Books
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Non-cooperation, revenge and WMDs in 1920s Calcutta
By Vikas Datta Title: Smoke And Ashes; Author: Abir Mukherjee; Publisher: Harvill Secker/Penguin Random House; Pages: 352; Price: Rs 599…
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Selected offerings for children to read this summer vacation
New Delhi–The scorching heat of the summer may be one of the most dreadful times of the year for the…
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The Climate Solution: New book on environment shows the way forward
By Kushagra Dixit Book: The Climate Solution; Author: Mridula Ramesh; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 295; Price: Rs 550 Mridula Ramesh’s…
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Writer and Columnist Shobha De to Speak at Calcutta Club Sanskriti Book Fair on June 23
ACTON, MA–Calcutta Club USA will host the fourth annual Sanskriti LitFest and Book Fair on Saturday June 23rd, at Parker…
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A primer on populism and its unexpected past practitioners
By Vikas Datta Title: History Repeating – Why Populists Rise and Governments Fall; Author: Sam Wilkin; Publisher: Profile Books/Hachette India;…
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Five books to look forward to in June 2018
By Saket Suman New Delhi–The month gone by was one of many lessons for keen observers of contemporary Indian publishing.…
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Of natural births, wars and investigative journalism
New Delhi– Know about pregnancy wellness through a book that aims to increase the chances of expecting mothers in giving successful…
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Intizar Husain comes alive in ‘Day and Dastan’ translation
By Mohammed Shafeeq Title: Day and Dastan (Two novellas); Author: Intizar Husain; Translated by: Nishat Zaidi and Alok Bhalla; Publisher:…
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Monkey business and more: Proving intelligence in animals
By Vikas Datta Title: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?; Author: Frans De Waal; Publisher: Granta…
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All the Lives We Never Lived: Indian novel at its best, reflection and not protest
By Saket Suman Book: All The Lives We Never Lived; Author: Anuradha Roy; Publisher: Hachette; Price: Rs 599; Pages: 335…
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