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Alexander von Humboldt: An Early Green Warrior

Ranjit Lal

Rediscovering Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th century scientist and humanist who first understood the web of life

An Epic Plea For Sovereign Words

When free speech is not an idealised abstraction but a practical pursuit. A user's guide by Timothy Garton Ash

Noonday’s Children

Stories of new Indian youth who don't accept that they are born with a handicap of caste, village or class

Of Nations and Illusions

A useful guide to the one-eyed and the blind of the economic world

The Original Rebel

Krishna Sobti’s novel looks at tradition and modernity through a non-conformist lens

Bringing up Mommy

Pallavi Aiyar bravely highlights the befuddling experience of being an urban mother

Cryo-Nirvana with Don DeLillo

Life, love, death and immortality in Zero K

The Shashi Mystique

This anecdotal biography charts the evolution of India’s first crossover star

The Marginal Man

The memoir of a Gond artist brings out the cultural perversions of progress

In Pursuit of Honour

The story of an Afghan woman hunted for the crime of taking control of her own life

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