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Battle till the last man

12 Sept 2021 12:26 AM IST
The Battle of Rezang La by Kulpreet Yadav is an accurate account of one of the most highly decorated companies of the Indian Army — Charlie Company —...

Magnificent mosaics

5 Sept 2021 12:46 AM IST
Ori Z Soltes’ Growing Up Jewish in India is a unique verbal and visual portrait of the synthesis of Jewish culture and tradition in the country —...

'Horsemen of Apocalypse'

29 Aug 2021 12:16 AM IST
This intensely researched two-volume book — Discordant Notes — by Rohinton F Nariman offers a comprehensive analysis of landmark dissenting judgements...

India at the crossroads

21 Aug 2021 10:41 PM IST
Kiran Karnik’s Decisive Decade is a stirring and thoughtful examination of India’s position, ten years from now, on nine different parameters —...

Eternal Ganges: From heaven to earth

7 Aug 2021 10:29 PM IST
In Banaras, Nilosree Biswas unclutters the intricate texture that the city holds, taking readers on a smooth sail across an otherwise hard to decipher...

Olympic anecdotes

31 July 2021 10:54 PM IST
The Most Incredible Olympic Stories maps the phenomenal journey of this marvelous event through time —from its genesis to its glory days; Excerpts:

Across the alley

24 July 2021 8:17 PM IST
Written by Neela Padmanabhan and translated by Ka Naa Subramanyam — Generations is an intricate portrayal of the protagonist’s intergenerational shift...

Autonomy to insurgency

24 July 2021 8:14 PM IST
A Functioning Anarchy, edited by Srinath Raghavan and Nandini Sundar, pays tribute to Ramchandra Guha’s versatile and in-depth works, through a...

Memoirs of a soldier

17 July 2021 10:55 PM IST
The Sarkari Mussalman — apparently a misnomer — is an autobiographical account of Zameer Uddin Shah’s life and travails across various battles ranging...

An immortal legend

10 July 2021 10:05 PM IST
Richly illustrated and meticulously researched book — Dilip Kumar — by the father-daughter pair, Trinetra Bajpai and Anshula Bajpai is a vivid...

A handbook on climate change

3 July 2021 8:59 PM IST
This well-structured book, besides putting the historical perspective alongside the prevailing gloom of climate change arena, tends to offer holistic...

With his own musings

19 Jun 2021 10:00 PM IST
Vikram Seth’s honest and candid depiction of his stimulations and experiences carry perfect blend of humour (or melancholy) and intrinsic intellect,...
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