Lunatic in My Head
by Anjum Hasan
Zubaan/Penguin, 2007
Anjum Hasan's Shillong is a poetic portrayal of the quintessential outsiderness that characterises most small towns in the
Globalisation and Development
by Sunanda Sen
National Book Trust, 2007
"The United States completely rejects," the US representative to the Asia Development Bank imperiously stated in 1985, "
Rambo
directed by Sylvester Stallone
Millennium Films, 2008
"I think there is a story that needs to be told," Sylvester Stallone recently said of his latest movie. But
The Elephant, the Tiger,and the Cell Phone:
Reflections on India, the emerging 21st-century power
by Shashi Tharoor
Arcade, 2007
Tharoor, a lifelong UN man whose bid to be secretary-general
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
directed by Tim Supple
sponsored by the British Council
If in 2006 Vishal Bharadwaj transported "Othello" into the brown badlands
Gang Leader for a Day: A rogue sociologist takes to the streets
by Sudhir Venkates
Penguin Press, 2008
American sociology has the tendency to take cover behind government-produced numbers. Here,
The realm of family law inherently carries with it a huge burden of history, given that it essentially covers interpersonal relationships within a family unit, and the influence this has
Subordinate Ally:
The nuclear deal and Indo-US strategic relations
by Prakash Karat
LeftWord, 2007
The nuclear deal between India and the US is part and parcel of a wide-ranging alliance
Southasian newspapers today carry more articles on environmental issues than they ever have before. Perhaps they are forced to do so. There is now relatively indisputable evidence of global warming,
Deborah Rodriguez's book, a high tale of determination, challenge, love and heartache, could easily be fiction. It is not. The Kabul Beauty School is the true story of
In a society where hagiography is the norm, one approaches with trepidation a book proclaiming to be an account of the contributions of a single individual to the sphere of
Feryal Ali Gauhar's new novel is an unmitigated tale of horror – bestial fact stacked upon bestial fact, evoking revulsion and nausea. The book's jacket claims that
