Category archive for ‘Books’ 
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Women as messengers of peace
Women in Peace Politics deals with the myriad dimensions of peace as practised by South Asian women. Sumit Narula explains how this volume chronicles the lives of ordinary women, their transformative role in peace, as well as their effort to create a space for themselves.
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In pursuit of truth
This graphic novel depicts the search for truth with the help of mathematics and logic by the 20th century genius,Lord Bertrand Russell. Don’t miss the read, recommend Prafull Goradia and KR Phanda.
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Brand terror revisited
26:11 Operation Mumbai by Atul Kulkarni reiterates the chilling reality that India is under grave threat and the clock is ticking before the next big attack, writes Debjyoti Roy
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The Chinese miracle burned out?
Prem Shankar Jha’s book tries to make a valid assessment of the Chinese growth story, showcasing numerous anomalies and unsubstantiated claims, writes Anil Bhat
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An art of living
This is an extract from Sujatha Viswanathan’s novel Coconut Water brought out by Stellar Publishers. Through Chitra’s sojourn…
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Discovering the Real India
This book by Prof BB Lal has traced the vast spread and efflorescence of a civilization going back more than five thousand years, writes Sandhya Jain.
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Scars of Partition
Unbordered Memories serves in a platter different facets of Partition as felt by Sindhi Hindus and Muslims, writes Swarn Kumar Anand.
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Distorting History
An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger is a comprehensive attempt to denigrate the Hindu ethos, writes KR Phanda and Prafull Goradia.
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A tribute to parenthood
Despite their compactness and single-minded focus on the two protagonists — father and mother of the author — the twin books excel in creating for the reader a world that is both sentimental and practical, says Rajesh Singh.
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A touching historic saga of Rani Padmini of Chittor
Like Rani Lakshmibai, story of Rani Padmini, too, is barely forgotten. Both faced different predicament. While the former was the object of physical lust of the powerful ruler of Delhi Alauddin Khalji latter was the victim of the insatiable greed of the British. Dr. Vaidehi Nathan writes more.