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Books Dec.7.18

Chandernagore’s dilemma

'Chandernagore Mon Amour: The Citadel of the Moon' fails to achieve cohesion in its pictorial and textual narratives
By Nayantara Mazumder
Books Dec.7.18

Humour steeped in tipple

'A Short History of Drunkenness' is a treat for the connoisseur who enjoys a robust anecdote from the past with his drink
By Sumit Chakrabarti
Books Dec.7.18

VVS Laxman's autobiography reproduces moments from an illustrious career

Cricketing biographies are treasured for anecdotes. Laxman does not disappoint the reader on this count
By Uddalak Mukherjee
Books Dec.7.18

Splendours of a long and villainous lineage

The brilliance of Robert Louis Stevenson's storytelling gave us unforgettable characters like Long John Silver, Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
By Bhaswati Chakravorty
Books Dec.7.18

Chef Vikas Khanna moves from cookbooks to fiction

Khanna’s debut attempt at fiction, though heart-warming in parts and driven by a genuine moral zeal, is marred by uneven plotting and banal language
By Sonia Sahoo
Books Nov.30.18

Pakistan's education system and increasing Islamism

The author’s extensive research on the education system of Pakistan forms the running thread of 'Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State'
By Kingshuk Chatterjee
Books Nov.30.18

If contemporary democracy cannot be invigorated, can it be replaced?

'How Democracy Ends' is a grim analysis of why democracy, particularly in the West, will “slowly but surely” come to an end
By Prasanta Ray
Books Nov.30.18

Modern Hinduism: Searching for the self

J. Barton Scott’s Spiritual Despots: Modern Hinduism and the Genealogies of Self-Rule is a history of cross-cultural flows between the European and South Asian worlds
By Soumen Mukherjee
Books Nov.24.18

7 Karachi stories that exorcise superstition

In Sarvat Hasin’s narrative, lives of students from the same school intersect
By Ameena Kazi Ansari
Books Nov.23.18

Barriers and beyond: Why we are living in an age of walls

Tim Marshall's latest book brings into focus the growing fragmentation of humankind driven by a wide range of divisive forces, such as casteism, climate change, colonialism, communalism and more
By Navras J. Aafreedi

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