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Book Reviews

Into the Wilderness

Shail Desai

A master class in journalism by Jon Krakauer

The Tibetan Suitcase /
The Tibetan Suitcase
Tsering Namgyal Khortsa
Searching for Homes

A meditation on journeys and exile

Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History /
Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History
Sudeep Chakravarti
How India Became British India

The Battle of Plassey contributed to the making and unmaking of empires

Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience /
Unbecoming: A Memoir of Disobedience
Anuradha Bhagwati
Anuradha Bhagwati: ‘Women make incredible marksmen’

Open conversation with Anuradha Bhagwati, author and US Marine Corps veteran

The Legend of Himal and Nagrai /
The Legend of Himal and Nagrai
Retold by Onaiza Drabu
The Valley of One

Stories of reconciliation from Kashmir

Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers /
Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers
TM Krishna
In Conversation with TM Krishna

TM Krishna tells V Shoba how his book on Mrdangam makers made him examine his relationship with instrumentalists and other hierarchies

Amnesty /
Amnesty
Aravind Adiga
Novelist’s Diary

Since I’ve never learned to drive, I travelled across America by bus. Now I’m going across New Zealand the same way

Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games /
Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games
Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta
Gold Standard

Tokyo Olympics will be a crucial reality check for Indian sports

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