26 August, 2021
Dammu Ravi This survey of how India and China conduct its diplomatic manouevres charts the early days of Indian naivety to the gradual maturing of a hardened realpolitik
19 August, 2021 P.S. Raghavan Bajpai takes a wide-angle lens to India-China ties, examining power imbalance, mutual suspicion and the US’ role in it. Kewalramani studies growing Chinese ambition through the prism of its fight against Covid-19.
In this astute analysis, Dara’s popular image is replaced by a man influenced by complex political-religious pulls typical of his age
04 August, 2021 Anjana Basu Unpublished stories, translations, rare sketches and a screenplay—three generations of Rays shine with undimmed radiance
Through a narrator cut adrift in a nameless Italian town, Jhumpa Lahiri approaches her old concerns from a fresh angle
This book, while depicting the pain and suffering of those left out of Assam’s NRC, establishes official arguments and figures as fallacious
This scorchingly honest twin biography of Gandhi and Jinnah focuses on the endgame at the autumn of British rule that led to Partition’s bloodletting. In doing so, it explodes a few myths.
Gulzar’s anthology of poems from across the sub-continent is a masterclass of translation as extension of exquisite sensibility
Vidhu Vincent’s nuanced graphic memoir on the Emergency examines that nadir of political practice through its warm, puzzling embrace in Kerala and the rebels who dared to say nay
A former diplomat sweeps through Bengal’s history to narrate the story of its Partition, which she deems was avoidable
A gut-wrenching memoir of the ’90s recalls Kashmir’s descent into daily tragedies
The past, with its densely scribbled carapace of tragedy and a perfect balance between nature and humanity, flows into the present, then the future, in this holy city. Amritsar: A City in Remembrance combines comprehensive visual narration with essays that raise questions about the relation between heritage conservation and people’s lives.
Budhini Mejhan, a unique victim of the Nehruvian dream, stands for other unfortunates. This novel intensifies her story.
Poetry holds a mirror to…the global pandemic and climate change
The warp and weft of Partition history define the Sindhis—the diaspora and those in India
Scalpel in hand, a former foreign secretary picks at the faultlines of Indian geopolitics
Rituparna Chatterjee puts together a cross-genre memoir where the tale of childhood abuse is transcreated through touches of magical realism
Polarisation—grimy, often tugging at base prejudices—is the political challenger’s final resort before elections, argues psephologist Pradeep Gupta in his new book. Excerpts:
India's Pusarla V. Sindhu competes against Denmark's Line Christophersen during their women's singles Group A badminton match at the BWF World Tour Finals in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
AP Photo/Dita Alangkara
Doctors and others from the medical fraternity participate in a cycle rally to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS on World AIDS Day, in Prayagraj.
AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
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JKNC MP Hasnain Masoodi speaks in the Lok Sabha during ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
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India's Srikanth Kidambi competes against France' Toma Junior Popov during their men's doubles Group B badminton match at the BWF World Tour Finals in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
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Every act of dissent is an art. Of pain and pathos. Of hope and new dawn. It’s their story. It’s everyone’s story.
Dissent is less about material gains than the intangibles they leave us with.
For India’s manual scavengers, mere existence is a protest, because they need to fight just to reclaim their humanity and dignity.
In ordinary people live extraordinary tales of courage that speak truth to power
Dec 06, 2021 Mrinal Pande 
People of Northeast often fall back on protests to be heard and seen by India’s mainland.
Dec 06, 2021 Dilip Borah 
Dissent is less about material gains than the intangibles they leave us with.
Dec 06, 2021 Apoorvanand 
The country has lived and survived through a complex but vital tradition of dissent and protest which has sustained and enriched it.
Dec 06, 2021 Ashok Vajpeyi 
