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SHASHI THAROOR GETS IT WRONG, AGAIN

Author Shashi Tharoor makes a wonderful edifice of arguments to begin with, but ends up destroying the superstructure of ideas when the politician in him takes precedence over the intellectual he has always been.

BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK

Indian Economy’s Greatest Crisis: Impact of Coronavirus and the Road Ahead Arun Kumar Penguin India This book highlights the enormity of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic...

The two memoirs that are creating a lot of buzz

Literary portraits of two political giants from opposite ends of the globe have caught the attention of serious readers. The books in question are...

TIME FOR NEW LEADERS IN J&K

The misuse of power by a handful of leaders in the Valley has left the ordinary Kashmiri in misery. To make things change, Kashmir needs a new leadership, built not on the separatist narrative of the 20th century but on the development narrative of the 21st century.
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BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK

The Awasthis of Aamnagri Shubha Sarma Niyogi Books Families are like the sweet mangoes of Aamnagri — messy, filled with juicy secrets and sticking together through all...

Bringing brilliant minds together amid pandemic

BHOPAL: The recently concluded second edition of the Tagore International Literature & Arts Festival, Vishwarang 2020, witnessed 70 book launches, besides performances by 1,000...

BJP’S ORIGINAL JODI NO. 1

The author does well to dive deep into the lives of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani, who shaped India’s politics in the post-liberalisation era, directly and indirectly, to a great extent. But were the two as different as they are made out to be?

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