“In Those Days There Was No Coffee” by A.R. Venkatachalapathy

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
Since it was first published in 2006, this beloved volume of essays by A. R. Venkatachalapathy on the cultural history of colonial Tamilnadu has been
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“The Health and Wealth Paradox : How to Use First Principles Thinking to Achieve Both” by Ankush Datar and Mihir Patki

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
In The Health and Wealth Paradox, Ankush Datar and Mihir Patki present a set of principles. These principles of health and wealth are known already
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“Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters” by Brian Klaas

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
A provocative new vision of how our world really works – and why chance determines everything. In Fluke, myth-shattering social scientist Brian Klaas deep-dives into the
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“Proto: A New History of Our Ancient Past” by Laura Spinney

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story. Star. Stjarna. Stare. Thousands of miles apart, people look up at the night sky and
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“The New Age of Sexism: How the AI revolution is reinventing misogyny” by Laura Bates

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
‘Laura Bates explains how they built the future – and forgot to put women in it’ CAITLINMORAN ‘Fascinating and essential… I urge you to read every
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Interview with Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

15 10 , 2025 No Comments
This interview was published on Moneycontrol’s website, 15 Oct 2025. Bhaskar Chattopadhyay is an author, screenwriter and academic. He is Professor of Cinema, York University,
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An evening with Andres Velasco, 3 Oct 2025, New Delhi

13 10 , 2025 No Comments
On Friday, 3 October 2025, I was invited to an exclusive interaction with Andres Velasco — economist, former Finance Minister of Chile and Dean of
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Reading advice

09 10 , 2025 No Comments
A friend asked for a list of books to recommend to university students. They had been invited to address the students. I have thought long
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“Language of the Immortals: A Concise History of Sanskrit” by Prof. G. N. Devy

01 10 , 2025 No Comments
Sanskrit has long been celebrated as one of the building blocks of Indian civilization, and is venerated in temples, scriptures, and classical literature. In Language
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“A Return to Self : Excursions in Exile” by Aatish Taseer

01 10 , 2025 No Comments
Aatish Taseer’s A Return to Self : Excursions in Exile ( HarperCollins India) is a collection of essays written over a period of time. The
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