books

The Poet and the Pause

Madhavankutty Pillai

Jeet Thayil’s collected poems chart the evolution of a man and his art in all its splendidness

The Case for Debate

Aresh Shirali

Indian political discourse is not a lost cause. A good grounding in an old tradition could inspire a revival, argues the political philosopher Bhikhu Parekh

The Young Gandhi

Dilip Menon

A biography puts the budding leader’s ambivalence over human equality to scrutiny

Lost in the City

Madhavankutty Pillai

The sequel to Shantaram is irredeemably caught between pulp and literary

Everywoman Extraordinaire

Jai Arjun Singh

This passionate tribute to Smita Patil celebrates the actress’ great instinct and intensity

Editor’s Cut

Madhavankutty Pillai

From Mukesh Ambani’s first interview to Manmohan Singh’s transformation, TN Ninan has had a ringside view of the India story. Now he has captured it between the covers