In 1974, the British Overseas Development Administration (ODA) sent five academics to Nepal to evaluate the potential socio-economic impact of a section of the East-West Highway, which it
Even Che Guevara (1928-1967) lived till he was 39. Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) did not get the chance; the British Raj executed him when he was just 23. Most
In writing about the effects of the World Trade Organisation on the Indian pharmaceutical industry, Sudip Chaudhuri provides an incisive account of the 1994 international trade agreement known as TRIPS
Experience makes one wise, and it is wisdom, in the Tennysonnian sense, that lingers. After his long innings in government service, the second book written by the former Secretary for
It is the beginning of the Diwali weekend in Bombay, and the city is bright and festive. This time around, however, the excitement has to do not just with crackers,
Headlines from the Heartland:
Reinventing the Hindi public sphere
by Sevanti Ninan
Sage Publications, 2007
When the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), led by Mayawati, swept the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
21 Under 40: New stories for a new generation
edited by Anita Roy
Zubaan, 2007
An anthology of short stories appeared earlier this year touting the courage of young Indian
Sexualities
edited by Nivedita Menon
Women Unlimited, 2007
Just before the start of the Seventh National Conference of Women's Movements, held in September last year in Calcutta, the
Standing Alone in Mecca:
A pilgrimage into the heart of Islam
by Asra Q Nomani
Harper Collins, 2007
Asra Q Nomani's Standing Alone in Mecca is at once
India's Politics:
A view from the backbench
by Bimal Jalan
Penguin/Viking, 2007
William Fulbright's notion of expressing differences in a democracy as a matter of
Kashmir Pending
by Naseer Ahmed and Saurabh Singh
Phantomville, 2007
There is a new 'phenomenon' currently doing the rounds with book lovers in India. It is apparently called
Contrary to the impression created by the reaction of an obviously unnerved regime in Islamabad, independent military analyst Ayesha Siddiqa's recent book, Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's
