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This intensely researched two-volume book — Discordant Notes — by Rohinton F Nariman offers a comprehensive analysis of landmark dissenting judgements...

Kiran Karnik’s Decisive Decade is a stirring and thoughtful examination of India’s position, ten years from now, on nine different parameters —...

In Banaras, Nilosree Biswas unclutters the intricate texture that the city holds, taking readers on a smooth sail across an otherwise hard to decipher...

The Most Incredible Olympic Stories maps the phenomenal journey of this marvelous event through time —from its genesis to its glory days; Excerpts:

Written by Neela Padmanabhan and translated by Ka Naa Subramanyam — Generations is an intricate portrayal of the protagonist’s intergenerational shift...

A Functioning Anarchy, edited by Srinath Raghavan and Nandini Sundar, pays tribute to Ramchandra Guha’s versatile and in-depth works, through a...

The Sarkari Mussalman — apparently a misnomer — is an autobiographical account of Zameer Uddin Shah’s life and travails across various battles ranging...

Richly illustrated and meticulously researched book — Dilip Kumar — by the father-daughter pair, Trinetra Bajpai and Anshula Bajpai is a vivid...

This well-structured book, besides putting the historical perspective alongside the prevailing gloom of climate change arena, tends to offer holistic...

Vikram Seth’s honest and candid depiction of his stimulations and experiences carry perfect blend of humour (or melancholy) and intrinsic intellect,...

'Sei sob fele asa din' is a nostalgic celebration of memories and experiences of Bengali life in the later half of the twentieth century

In Wanderers, Kings, Merchants; Peggy Mohan analyses the interplay between evolution of Indian languages and migration in South Asia; Excerpts