
The learned emperor: ‘Baburnama’
Aakar PatelBabur was a sensitive memoirist with the rare ability to distance himself from his writing

Books
See no evil: Shuma Raha reviews Moni Mohsin’s ‘The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R.’
Shuma Raha
Moni Mohsin’s attempt to depict the venality of politics in Pakistan and a young girl’s hopes of being part of the change stumbles from the word go

Reviews
K. Bharat Kumar
How Azim Premji expanded his business from vegetable oils to info-tech and put his money where his heart is

Reviews
Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta
Republican insider Robert Zoellick underlines five themes that underpinned U.S. diplomacy in the past and will guide it in future, from stable alliances to innovation and trade

Life & Style
Botanist Vijay R Thiruvady brings out a book on Lalbagh
Ranjani Govind It not only documents the history of the green space, but also talks about the park and the city
Books
Krish Ashok’s non-cookbook for kitchen nerds looks at the Science behind cooking
Meghna Majumdar Masala Lab: The Science of Indian Cooking delves into the physics, chemistry and cultural context you need to know, if you would rather not take recipes literally