With humanity at a crossroads today, a book says deep listening to people around us could be the way ahead
KM Munshi’s Patanni Prabhuta came out in 1916 as the first volume of an epic trilogy based on the trials…
India was famously described by JK Galbraith as a functioning anarchy, a phrase that probably suits Kolkata better.
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A hastily compiled book merely touches the tip of the giant iceberg that Ramdev actually is
The author draws his protagonists’ worlds in minute detail, digging deep into their inner lives with so much tenderness that…
A practical book that combines Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s personal insights and data to create ‘disruptive growth’ out of adversity.
Increasingly disturbed by the growing neglect of beauty in our modern, growth-oriented lifestyle, Shakti Maira decided to explore how the…
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What does a man live for? How and when does he feel fulfilled? Different writers have answered this question differently.
Can we draw parallels between humans and trees? Can humans ever be silent, mysterious and numinous like them? Our lives…
WHAT DISTINGUISHES senior British journalist Iain Martin’s book Crash Bang Wallop from its countless predecessors on the banking crisis of…
Manju Kapur is sure-footed in the unfamiliar territory of village stagnation and caste politics, but ultimately disappoints
A breezy, lucid book traces the economic history of trading nations through their shipping industries
The most researched and surprisingly even-handed argument against US presidential candidate Donald Trump from The Washington Post team
Former Bank of England governor gives sensible advice on how to end the alchemy of money and banking
