socialism

Arvind Panagariya lays out the limitations of Nehru’s economic project and its impact today

Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World /
Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World
Lubaaba Al-Azami
Seeking India

England’s first forays into the country and the lasting impacts

Video Culture in India: The Analog Era /
Video Culture in India: The Analog Era
Ishita Tiwary
Analog Star

India’s video revolution and the possibilities it created

Iconic Trees of India /
Iconic Trees of India
S Natesh | Illustrations by Sagar Bhowmick
Magnificent Megaflora

India’s ecological heritage in 75 trees

The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World /
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World
William Dalrymple
The Empire of Ideas

William Dalrymple’s new book mapping India’s civilisational legacy tells the world a story and invites Indians to a debate

The Nukes, the Jihad, the Hawalas, and Crystal Meth /
The Nukes, the Jihad, the Hawalas, and Crystal Meth
Iqbal Chand Malhotra
The Meth Supremacy

How the ISI deceived America to protect the Afghan drug trade and enable the Taliban’s return

Tripping Down the Ganga  A Son’s Exploration of Faith /
Tripping Down the Ganga A Son’s Exploration of Faith
Siddharth Kapila
Pilgrim’s Puzzle

A son’s love-hate relationship with faith

A Bouquet of Dead Flowers /
A Bouquet of Dead Flowers
Swadesh Deepak | Translated by Jerry Pinto, Nirupama Dutt, Pratik Kanjilal and Sukant Deepak
Master of the Neo-Gothic

Swadesh Deepak’s short stories penetrate masculine stereotypes and shatter illusions

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