In India, Tendulkar became ubiquitous in a manner that not even Gavaskar had rivalled. Only when driving around Mumbai in the early hours could he roam freely.
Memory begins with Ba Má, their images like photographs, their story like a movie, the kind found in the black box of a VHS tape, in an era when I have long ago gotten rid of my VCR.
'Thinking Machine' author Stephen Witt on how NVIDIA's graphics processing units came to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence today, and what makes cofounder Jensen Huang tick.
Lt Gen (Retd) Yogesh Kumar Joshi—who retired as Northern Army Commander in 2022—on his memoir, key lessons he learnt over his 40 years of service from 1982–2022, the Kargil War and India's relations with neighbouring countries.
According to Ray, the British retreat in the INA case set off the process in London of granting complete independence to India which materialized in record time, so to say.
India exports tea to more than 25 countries throughout the world. Russia, Iran, UAE, USA, the UK, Germany, and China are some of the major importers of tea from India.
By the canons of orthodox social science, countries like India are not supposed to have an environmental consciousness.
What is the legacy of Indian Non-Alignment, is strategic autonomy non-alignment by another name, and how Indian Non-Alignment was non-imperialist in its DNA—'The Nehru Years' author, Swapna Kona Nayudu, explains.
This remarkable memoir, and history of India after Independence, by one of India’s most distinguished public intellectuals, begins with his memories of the assassination of his paternal grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi.
Alleged sexual harassment, apathy and a ridiculous amount of navel-gazing and entitlement: Former Facebook global policy head Sarah Wynn-Williams' book about working at the social media giant from 2011-17 paints a hilarious but grim picture.
The Indian Constitution: Conversations with Power takes a new approach in discussing the Constitution: as a document that creates, shapes, channels and constrains power.
A memoir of learning, involvements, and teaching…Leonard Gordon tracks his connection to India beginning in the 1960s as he became an outsider/ insider in its society visiting often over six decades.
Heart Lamp review: Banu Mushtaq's stories follow the lives of Muslim women who are constrained by tradition and responsibilities. Her protagonists are denied opportunities and resented for airing grievances. And yet, none of the stories reads like a lament.
Maybe, for now, it’s just the questions you write down. No answers at all. Maybe, over time, answers begin to come.
With the advance of the twenty-first century, we have moved deeper into the Fourth Industrial Revolution—a tech-driven epoch that ‘builds on the digital revolution and combines multiple technologies’ leading to paradigm shifts in every sphere.
Lawyer and author Gautam Bhatia on what every citizen needs to know about the Indian Constitution, and spaces for public participation in our 75-year-old Constitution.
Raisina Chronicles reflects on the Dialogue’s journey and brings to its readers a single volume containing thorough insights and unbridled optimism for finding common solutions to global challenges
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them.
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Covid-era novel about mothers and daughters is also an introduction to West African culture, food and history. Look out for the para about Delhi towards the end of the book!
Cannabis, or ganja, is practically as old as recorded Indian civilization, with references to the plant being found in some of India’s earliest written texts and myths.
Nicolas Hamilton has been exceeding expectations since day one. He is the paternal half-brother of the legendary racing car driver Lewis Hamilton
From Bengal to Maharashtra and from the Hindi heartland to the four southern states, editor AJ Thomas has curated a sampling menu of short stories from different regions, languages, time periods and styles in '100 Indian Stories'.
What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri pashmina? Where and how do Tibetans born in exile engage with Tibetan language, food and culture? Author Jordan Quill drew upon years of research into North Indian and Tibetan textiles as well as Thangka religious scrolls for an illustrated children's book that delves into these questions.
