Interrogating My Chandal Life
By ManoranjanByapari, Translated by SipraMukherjee
"A powerful, affecting memoir about hunger and deprivation, but also of endurance, struggle and a fierce will to live" — this is how UmaMahadevanDasgupta describes Byapari's autobiography. Sipra Mukherjee’s English translation brings us the portrait of the development of an artist who has much to tell the world.
The Barcelona Legacy — Guardiola, Mourinho and the Fight For Football’s Soul
By Jonathan Wilson
Wilson’s latest book couldn’t have been timed better, writes sports writer N. Sudarshan . Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are now in Manchester, involved in a renewed battle to settle the long-standing debate on what’s the right way to play football. For now, it’s easy to see who is winning.
The Jobs Crisis in India
By RaghavanJagannathan
Creating jobs is a major challenge facing countries like India where the majority of the population falls under the working age. Why new jobs are scarce and how to create more of them, however, are questions that usually invite unsatisfactory answers. Still, writes business journalist Prashanth Perumal, The Jobs Crisis in India , seeks to offer the lay-reader a wide survey of the extent of the problem in India, the reasons behind it, and the way forward.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
By SohailaAbdulali
Writes reviewer R. Krithika — I listened in utter disbelief as one speaker on an India Today TV panel discussion said that, #MeToo was a “failed Western construct being dumped in India” and went on to add that, if the women concerned had been really harassed, they would have spoken up much earlier. At that point I switched off the television but what I would have really liked to do was to sit her down and make her read Sohaila Abdulali’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape .
Here are a few more interesting titles from our bookshelf:
The Paradoxical Prime Minister
By ShashiTharoor
Who is the real Narendra Modi? A selfless leader or an autocratic person who believes in converting India into a Hindu Rashtra? Or something in between? This is an acute study of the Prime Minister and the effect his governance has had on society, major institutions, the economy, foreign policy and our fundamental values.
India Ahead: 2025 and Beyond
By BimalJalan
The former RBI governor points out that there is no doubt India has opportunities to accelerate its growth rate further, to 8% or more. But to realise its full potential in the new global environment, he says India must make decisive moves towards deeper reforms and reduce the pervasive and procedural political and administrative bottlenecks.
The Great War
By RakhshandaJalil
The Great War, as World War I was referred to, saw the service of over 1.3 million Indians, of whom 74,000 never made it back home. Soldiers from the Indian subcontinent won over 12,908 awards for bravery yet this unprecedented show of valour remains largely unsung. This volume brings together diverse voices and their response to the War.
The New Silk Roads
By Peter Frankopan
A historian brings his book, The New Silk Roads , up to date, addressing the present and future of a world that is changing. Following the Silk Roads eastwards, from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and West Asia, he highlights the interconnected world we live in. He takes into account Brexit, Donald Trump, Russia, Afghanistan, Syria and so forth.
A Naga Odyssey: My Long Way Home
By VisierMeyasetsuSanyu
In 1956, when Sanyu was five years old, he and his fellow villagers fled Khonoma from the Indian army into the jungles of Nagaland. He emerged from there three years later to a place altered by civil war and oppression. This story tracks his journey from villager to professor, capturing the Naga quest to be free.
