Book Review – The Line Of Mercy
byTarun Tejpal is the Devil’s Advocate for the underdog, the counsellor for the damned. His forte is the underbelly- of the government, society, passions,…
Books
Book Review – India’s Long Walk Home
by(Edited by Ishan Chauhan & Zenaida Cubbinz – Published by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta – 2021. Rs. 595.00) About once in every generation, an event…
The Gentleman Doth Protest Too Much
byMr. Ranjan Gogoi, who earlier graced the Supreme Court and now adds gravitas to the Rajya Sabha (when it functions, that is, or when…
CHINT SINGH: The man who should have died
by“Chint Singh: The man who should have died” is the compelling story of survival and courage of an Indian army officer who served in…
Book Review: Kinnaur – Unlikely Tales By Jogishwar Singh
byA Tale Of Two Love Affairs Jogishwar Singh (IAS 1976) is the bureaucrat who literally came in from the cold- from his almost ten…
Mints for the Mind
byA Review of ‘Polyticks, DeMockrazy & MumboJumbo’ by Avay Shukla I don’t really have a sweet tooth and will happily give jabelis, burfis and…
Book Review — The Forester’s Dilemma
byIn Pursuit of a Man-Eater by Suneet Bhardwaj Ruskin Bond had once remarked that India has more writers than readers. That, I feel, is…
‘Spectre Of Choor Dhar’ by Avay Shukla – Book Review
byAvay Shukla writes with a flair which is unmatched. A true Nature Lover, the ten stories in his book, ‘Spectre of Choor Dhar’, weave…
Hill History – Book Review
byA renowned historian of the Himalaya, Chetan Singh has impeccable credentials. The construct defines spaces and communities and subsequently moves to the idea of the state as it existed in the area that is today’s Himachal Pradesh.
Confessions Of A Bookworm
byHazaribagh in the early 1960s. I was ten when I first got to know Dr. Binoy Chatterjee: I don’t know how old he was,…