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Collapse of Liberal Order, Rise of Outsiders in World Politics
By Saket Suman New Delhi–The two most significant arguments that noted commentator on international affairs, Meghnad Desai, makes in his…
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Book Review: Of peace and non-violence: This book takes Gandhi’s lessons to the classroom
By Saket Suman New Delhi–As talk of war and violence — all that Mahatma Gandhi stood against — gains prominence…
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Books This Weekend: Of spirituality, mystery and rapists
New Delhi–Flick through the story of a young man whose struggles come to an end with the growing spiritual influences…
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Against all odds: Where poetry is passion and not profession
By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi– At a time when the English publishing industry is booming in the country, writers in…
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Khushwant’s India: A country he loved, but did not like
By Saket Suman New Delhi–That creative juices of sublime writing flowed through the veins of late writer Khushwant Singh is…
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Book Review: Vivekananda wanted Hindu reformation first
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: The Modern Monk: What Vivekananda Means to Us Today; Author: Hindol Sengupta; Publisher: Penguin Books;…
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Book Review: Murder, sex and intrigue in medieval, magical Prague
By Vikas Datta Title: Prague Nights; Author: Benjamin Black; Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House; Pages: 331; Price: Rs 599 The past…
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Books This Weekend: Of health, economy and mystery
New Delhi–Get in-depth, comprehensive knowledge about the Zika virus; know about the continuously-changing economic system and immense complexity that enables…
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Book on discrimination against Dalits creates buzz in the US
New York– A highly anecdotal and touching account of caste-based discrimination in India by an “untouchable born in Andhra Pradesh”,…
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Neck and neck race for Man Booker, too close to call for Arundhati Roy
By Saket Suman New Delhi–While Arundhati Roys comeback novel has once again made the cut for the just announced Man…
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