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Book Reviews

Dreams From Obama

S Prasannarajan

Obama's promised land is a hurt and a reward, and maybe that’s how it should be for an American who carries within him the sighs and joys of other cultures

A Promised Land
Barack Obama
The Baburnama /
The Baburnama
Translated by Annette Susannah Beveridge
The Sword And The Stylus

The Baburnama, one of the greatest memoirs in any language and of any age, is a testament to humanity in which the personal becomes universal

The Baburnama /
The Baburnama
Translated by Annette Susannah Beveridge
Babur’s Soul

The Mughal emperor not only established an extraordinary dynasty and set the tone for their future political, economic, aesthetic and humanistic triumphs, he also produced one of the most fascinating autobiographies ever written to record exactly how he did it

Making India Great Again: Learning From Our History /
Making India Great Again: Learning From Our History
Meeta and Rajiv Lochan
Past Perfect

India is rich by default, not by design

Moonflower Murders /
Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz
The Dark Old World

These murder mysteries share a fascination for the past, which some authors explore by paying homage to the crème de la crème of classical mysteries and to the art of crafting them

India’s China Challenge: A Journey Through China’s Rise And What It Means for India /
India’s China Challenge: A Journey Through China’s Rise And What It Means for India
Ananth Krishnan
The Three-Body Problem

Ananth Krishnan’s compelling portrait of China is a refreshing break from the familiar media trope

Delhi: A Soliloquy /
Delhi: A Soliloquy
M Mukundan | Translated from Malayalam by Fathima EV & Nandakumar K
The Scarred Megapolis

The evolution of Delhi as a city of the unfortunates comes alive in this novel by a master storyteller

The Lost Heroine /
The Lost Heroine
Vinu Abraham | Translated from Malayalam by CS Venkiteswaran and Arathy Ashok
The First Heroine

A fictional account of Kerala’s forgotten female Dalit actor of the 1930s

Red Fear: The China Threat /
Red Fear: The China Threat
Iqbal Chand Malhotra
Mao Against Nehru

When the CIA came to India’s rescue in 1962

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