Page 10 - Book Reading
Deconstructing India's national security system
Milan Vaishnav's book is a treatise on India's national security apparatus, highlighting the challenges and the positive role it plays against difficult odds
The Indian mosaic
The essays in this collection interrogate what it means to be "Indian" and how these identities often involve a level of paradoxical disconnect between formal mandates and actual practices
India's clandestine love affair with crypto
Journalist Mitali Mukherjee's book delves into the connected worlds of cryptocurrency, cybercrime, and the Dark Web, laying out the state-of-the-art in this realm of skulduggery
A turbulent political life
Journalist Pallavi Rebbapragada's book attempts to introduce Odiyas and non-Odiyas alike to the complexities of the state's politics through the fascinating life of its chief minister Nandini Satpathy
Manoj Bajpayee: A not-so-definitive biography
Manoj Bajpayee, The Definitive Biography has been translated in English by journalist Rachit Vats from Pandey's original Hindi book titled Kuch Paane Ki Zid
Dr Subbarao's book of revelations
The former RBI governor's second book is a delightful read, filled with riveting anecdotes that shed light on the doubts and dilemmas faced by a civil servant with a clear sense of right and wrong
Net gains from the art of reinvention
With her lucid writing and relatable takeaways, blogger, content creator, entrepreneur, and influencer Masoom Minawala has successfully translated her life's hard work into an accessible guide
The paradise parable
For Indian readers, Descent into Paradise should serve as a meaningful resource to stray away from the polarising and diverging monster that social media has become
World Book And Copyright Day 2024: Date, Theme, History and Importance
Every year on April 23, World Book and Copyright Day is observed. This day celebrates literature in all its forms and encourages readers to enjoy reading
Continuous transformation as business strategy
Transformation managers must go through the book to learn from these masters
Restoring a broken global order
Despite the book's title, then, what Sanger depicts is less reminiscent of the Cold War than of earlier phases of geopolitical competition
Afghanistan: Reports from the wreckage
Ms Basu describes with aplomb the sense of urgency and fear of life that every decision would entail
Climate change is making us paranoid and angry
Some of the revelations in this "Pandora's box of horrors" raise practical questions
Rediscovering Márquez
As India stands at the threshold of an election, a Márquez comment assumes unusual significance
Tripping on the high road
Cannabis has a storied past in Odisha's history across class and occupation until the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act came in 1985
The paradoxical freedom of living by the clock
Anyone who feels they lack a firm grip on their day should read Marc Zao-Sanders' Timeboxing and adopt its tenets
A destiny in Aligarh
In general, one's childhood is a scintilla of emotions, but in the author's case it appears to become a handy guide to survive a riot
The quickest path to WWIII
The Return of Great Powers argues that we are living through a Cold War redux
REAL.E scary
The collaboration has worked wonderfully though the final product is not for the faint hearted as well as those who are not already following the progress of AI
Embedding AI in strategy
Gathering data, analysing it, using it to sell products or getting more attention is something that made digital native companies successful
