Let me acquire my share of merit by reciting the name of ´Ramacharitra Manas three times before dwelling upon the mundane aspects of its influence upon the daily lives of
Kancha Ilaiah burst onto the Indian intellectual scene in 1996, with his now-famous book, Why I Am Not a Hindu. In that work, Ilaiah made a partly autobiographical case
Kaifi & I: A Memoir
by Shaukat Kaifi
edited & translated by Nasreen Rehman
Zubaan, 2010
This new work is a fascinating stroll down memory lane with the renowned theatre
The earlier book by this Buddhist monk-turned author, Buddhism without Beliefs, published in 1997, aroused with significant controversy, with critics accusing the author of having put forth arguments that
Lately, the Indian middle class has come under widespread scrutiny, with some of its own in the vanguard of the critical brigade. This self-analysis is not unwarranted, given that
Foreign Aid and Politics in Nepal
by Eugene B Mihaly
Himal Books, Kathmandu, 2002 (2nd edition)
pp lx+237, NPR 460
ISBN 99933 43 40 4
When Mihaly wrote this
Over the past decade, in fiction and autobiography, South Asian women have begun to explore the stories of their pasts in an efflorescence of writings. Among others, Mrinal Pande, Manju
Nine Decades of Marxism in the Land of Brahminism
by S K Biswas
Other Books, Calcutta, 2008
With chapters titled 'Beware of Manuwadi Marxists', 'No Revolution Possible
Focusing on the history and politics of Dalit political formations, and covering the period from the mid-19th century to the present, Anupama Rao's new work powerfully illuminates
Ravikumar's new book is perhaps the most exciting work on the Dalit question to be published recently, yet still does not live up to its promise. But Susie
The author of this new work, S M Mushrif, is a former inspector-general of police with a distinguished record, including having exposed the infamous scam carried out by Abdul
Christophe Jaffrelot's book could not have come at a better time – inasmuch as one wishes that such an account of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's life had
