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Electoral dice and the numbers game

Psephologist Pradeep Gupta deciphers which buttons voters press on the EVM and why.

Updated: May 21, 2023 12:22 IST

Book Review | ‘What The Rains Foretold’ by N Mohanan – The fascinating folk tale of Vararuchi

Ancient scholar Vararuchi is an unyielding figure central to many tales set in different era.

May 14, 2023 00:45 IST

Book Review | ‘Striking Asymmetries: Nuclear Transitions in Southern Asia’ by Ashley J Tellis – The nuclear triad

Neatly divided into four chapters of almost equal length, the first three include China, India, Pakistan and their journey down…

May 7, 2023 01:45 IST

Book Review | ‘India’s Blind Spot: Understanding and Managing Our Cities’ by Devashish Dhar – A passionate plea for planned urbanisation in the country

In recent years, some interesting books have been published, such as AN Sarkar’s Smart Cities (2016) and Ashok Kumar Jain’s…

May 7, 2023 01:15 IST

World Laughter Day: Funniest books of all time

Three Men in a Boat, published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K Jerome of a…

May 7, 2023 00:45 IST

Bullish on India: An optimistic progress report on economy and achievements of the government

Amitabh Kant’s Made in India comes close on the publication of Ashok Lahiri’s book India in Search of Glory.

April 30, 2023 01:30 IST

Saga of injustice: ‘The Nemesis’ provides an interesting read on Naxalite movement of 1970s

Bengali author Manoranjan Byapari’s The Nemesis, the English translation of the second part of his Chandal Jibon trilogy based on…

April 23, 2023 00:45 IST

Bit-sized story, not the whole truth

A warning that without a data protection law, we might drown in data to lose our wisdom.

Updated: April 24, 2023 18:04 IST

Magic of mountains: An anthology of 25 essays on spirituality, religious learnings intrinsic to Himalayas

There is something about the Himalayas that it has nurtured a vibrant civilisation, its several religions and sects, while blurring…

April 16, 2023 00:15 IST

The new Northeast: Here’s a book that portrays a keen observer’s view of the region

Barely a few weeks before Mizoram went to polls at the onset of winter in 2018, the picturesque hill state…

Updated: April 16, 2023 00:42 IST

Leading the leader: How top people in a company need to be carefully selected and coached for the job

The CEO and the Coach is a must read for all CEOs and directors on the boards of companies

April 9, 2023 02:30 IST

Chinks in the armour: A balanced view of what ails our governance system and steps for a more efficacious civil services

The need for reforming our civil services to enable them to serve the people better is not questionable.

April 9, 2023 02:15 IST

Crash the diet: You can now lose weight without starving – Here’s how

Beyond all diets and fasting regimes, which every weight watcher might have tried, and given up, functional medicine expert Vijay…

April 9, 2023 00:05 IST

A Canvas for the creative mind

The book carries several endorsing quotes by celebrities like actor Aamir Khan, Shashi Tharoor, MP, Subroto Bagchi, co-founder, Mindtree and…

April 3, 2023 18:21 IST

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Muffled musings: An empathetic and poignant narrative of domestic abuse faced by women

The musings of a dying person can simultaneously be mundane, magical and mysterious.

April 2, 2023 02:00 IST

Say hello to digital colleagues

We have experienced significant virtual work tools during the pandemic. Can those acquire permanence, and even extend to realms like…

April 2, 2023 01:45 IST

Money matters: Here’s a hard-hitting commentary on state of capitalism, inflation and policy

Rethinking Money and Capital is quite an interesting book that looks at the subject in a novel manner.

March 26, 2023 01:30 IST

Looking back: The memoir by a top bureaucrat is more academic than juicy

Retired bureaucrats writing memoirs is like a double-edged sword. If they reveal a lot, they can be called mischievous. If…

March 26, 2023 01:00 IST

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