The Modi Disruption: India in Transition; Author: Arjun S. Kadian; Blue One Ink; ISBN 9365477352, 978-9365477351, Pg. 232, Rs. 499/-

Narendra Modi first took oath as Prime Minister in 2014, riding on the strength of the many promises that he had made and vowed to fulfil. On taking charge, he gave several more assurances. If there is one word that would describe the essence of thos

The Sherpa Trail: Stories from Darjeeling and Beyond, Authors: Nandini Purandare & Deepa Balsavar; Roli Books, Rs 695/

A Tribute to the Sherpas If you want to learn about the legendary courage of the Sherpa people, feel what they feel, understand their triumphs and disappointments and get a glimpse into what makes them tick, there is no better book—at least not

Kathmandu Chronicle: Reclaiming India-Nepal Relations Author: K.V. Rajan & Atul K. Thakur Vintage (An imprint of Penguin Random House India) Rs. 499/-

Few inter-country relationships are as socially and culturally close as the India-Nepal one. But also, few such ties have been as blow-hot-blow-cold as this one. The situation is akin, if one may say, to that of a married couple who, having pledged t

Bharat Rising: Dharma, Democracy, Diplomacy; Author: Utpal Kumar; BleuOneInk; Rs. 599/-

When a colonised nation gets rid of its masters, one of its first acts is to reclaim its civilisational and cultural narrative, a legacy that had been pummelled and distorted beyond recognition and replaced by the coloniser’s worldview. For, what b

Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory, Aanchal Malhotra, Harper Collins Publishers, India, Pages 400, Price Rs 799/-.

It was Elie Wiesel who had said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future.” The Holocaust survivor would know, as would those in India and Pakistan who went through the trauma of

Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books

When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party

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