Book Extract: Excerpted with permission from the publisher The New Age of Sexism, Laura Bates, published by Simon and Schuster India
Book Extract: Excerpted with permission from the publisher Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, Laura Spinney, published by William Collins.
South Asian History Professor at Emory University, US, Ruby Lal explains her approach to Mughal history; reading signs of Nur Jahan’s co-sovereignty in memoir, court documents and art history; and why erasures from history textbooks are a problem.
IIM-A Professor and author of 'The Power of Gold' Sundaravalli Narayanaswami explains why curtailing gold imports to manage current account deficit does not work in India, and how - when it comes to buying gold in India - culture eats economists for breakfast.
The fact that the canonical status of texts did not depend on the genre in which they were composed but rather on the function they were expected to perform in the sphere of their reception needs to be stressed when we consider the history of Sanskrit literature.
In Mongolia, the texture of sin felt less like a crime against God than against oneself. Three symbols are often associated with Danzanravjaa’s life and thought: a female figure representing his love of pleasure; a swan symbolizing the arts; and, lastly, a scorpion signifying the human potential for self-destructiveness
Different kind of Raj novel: UK Labour MP Alan Gemmell on imagining Britain as a colony of India in his political thriller '30th State', teaching the history of empire in British schools, and returning art to former colonies.
The Emergency period was akin to a dark age for the Hindi film industry. Film-makers were unfairly forced to navigate an environment of intense scrutiny with curtailed artistic expression, and any deviation from state-approved narratives could lead to severe consequence
Within weeks of India gaining independence, Kashmir resembled a battlefield because of Pakistan's repeated incursions to capture the Muslim-dominated princely state.
The book ‘[In]Complete Justice: The Supreme Court at 75, Critical Reflections’ critically examines the Supreme Court's evolution, highlighting its successes, failures, judicial activism, and key reforms. It explores the Court’s role in shaping India’s democracy, law, and social justice
Indian Classical Dance today: Dancer-choreographer Leela Samson unpacks histories and movements that have brought us to the present moment in Bharatnatyam, in 'Dance of Freedom: A Short History of Bharata Natyam'.
In the late 1960s, against the backdrop of the Vietnam war, CIA activities were increasingly scrutinized by the media and public officials.
Today, experts in the AI field are rather crudely characterized as ‘AI boomers’ or ‘AI doomers’.
Data is available on mouth-taping and sleep, though this is mainly focused on a small sample of obstructive sleep apnoea patients.
An anthology of Urdu short stories attempts to bust stereotypes around who writes in Urdu, and for whom. Editor Rakhshanda Jalil explains why she chose to keep the subtitle - Stories by Non-Muslim Urdu Writers - even though it made her 'cringe'.
The groundbreaking memoir from the inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, is the story of our modern age.
Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Rick, and many others developed software that made computers intelligible to the common man. Bill Gates' Source Code is the story of that revolution, and that moment in tech history.
The legal limbo in which asylum seekers find themselves typically hinders them from working or establishing themselves in their host communities.
In sum, life appears to exult in blurring the boundaries we place upon it. Buffon’s observation from two and a half centuries ago seems more relevant than ever.
Arundhati Roy shot to international fame after becoming the first Indian citizen to win the Booker Prize for her novel, 'The God of Small Things'. Her memoir, 'Mother Mary Comes to Me', is a moving account of her relationship with her influential mother.
Gopal Subramanium was designated Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court at the young age of 35, and served as the Additional Solicitor General of India from 2005 to 2009, and as Solicitor General of India from 2009 to 2011.
The transition from childhood to adulthood is a natural, evolution-honed cycle that now faces radical change and challenge.
There’s an unprecedented shift in geopolitics, technology and balance of power in the backdrop of a looming climate shock. All of them are happening at the same time. It’s a book that takes the reader through the forces of transition and provides the means to connect dots.
The best time to negotiate your salary is during the offer stage. Many companies—especially large, highly structured corporations— limit the percentage an employee’s compensation can be raised by during a calendar year.
At times, Mr Trump seems to treat tariffs as a ‘miracle cure’ that can solve every ailment.
Triangulation is also important in geodesy, the science of measuring the Earth’s shape….
Many of the ideas presented above from Tagore’s writings around 1910 and 1912, exactly the period when he composed ‘Jana Gana Mana’, are reflected in the song.
Oxford University graduate Samantha Shannon on the latest book in her bestselling fantasy series 'The Bone Season', using social media, and the 'author preferred' version of her dystopian and fantasy novels.
This is a story about a piano and its most prodigious player — how it, along with him, survived
Epictetus, a renowned ancient Greek philosopher, emerged as a prominent figure in Stoic philosophy during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
This is thus a book about human dynamics and tactical action as much as the need for strategy.
Since the late 1980s multibeam sonar has been providing highly detailed images of a large area of the sea floor.
Anti-caste publisher S Anand on co-founding Navayana, re-printing the memoir of Adivasi leader-Olympic hockey player-Constituent Assembly member Jaipal Singh Munda, rejecting Carnatic music for Kabir songs & seeing Kabir through the prism of BR Ambedkar in his latest book 'The Notbook of Kabir'.
There were booming sounds and then a clattering like a hailstorm on the roofs of the mess and the hospital ward.
Mapping the evolution of the Sangh Parivar, this book reveals a deeper pattern in Vajpayee’s character: his reflexive loyalty to his ideological family in moments of crisis
Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar on her first book of recipes, the concept of Mitahara, mainstreaming forgotten foods, what to eat during monsoons, and her recipe for making goda masala at home.
The first memoir by an indigenous tribal leader in the Amazon, who fought Big Oil to preserve her tribe's territories, and thousands of acres of pristine rainforest.
Proteins also play a critical role in infectious diseases. Pathogens like bacteria and viruses often produce proteins to help them evade the immune system or to hijack host cells for their own reproduction
The book excerpt that has been published here is taken from the opening pages of the chapter on economy.
By the end of this book, you will have digested real-world client studies drawn from all over the world and enough investment theory to emulate the practices we have demonstrated to work.
The excerpt that has been published has been taken from the opening pages. But this book is truly worth reading.
Book clubs, communities and events have persisted in the 21st century—albeit in different formats, and sometimes with the help of richer media that makes it possible to connect more deeply and quickly with favourite authors and fellow fans.
The threat to lives and livelihoods, combined with the allure of merchant vessels in the east bearing treasures of gold, silver, jewels, textiles and spices, made transferring an attractive proposition
The industrialization of presses, the dangers inherent in the work, and the sense that the wages offered by press managers were insufficient for the cost of urban living meant that by the early twentieth century, printing was a trade known for management-labor conflicts and strikes
Professor David C Engerman on interviewing and writing about 6 famous South Asians who gave the world development economics.
Most explanations of the Naga revolt view Phizo’s movement through the lens of secessionism but it is perhaps more useful to see it as an attempt to undo the partition of India and Burma and reunite the Nagas on both sides
Removal of poverty as the objective and growth and redistribution as joint instruments to achieve it remained integral to Nehru’s thinking throughout his tenure as prime minister.
NAAV.AI cofounder and author of 10 books Vikram Sampath on training agentic AI for translating books into Indian regional languages, and what the speed and ease of translating with AI could mean for content across Indian languages.
Owing to lapses in planning and the presence of informers in their midst, the plan ultimately failed and the British came down very heavily on the conspirators.