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The legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A closer look through Rollo Romig's book

The legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A closer look through Rollo...

Using Gauri's murder as starting point, book discusses rising intolerance especially...

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Natural allies in the Global South: A deep dive into India-Indonesia ties

Natural allies in the Global South: A deep dive into India-Indonesia...

Unlike the colonial endeavours of European powers, Indian influence in Indonesia...

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Jeffrey Toobin's book explores the dubious history of presidential pardons

Jeffrey Toobin's book explores the dubious history of presidential...

In some ways, Toobin's book is impeccably timed. In December, President Joe Biden...

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Truths about Savarkar: Arun Shourie's book is not a biography or analysis

Truths about Savarkar: Arun Shourie's book is not a biography...

In an early chapter of his book, indicatively titled "History is Made-Up", veteran...

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India's green startups: A promising selection, but a patchy narrative

India's green startups: A promising selection, but a patchy...

One question the authors ask every startup founder in the book is: Imagine your...

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Amitava Kumar's The Green Book: A professor's ways of seeing the world

Amitava Kumar's The Green Book: A professor's ways of seeing...

People who aspire to write their own book someday might want to take a cue from...

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AI and the human soul: What new books reveal about us and our purpose

AI and the human soul: What new books reveal about us and...

Could AI ever function as a spirit ambulance, shuttling us through the uncanny valleys...

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The Raj below the salt: Devasis Chattopadhyay's book brings history alive

The Raj below the salt: Devasis Chattopadhyay's book brings...

A society's history isn't just about kings and conquerors - it's the people who...

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'Classical Music of India': A rich resource for connoisseurs and learners

'Classical Music of India': A rich resource for connoisseurs...

The book is a great resource for music connoisseurs and music lovers as well as...

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'Tareekh Pe Justice' uncovers institutional failures behind slow justice

'Tareekh Pe Justice' uncovers institutional failures behind...

The slow pace of our justice system is often blamed on a lack of resources, but...

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Finding the Edge: A masterful tale of Jimmy Anderson's cricketing journey

Finding the Edge: A masterful tale of Jimmy Anderson's...

The story begins at its ending-an ageing but still formidable Anderson-offered a...

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Diplomat and poet Abhay K reimagines Nalanda's legacy for future learning

Diplomat and poet Abhay K reimagines Nalanda's legacy for...

The book has eight chapters, the number that holds significance in Buddhist lore....

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Gautam Bhatia's book offers a refreshing critique of India's Constitution

Gautam Bhatia's book offers a refreshing critique of India's...

The basic dichotomy Dr Bhatia addresses is between the Constitution and courtrooms...

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Every breath you take: Zimmer's Air-Borne explores mysteries of aerobiology

Every breath you take: Zimmer's Air-Borne explores mysteries...

Air-Borne shows us how the scientific community came to understand that Covid-19...

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Rethinking India's BIT framework: A balancing act for investment growth

Rethinking India's BIT framework: A balancing act for investment...

The book broadly outlines investors' perceptions to International Investment Agreements...

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'Casting the Buddha': How Buddhism's ties to power shaped its survival

'Casting the Buddha': How Buddhism's ties to power shaped...

The chronological approach-from the time of the historical Buddha to the present...