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Book Reviews

Speaking Trees

Ranjit Lal

The web between humans and the natural world

The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
Peter Wohlleben | Translated by Jane Billinghurst
Asoca: A Sutra /
Asoca: A Sutra
Irwin Allan Sealy
Irwin Allan Sealy: The Kingmaker

Irwin Allan Sealy’s new book is about Ashoka. The novelist tells Bhavya Dore why his king belongs to the modern times

 The Illuminated /
The Illuminated
Anindita Ghose
Anindita Ghose: Waiting for the Light

The political adds a darker edge to Anindita Ghose’s first novel

The Stranger in the Mirror /
The Stranger in the Mirror
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: ‘Films Are Like Your Best Friends’

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, director of ground-breaking movies, relives his spectacular success and noble failures

Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, Dc /
Policymaker’s Journal: From New Delhi to Washington, Dc
Kaushik Basu
It’s the Economy, Stupid!

A star economist recounts his experience as a policy wonk

Rajinikanth: A Life /
Rajinikanth: A Life
Vaasanthi
The Rebel Model

The inscrutable art and life of Rajinikanth

A Begum and A Rani: Hazrat Mahal and Lakshmibai in 1857 /
A Begum and A Rani: Hazrat Mahal and Lakshmibai in 1857
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Redeeming the Rani

Seeking Lakshmibai between history and legend

The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues /
The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues
András Szánto
What’s the future of the art museum post-Covid?

András Szántó delves into the subject and expects Indians and others not to ape the West, but to democratise museums

India: A Story Through 100 Objects /
India: A Story Through 100 Objects
Vidya Dehejia
An Objective History

Vidya Dehejia’s chosen artefacts relive the past, speak to the present, and occasionally portend the future

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