Pulse to Planet
K Srinath Reddy
HarperCollins
Pp 264, Rs 599
Human health is determined by the interaction of many factors —biology, nutrition, social, political, economic, commercial and economic determinants, etc. These are interconnected and influence each other. While they are often discussed in isolation, it is essential that the connection between these complex systems is understood so that a broad societal consensus is built around the actions that are needed to advance human health in all dimensions.
The Shortest History of War
Gwynne Dyer
Pan Macmillan
War has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we’ve gone to battle. In this gripping account, acclaimed military historian Gwynne Dyer traces the evolution of martial clashes, tracing warfare from prehistory to the world’s first cities and on to the thousand-year ‘classical age’ of combat, which ended when the firearm changed everything.
Shades of Blue
Harini Nagendra & Seema Mundoli
Penguin Random House
Pp 304, Rs 499
For millennia, our cities have prospered and grown in the cradles of civilisation—fertile lands blessed with rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. From the origins of life on Earth, right down to its downfall, biblical or otherwise, water has been integral to the human story. In this tribute to the elixir that sustains us all, the authors take us on a panoramic view of the water bodies of India and the urgent need to address their emergent ecological threats.
Drunk on Love
Vipul Rikhi
HarperCollins
Pp 312, Rs 499
Kabir is a name that has resounded powerfully in the Indic imagination for over
500 years. But who is Kabir? And what is it about his vision and his poetry that makes
him such a vital force, an irresistible voice? In Drunk on Love, Vipul Rikhi argues that Kabir is not just one person but an idea that belongs to the people of India, who have preserved and nurtured it as a living tradition over an incredible span of time.
India’s Techade
Nalin Mehta
Westland Books
Pp 184, Rs 599
Over two decades, and across two different political regimes, the world’s largest democracy combined the rise of cheap mobile phones, cheap data and a unique digital ID system to create an unprecedented revolution in digital public goods. This book pieces together how India created the digital revolution, using the software infrastructure loosely called ‘India Stack’, and leading to what PM Narendra Modi has called ‘India’s Techade’.
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