Books
Centring the colonised
Priyamvada Gopal’s book throws new light on transnational and class solidarities.
Sohel Sarkar | Jan 13, 2020
Resurrecting a forgotten architect
Does the fictionalised retelling of Minnette de Silva’s story do justice to her life and work?
Priyanka Lindgren | Oct 07, 2019
The security metaphysic
An account of how the defence and security industry in India is increasingly domesticated by private players.
Manisha Sethi | Sep 15, 2014
Dispatches from a foreign correspondent in crisis
Pallavi Aiyar’s Punjabi Parmesan is an ambitious and, at times, exasperating account of contemporary Europe.
Adam B Lerner | Jun 16, 2014
Partition on the sand
A new book on the people of Banni, a desert region in a corner of Gujarat, examines them as a distinct cultural unit.
Nandita Bhavnani | Jun 10, 2014
Partition’s incomplete stories
Vishwajyoti Ghosh curates a collection of graphic narratives that capture the layered history of Partition.
Vijay Prashad | Mar 03, 2014
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