Two Saints: Speculations around and about Ramakrishna Paramahamsa & Ramana Maharshi
By Arun Shourie
Shourie has written a powerful book. He seamlessly moves between the personal, the spiritual and the scientific to render explicable that which is incomprehensible and apparently inexplicable. His own life experiences are reflected in his urge to find explanations for unusual and complex phenomena. This makes the arguments in the book far more meaningful and accessible.
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
By Garry Kasparov
A chess champion recounts the 1997 battle with a supercomputer and anticipates the future of artificial intelligence
Marriage and its Discontents: Women Islam and the Law in India
By Sylvia Vatuk
It is possible the author and publisher scheduled the release of this important book to the hearing on a batch of seven petitions, including five filed by Muslim women, challenging the validity of triple talaq by a constitution bench of the Supreme Court, which concluded on May 17 this year, with the judgment reserved by the five justices. If they did not, its arrival is prescient. Sylvia Vatuk cuts straight to the voices and concerns of Indian Muslim women, who otherwise have to be heard over the clamour of media headlines and the intense political colour personal laws attract in India.
Antarctica, The Frozen Continent’s Environment, Changing Logistics and Relevance to India
By Dr. Jagadish P. Khadilkar
It was about 200 years ago that mankind entered into Antarctica, the southernmost continent covered in ice. Ever since, nations have competed with one another to make their strategic presence felt in the continent. In this non-fiction book, Jagadish P. Khadilkar, a former Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army, who had served as the leader and station commander of the Indian Antarctic Station Dakshin Gangotri, has turned an advocate for a national dialogue to create a polar vision that addresses India’s national interests in the long term.
