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Tharoorosaurus review: A to Z of Tharoor’s rich lexicon

K.C. Vijaya Kumar The diplomat-turned-politician makes an idiosyncratic list of words ranging from nerd to zugzwang

Beware of the behemoth: Review of Tanuj Solanki’s ‘The Machine is Learning’

Mihir Balantrapu Solanki’s cautionary tale about a villainous AI is not unusual, but his characters pack a punch

‘The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies’ review: Tying Islam to global politics

A. Faizur Rahman Surveying the Muslim world, two authors explode popular myths around a religion and its identity, rejecting the notion that it is opposed to democratic ideals

environment ‘Reliving the Memories of an Indian Forester: Memoir of S. Shyam Sunder’ review: Revealing mysteries of the woods in the Western Ghats

G. Ananthakrishnan

Shyam Sunder recalls a life in the wild, from picking the right seeds, keeping avaricious politicians at bay, to saving the last evergreen forests

Translation God save the thief: Review of V.J. James’s ‘Chorashastra’, translated by Morley J. Nair

A sincere morality tale about the subtle science of thievery

‘When Nehru Looked East: Origins of India-US Suspicion and India-China Rivalry’ review: Origins of Nehru’s ‘Asianism’

Stanly Johny With access to the first Prime Minister’s papers, Francine Frankel builds a solid account of his ideas on diplomacy, which continue to define India’s foreign policy

And no birds sing: Review of Tazmeen Amna’s ‘Goner’

Preethi Ramamoorthy Effectively conveys the few highs and many lows of a depressed mind

‘Shadow City’ review: A city of hidden abundance

Sudipta Datta A journalist wanders around Kabul, mapping both its rich heritage and the complex present

focus ‘The Fear of the Visual? Photography, Anthropology, and Anxieties of Seeing’ review: Strike a pose and click to see the family wedding album

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profile ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’ review: The Grand Old Man who fought against colonial exploitation

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Tharoorosaurus review: A to Z of Tharoor’s rich lexicon

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‘The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies’ review: Tying Islam to global politics

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‘Reliving the Memories of an Indian Forester: Memoir of S. Shyam Sunder’ review: Revealing mysteries of the woods in the Western Ghats

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Beware of the behemoth: Review of Tanuj Solanki’s ‘The Machine is Learning’

‘The Fear of the Visual? Photography, Anthropology, and Anxieties of Seeing’ review: Strike a pose and click to see the family wedding album

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‘Shadow City’ review: A city of hidden abundance

‘When Nehru Looked East: Origins of India-US Suspicion and India-China Rivalry’ review: Origins of Nehru’s ‘Asianism’

With access to the first Prime Minister’s papers, Francine Frankel builds a solid account of his ideas on diplomacy, which continue to define India’s foreign policy

God save the thief: Review of V.J. James’s ‘Chorashastra’, translated by Morley J. Nair

A sincere morality tale about the subtle science of thievery

And no birds sing: Review of Tazmeen Amna’s ‘Goner’

Effectively conveys the few highs and many lows of a depressed mind

‘Dialects of Silence: Delhi under Lockdown’ review: More than a thousand words

As people were locking down due to COVID-19, photographer Parul Sharma ventured out to capture Delhi and its striking contrasts, from beautiful streets to hungry people

‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’ review: The Grand Old Man who fought against colonial exploitation

A biography of Dadabhai Naoroji, an early nationalist, evaluates a rich legacy, contribution to the freedom struggle and his role in modern Indian politics

‘Muscular India: Masculinity, Mobility and the New Middle-Class’ review: Slow change

An anthropologist traces the relatively new obsession with bodybuilding among Indian men

‘Shaheen Bagh: From Protest to a Movement’, and ‘Shaheen Bagh and the Idea of India: Writings on a Movement for Justice, Liberty and Equality’ review: A million Shaheen Baghs

The women’s protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and police brutality on Jamia Millia University students also became a symbol of assertion of their own rights

‘Breaking Through: A Memoir’ review: The quiet economist who shattered the glass ceiling

Never the stereotypical rebel and yet a very successful woman in a man’s world, Isher Judge Ahluwalia reappraises her eventful life

‘When Two Streams Met: Lessons from India’s Freedom Struggle’ review: Tales of freedom

Jatin Das and other heroes like him died young for their beliefs, and for Independence

The final diagnosis: Review of ‘A Ballad of Remittent Fever’

An unusual saga of contagion matched by a powerful translation

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man review: Like father, like son

In a blistering account, Donald Trump’s niece explains why the American President is ‘dysfunctional’

‘Bland Fanatics: Liberals, Race and Empire’ review: The age of illiberalism

Using the works of ‘thought leaders’, from economic historian Niall Ferguson to The Economist magazine, Pankaj Mishra launches a searing attack on western liberalism and its inherent flaws

‘The Next Great Migration: The Story of Movement on a Changing Planet’ review: On a dynamic planet, migration is integral to life

A science journalist quashes several myths to argue why movement of people —and wild species — could be the only way to ensure survival

Not Lolita: Aditya Sudarshan reviews Kate Elizabeth Russell’s ‘My Dark Vanessa’

This fictional account of a sexual relationship between a schoolgirl and her teacher is sensational but sans substance

‘I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS’ review: The scourge of casteism

Why Bhanwar Meghwanshi, a former RSS member, became a harsh critic of the organisation and turned to Ambedkar

‘Polycoloniality: European Transactions with Bengal’ review: Bengal’s colonial history through the lens of plurality

Saugata Bhaduri explores the State’s multicultural institutions and the role played by the Portuguese, Dutch, French and other European powers

‘Can You Hear Kashmiri Women Speak?’ review: Listening to her stories

Kashmiri women speak and write on protests, sites of resistance, and life amid a protracted conflict

‘No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram’ review: How Instagram is shaping lives, now with Facebook’s help

The app’s popularity raises concerns about its influence on society, but to understand the problem, a knowledge of the network is essential

‘Overdraft’ review: No time to waste on NPAs

Urjit Patel, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, insists that the clean-up on non-performing assets in public sector banks must not be allowed to falter

‘Above and Beyond: How to Build Impactful Businesses’ review: Built to grow

What gives an organisation a greater chance of endurance and success?

‘This port does not exist’: Adil Jussawalla’s ‘Shorelines’ reviewed by K. Srilata

Timelines and shorelines coalesce in islands of the mind in this haunting anthology

‘The Gated Republic: India’s Public Policy Failures and Private Solutions’ review: The deepening gaps in basic public services

Shankkar Aiyar analyses the extent of the public infrastructure crisis and finds that the divide between rich and poor is growing

‘The COVID-19 Catastrophe: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop it Happening Again’ review: Taking on an impossible virus

Richard Horton, The Lancet editor, outlines the key headlines in the evolution of COVID-19 and the response across the world, starting with the World Health Organization

‘Bad News: Why we Fall for Fake News’ review: Fact and myth

A psychologist explores how much information the globe can process and be a smarter consumer of news

From anklets to chains: Gitanjali Kolanad’s ‘Girl Made of Gold’ reviewed by Latha Anantharaman

An evocative novel set at a time when devadasis still ruled over art, pleasure and love

The princess who loved the enemy: Review of ‘The Princess and the Political Agent’ by Binodini, trs Somi Roy

An iconic work hobbled by a tone-deaf translation

‘This Is What America Looks Like’ review: A rare political memoir that does not read like public relations

The working class of America may need someone like Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to fight strongly on its behalf

‘Every Creature Has a Story: What Science Reveals about Animal Behaviour’ review: Beastly tales

From rats to bees, elephants to spiders, Janaki Lenin on discoveries in the wild

‘My Son’s Inheritance’ review: A culture of violence

In a disturbing inquiry into the history of lynching, Aparna Vaidik finds an intolerant past and explains why it is up to the people to change this legacy

Difficult dramas: Arshia Sattar reviews Manjula Padmanabhan’s ‘Blood and Laughter’ & ‘Laughter and Blood’

These two volumes of plays and performance pieces are testimony to Manjula Padmanabhan’s power as dramatist. Her commentaries on each piece are an added takeaway

‘The Room Where It Happened’ review: The insider who didn’t testify

The substance of this tell-all book could have changed the course of the impeachment inquiry against Trump but former National Security Adviser John Bolton refused to participate in it

‘Bad Money: Inside the NPA Mess and How it Threatens the Indian Banking System’ review: A hundred cuts

How did Indian banking get saddled with massive non-performing assets?

‘Asia’s Trouble Spots: The Leadership Question in Conflict Resolution’ review: The missing art of successful negotiations

In an increasingly disorderly world, do leaders in Asia lack political commitment to peace and a willingness to embrace compromise?

The power and the glory: Review of Benyamin’s ‘Body and Blood’

Benyamin’s latest novel promises big but fails to deliver

‘A Suitable Boy’ by Vikram Seth

When poet and writer Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy was first published in 1993, with a gorgeous Varanasi silk sari on the cover and gossamer pages, the

‘The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today’ review: The past spells the future

A political scientist explores the transition from early to modern democracy and points out that it is an experiment whose transformation is ongoing amid a fresh wave of technological progress

‘Humankind: A Hopeful History’ review: The goodness of being

A historian argues that even in tough situations, the decent side of humanity shows up

‘Love, Loss, and Longing in Kashmir’ review: Armed conflict and the bitter inheritance of trauma

Spiralling violence in Kashmir through the years has left deep psychological scars among the State’s people

A game in black and white: Review of Nihshanka Debroy’s ‘Checkmate’

Nihshanka Debroy’s tedious debut novel is all tell and no show

Lucy in the sky with bananas: Kevin Kwan’s ‘Sex and Vanity’ reviewed by Geeta Doctor

Kevin Kwan’s latest romp is a snob’s guide to privilege and position that’s just the right antidote for these stressful times

Red is the cruellest colour: Review of ‘A Drop of Blood’ by Joginder Paul, trs Snehal Shingavi

Blood is an extended metaphor for class exploitation in this scathing satire

‘Half a Day for Caste? Education and Politics in Tamil Nadu, 1952–55’ review: The caste paradox and its echoes in modern education

A book on Tamil Nadu’s policies reflects on the period after Independence, the emergence of Dravidian politics, and elitism in schools

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