A unitary, democratic and progressive Indian state was by no means pre-determined by its colonial legacy. At the time of Independence in August 1947, there had been nearly a
Review Parsing the Indian 'identity' By : Aditya Adhikari
The Indians: Portrait of a people
by Sudhir and Katharina Kakar
Penguin Books, 2007
In current academic and intellectual circles,
Planet India:
How the fastest growing democracy is transforming America and the world
by Mira Kamdar
In 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance went before the electorate with the
It is difficult to tear oneself away from the covers of Ramesh Menon's two-volume English translation of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. The colours are bright, and the
The existing public healthcare systems in Southasian countries are largely the legacy of colonial administration. Despite the fact that these systems are now worn dangerously thin, they remain little changed.
Susurrus in the Skull
Rabindra K Swain
Authorspress, 2008
Even today, the situation surrounding English-language writing in Orissa is yet to progress beyond the scattered forays that were witnessed
Dateline 1857:
Revolt against the Raj
by Rudrangshu Mukherjee & Pramod Kapoor
Roli Books, 2008
From one of the most well-informed historians of the 1857 uprisings comes a lush
Review Fluid dynamics: A prediction for the 24th century These are warning signs, the end of the world is nigh.
– Kavita Pai, Turbulence
Sarai Reader 06:Turbulence
edited by Monica
Kari
by Amruta Patil
HarperCollins, 2008
With such a vibrant graphic tradition, it is little surprise that Indian art and literature has now produced a series of beautiful and smart
Contested Coastlines:
Fisherfolk, nations and borders in South Asia
by Charu Gupta & Mukul Sharma
Routledge India, 2008
Many have explored the dual function of seas as both bridges and
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif
Knopf, 2008
Mohammed Hanif's first book is not elegantly crafted, sports scant lyrical prose, nor does it play with words
The Observant Owl
by Kaliprasanna Sinha
translated by Swarup Roy
Black Kite/Permanent Black, 2007
At a time when Sanskritised Bengali was the accepted norm in literature, nakshas (sketches) broke
