“Gujarat beyond Gandhi: Identity, Conflict and Society”

03 02 , 2021 No Comments
Published in 2010 by Routledge, Gujarat beyond Gandhi: Identity, Conflict and Society, edited by Nalin Mehta and Mona G. Mehta is worth reading a decade
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“The Brass Notebook” by Devaki Jain

03 02 , 2021 No Comments
In the Feb 2021 of the Seminar Magazine ( #738, ROAD TO JUSTICE: a symposium on thinking through the rule of law), I have reviewed
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“Keep Sharp” by Dr Sanjay Gupta

03 02 , 2021 No Comments
Dr SanjayGupta’s new book, Keep Sharp, is an absorbing read about how to keep oneself fit and healthy, especially our brains. He shares the widely
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“The Nameless God” by Savie Karnel

31 01 , 2021 No Comments
The Nameless God by  Savie Karnel is an extraordinary novel for little kids. It is simply told. Set in Dec 1992 but in a nameless town where
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Q& A with Satyanand Nirupam, Editorial Director, Rajkamal Prakashan

28 01 , 2021 No Comments
Rajkamal Prakashan Group are hindi publishers who have been in existence for many decades. They have an enviable stable of authors whom they published when
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“Beginners” by Tom Vanderbilt

27 01 , 2021 No Comments
Beginners by best-selling author, Tom Vanderbilt is a self-help book. Psychologically very uplifting. It is down-to-earth and humble. It is nice to see a memoir-cum-selfhelp
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“Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins” by David Ashby

27 01 , 2021 No Comments
This book arrived today — Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins by David Ashby. My daughter immediately picked it up and was glued to it. Refused
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“The Girl Who Said No to the Nazis: Sophie Scholl and the Plot Against Hitler” by Haydn Kaye

27 01 , 2021 No Comments
Selective telling of histories to children serves multiple purposes. Not least in reminding newer generations of the atrocities of the past. Mostly these are written
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Romain Rolland Prize 2021

26 01 , 2021 No Comments
On 23 Jan 2021, the Romain Rolland Prize was announced.At first there was a session on the “Challenges of Translation” with Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, Diplomat. Counsellor
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“Age Of Pandemics (1817-1920): How they shaped India and the World” by Chinmay Tumbe

21 01 , 2021 No Comments
I lost a great-grandmother to the influenza epidemic of 1917-18. She died in Meerut. My grandfather was three years old at the time. He always
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