5 Reasons not to go to Kolkata— In the Summer! She started out as a quaint fishing village tucked away on the banks of the mighty Hooghly… Read more “Kolkata”
Tag: politics
The biggest revolution is the human
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari; Harvill Secker (2011); 443 pages; INR 272 (Amazon.in) Rating: 5.0/5.0 Did the same species that discovered fire, introduced agriculture, the scientific method… Read more “The biggest revolution is the human”
The Man and The Politician
Standing Guard by P. Chidambaram; Rupa Publications India (March 9, 2016); 226 pages; INR (Amazon.in) Rating: 3.0/5.0 Chidambaram is mired in quite a bit of controversy in… Read more “The Man and The Politician”
Genocide and Humanity
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch; Picador USA (September 4, 1999); 356 pages; INR 558 (Amazon.in)… Read more “Genocide and Humanity”
Of a strident Right
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India by Akshaya Mukul; Harpercollins (September 13, 2016); 552 pages; INR 468 (Amazon.in) Rating: 4.0/5.0 If you were looking to… Read more “Of a strident Right”
The History of the World’s Largest Democracy
India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha; Perennial Publishers (April 20, 2017); 912 pages; INR450 (Amazon.in) Rating: 4.0/5.0 If you ever believed in the old adage: ‘history repeats… Read more “The History of the World’s Largest Democracy”