“The Ozempic Revolution” by Alexandra Sowa

20 07 , 2025 No Comments
I was sent a review copy of this book by HarperCollins India. It made me curious about the Ozempic drug. Suddenly, news about it was
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“We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon rainforest” by Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson

19 07 , 2025 No Comments
The first memoir by an indigenous tribal leader in the Amazon, who fought Big Oil to preserve her tribe’s territories, and thousands of acres of
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“The Color of North : The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life” by Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink

18 07 , 2025 No Comments
Each fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a
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Sam Dalrymple’s “Shattered Lands : Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia”

16 07 , 2025 No Comments
A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia–India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma,
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“The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in the Digital Age” by Peter Doggers

14 07 , 2025 No Comments
Despite being 1,500 years old, chess has never been more relevant than it is today. The Chess Revolution explores chess as a cultural phenomenon from
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“The Hindi Heartland: A Study” by Ghazala Wahab

14 07 , 2025 No Comments
The Hindi heartland, comprising Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh, covers nearly 38 per cent of India’s total area and is
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TOI Bookmark: Murzban Shroff

07 07 , 2025 No Comments
Murzban Shroff is a Mumbai-based writer. He has published his fiction with over 75 literary journals in the U.S. and UK. His stories have appeared in
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TOI Bookmark: Profs. Anjali Nerlekar and Ulka Anjaria

07 07 , 2025 No Comments
Anjali Nerlekar is Associate Professor at Rutgers University, and coeditor of Modernism/ Modernity. Most recently, she co-edited the Oxford Handbook of Modern Indian Literatures in
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A tale of “TOI Bookmark” and “Bookmarks”

07 07 , 2025 No Comments
On Sunday, 6 July 2025, I spotted a new column being announced by The Hindu called “Bookmarks”. It’s aim is to feature prominent writers, public
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“Between Two Rivers” by Moudhy Al-Rashid

02 07 , 2025 No Comments
I read this book in one sitting. At times, it does get a little challenging to remember the names that are from the past, but
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