Book Extract: Wild Fictions
From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, Wild Fictions is a powerful refutation of imperial violence
Book Extract - The Art of Physics: Eight elegant ideas to make sense of almost everything
This book is about the hidden, surprising, and sometimes beautiful ways in which physics could help you make sense of a chaotic and unpredictable world.
Ikigai coauthor Francesc Miralles on how India made him a writer & 3 exercises to get in flow state for better productivity
The secret to a long and healthy life? It has 'a lot to do with serenity and activity. If you are not stressed and you have things to do and you have friends, you can have a lot of fuel to become 100 and even more,' says Ikigai coauthor.
Book Extract: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Over 1,800 years ago, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrestled with these same struggles, jotting down his thoughts in what became Meditations. Surprisingly, his reflections feel just as relevant today.
Book Extract – Tested: Big Decisions. Small Decisions. The remarkable power of resolve
Tested is a book of insight and hard-earned wisdom about how the power of resolve to make decisions, big and small, and see them through, is at the heart of all our stories.
What Dalits Eat: Why Shahu Patole wrote India’s first-ever book on Dalit food history
Marathi writer Shahu Patole & translator Bhaskar Korgaonkar talk about 'Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada', the English translation of the original 'Anna He Apoorna Brahma' & the little-known food practices of Maharashtra’s Dalit subcastes Mahar & Mang.
Book Extract |The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and think about yourself
This book takes those money lessons learned, really a series of frameworks, and makes them accessible for any reader who, like me years ago, has no clue how money works.
Book Extract | My Head for a Tree: The Extraordinary Story of the Bishnoi
My Head for a Tree offers a timely reflection on indigenous, community-based activism and how we might adjust our lives to fight for the natural world.
India Before the Ambanis review: How Indian business changed the course of history over 300-plus years
Business history: In 'India Before the Ambanis', historian Lakshmi Subramanian lays out the context in which Indian business influenced history for more than 300 years, from the time of the Mughals till the 1950s.
Book Extract-Dr. Aditi Nerurkar The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience
Book extract- David McWilliams Money: A Story of Humanity
Over the past 5,000 years, money has profoundly altered humanity and our relationships with each other and with the rest of the planet.
What is massive gravity & how is it saving life on earth? Imperial College of London physics professor explains
Coolest thing about gravity that most people don't know, one sci-fi film that got the physics of gravity right, why blackholes are so interesting, how Harry Potter-style portkeys are theoretically possible & more questions answered by Imperial College London Professor Claudia de Rham.
Book Review: Flowers on a Kargil Cliff
Incorporating unpublished photographs of Point 5353 in Drass taken by Pakistani intrusive patrols in Oct 1998 during the Kargil build-up, Flowers on a Kargil Cliff establishes how 5353 and Bajrang Post were captured. Photos reveal Gen P. Musharraf and his entourage of generals across LoC in March '99.
Book Extract | The Gujaratis: A Portrait of a Community
Gujaratis are known for their entrepreneurial spirit, and their love of business and the profitable deal.
Book Review | Dharmanomics: Treasure trove of economic wisdom
Dharmanomics: An Indigenous and Sustainable Economic Model is already a bestseller in various categories.
Book review: First Global's Devina Mehra does not want you following investors Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio's example
Money, Myths and Mantras: The Ultimate Investment Guide by Devina Mehra is written simply, with lots of examples and cautionary tales to present her understanding of, and her company's practice around, what to do and what not to do when investing your money.
Myths & folktales from Arunachal Pradesh: Tara Douglas & Jatwang Wangsa's illustrated book is a valiant effort to preserve oral history
Book review: Incredibly visual and fantastical, the short stories in 'Myth, Memory & Folktale of the Wancho Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh' are just as entertaining as they are thought-provoking, not least because they aren't well-known to Indians outside the North-East.
Amitav Ghosh on why the original American model of wildlife conservation doesn't work, Donald Trump & end of Eurocentricity in the world
Amitav Ghosh's new book review: 'Wild Fictions' offers a glimpse into the mind of Amitav Ghosh, and on to the world through the lens of a well-read and widely travelled anthropologist-turned-writer.
How medieval India's wealth, power and influence grew under the Chola kings - and queens
Medieval Indian Chola kings gave the world many things: Nataraja bronzes, economic systems that persist today, words like cash...
Book Review | Fire Weather - A True Story from a Hotter World Sceptre by John Vaillant
Fire Weather is an astounding account of this century's most intense urban fire, and an urgent examination of humanity's future in an ever-hotter, more flammable world.
Book Review | The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community by Nirmala Lakshman
Why Amitabh Kant had to get involved when China wanted US visa guarantees for 2026 G20 Summit
Amitabh Kant on why he thinks the 'G20 is today a far more important body than the United Nation', why developed countries need to cough up trillions of dollars in climate finance instead of billions and how the Global South representing over 80 percent of the world population can increase its influence in international fora.
Book Review | The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out
McKinsey & Company’s prestigious two-day workshop Bower Forum is a unique platform for a small group of CEOs or Chairpersons to discuss goals, challenges, and role-specific issues, while counselling and learning from one another.
Book Review | 'How India scaled Mt G20: The Inside Story of The G20 Presidency' by Amitabh Kant
In How India Scaled Mt G20, Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa, offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the intense negotiations, strategic manoeuvring, and backroom diplomacy that defined India’s presidency.
Book extract - Get Better at Anything: 12 Maxims for Mastery
Scott Young, bestselling author of Ultralearning, explores why it’s so difficult for people to learn new skills, arguing that three factors must be met to make advancement possible
