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An insider’s account of India’s economic reforms

Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s book almost handholds the reader through the country’s ‘high growth years’ while simultaneously arguing for the dire need of the economic reforms, writes Vidya Bhushan Arora.

A timely book on changing face of Indian democracy

Former US President Barack Obama famously said, “There’s no such thing as a vote that doesn’t matter.” That’s the beauty of democracy. Each and...

Books to look out for this week

36 DAYS: A Political Chronicle of Ambition, Deception, Trust and Betrayal Kamlesh Sutar Rupa, Rs 295  The battle of Kurukshetra described in the Mahabharata lasted for 18...

Akbar may have been great but why just single him out?

Ira Mukhoty’s ‘Akbar: The Great Mughal’ is an engaging, endearing book, definitely much better than what the title suggests, writes Utpal Kumar.
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An appetiser, not the main course

There are several versions of the Ramayana story. Despite some regional variations, the Mahabharata story is essentially one. For Ramayana, there are Sanskrit and...

Books to look out for this week

In The Land Of The Lovers Sakoon Singh Rupa, Rs 295 In the absence of her parents, Nanaki, a fiercely sensitive young woman, is brought up by...

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