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Book Reviews

Pakistan’s Dilemma

Ullekh NP

Shuja Nawaz offers an insider’s perspective on strained US-Pakistan ties and challenges for India’s hostile neighbour

The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh /
The Flowering Desert: Textiles from Sindh
Hasan Askari and Nasreen Askari
A Coat of Many Colours

The contribution of Hindus to the arts and crafts of Sindh before Partition

Cow and Company  /
Cow and Company
Parashar Kulkarni
The Anarchy of Chewing Gum

A satirical take on the foibles of the British ruling class and Indian citizens, which resonates even today

Assam: The Accord, The Discord  /
Assam: The Accord, The Discord
Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty
Beyond Insiders and Outsiders

An astute analysis of identity and belonging in Assam

Capitalism Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World /
Capitalism Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World
Branko Milanovic
The Price of Success

Capitalism’s victory is all encompassing but it has also led the world to a cul-de-sac of ideas

The Far Field /
The Far Field
Madhuri Vijay
All About the Mother

In praise of a different kind of woman in fiction

India and the Cold War /
India and the Cold War
Edited by Manu Bhagavan
Being Real

Was India a wily swing state during the Cold War?

Living Mantra: Mantra, Deity and Visionary Experience Today /
Living Mantra: Mantra, Deity and Visionary Experience Today
Mani Rao
When the God Appeared

How are visionary experiences understood by practitioners themselves?

Gandhi and Philosophy: On Theological Anti-Politics /
Gandhi and Philosophy: On Theological Anti-Politics
Shaj Mohan and Divya Dwivedi
Second Thoughts

A philosophical appraisal of Gandhi’s outlook and ideas

One Hell of a Lover /
One Hell of a Lover
Unni R | Translated by J Devika
One Hell of a Storyteller

Unni R, a master of the short story form, remains committed to an approximate realism

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