Saturday 28 November, 2009
It is not easy to survey history as a whole, to discover trends in its movement, to seek out its meaning. Lord Meghnad Desai is not the first to undertake the attempt.Saturday 28 November, 2009
D.H. Lawrence was a good writer. James Joyce was a great writer. That is not to deprecate Lawrence, but to merely...Saturday 28 November, 2009
Moonward, the first graphic novel by Appupen, draws on a rich legacy of political satire and political cartooning in the country.Saturday 28 November, 2009
Journalist V. Krishna Ananth, who teaches a module on political reporting at the Chennai-based Asian College of Journalism, points out...
Saturday 21 November, 2009
The new and thought-provoking SF from Ian McDonald, Cyberabad Days, is set in the India of 2047.Saturday 21 November, 2009
There is a story, of doubtful historical veracity, about Christopher Columbus and an egg. Once he discovered America, his critics argued that he had done nothing great.Saturday 21 November, 2009
You don’t have to agree with everything the author argues (this reviewer has issues with the larger sociological arguments that form the second half of this book)...Saturday 21 November, 2009
The rapid spread of H1N1 (swine flu) across countries has underlined the power of a potent virus to propagate itself.
Saturday 14 November, 2009
The Limits of Influence: America’s Role in Kashmir Howard B. Schaffer Viking Pages: 286 Rs 499Saturday 14 November, 2009
The Confession of Sultana Daku Sujit Saraf Hamish Hamilton Pages: 285 Rs 399Saturday 14 November, 2009
My Friend the Fanatic Sadanand Dhume Tranquebar Pages: 271 Rs 395Saturday 14 November, 2009
Barack Obama, who refused to see the Dalai Lama when he was in Washington, is in China. China is more than unhappy that the Tibetan leader is in Arunachal Pradesh....
Saturday 07 November, 2009
A few obituaries were written on the death of the spy novel once the Cold War ended, but these were quickly retracted, as realisation dawned that neither history nor spies had ceased to exist....Saturday 07 November, 2009
Five Queen’s Road Sorayya Khan Penguin Pages: 213 Rs 250Saturday 07 November, 2009
Daddyji Ved Mehta Lotus/Roli Pages: 195 Rs 295Saturday 07 November, 2009
A Pack of Lies Urmilla Deshpande Tranquebar Pages: 291 Rs 295
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