Book review

“Clay cries out to the potter, ‘Why quash me with your feet?/A day will come when I shall trample you beneath!’ ”“Clay cries out to the potter, ‘Why quash me with your feet?/A day will come when I shall trample you beneath!’ ”

“Clay cries out to the potter, ‘Why quash me with your feet?/A day will come when I shall trample you beneath!’ ”

Kabir’s couplets have travelled great distances from their original contexts. Over 500 odd years, several Kabirs have been grafted on…

4 years ago
‘Each individual lives and experiences war differently’‘Each individual lives and experiences war differently’

‘Each individual lives and experiences war differently’

The successful launch of her book on conflict zones has yet again focused the gaze on the trauma and violence…

4 years ago
Trumped – Emerging powers in a post American worldTrumped – Emerging powers in a post American world

Trumped – Emerging powers in a post American world

Book Review of Prof Sreeram Chaulia's book on US President Donald Trump titled " Trumped"-Emergind powers in post American World.

5 years ago
You say goodbye, I say helloYou say goodbye, I say hello

You say goodbye, I say hello

Letter from a dad to a daughter. An ode to freedom and beauty, from the earth and sky to the…

5 years ago
When the IT man comes knocking…. When the IT man comes knocking…. 

When the IT man comes knocking….

Mankotia’s memoir is not really a book limited to anticipating an IT raid and to conceal your riches, but a…

5 years ago
Three murders in SantiniketanThree murders in Santiniketan

Three murders in Santiniketan

They happen, one by one, with all the diabolical drama thrown in, not one murder, but three, rocking the eternal…

5 years ago
Durga: She lies on the floor, in perfect reposeDurga: She lies on the floor, in perfect repose

Durga: She lies on the floor, in perfect repose

Annie Ali Khan died too young. Her spiritual journeys with a notebook and camera is still incomplete.

5 years ago
Nehru and Shaikh Abdullah: Not so hunky doryNehru and Shaikh Abdullah: Not so hunky dory

Nehru and Shaikh Abdullah: Not so hunky dory

Apparently, Nehru in his heart of hearts was not happy at having dismissed and then detained Shaikh Abdullah.

6 years ago
Aren’t you supposed to behave like a woman?Aren’t you supposed to behave like a woman?

Aren’t you supposed to behave like a woman?

Rakhshanda Jalil painstakingly examines an older heritage and history that must remain a reference point to end the deep polarisation…

6 years ago
Book Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s OceanBook Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s Ocean

Book Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s Ocean

The Costliest Pearl is a fast-paced investigation of India’s strategic encirclement that reveals how China’s chequebook diplomacy is impacting the…

6 years ago