Page 2 - Book Reading

S Jaishankar's book offers a practitioner's view of Indian foreign policy

While many academics and diplomats have penned books and memoirs on foreign policy, S Jaishankar's work offers a blend of hands-on experience, insight, and analysis

Anil Khandelwal's book explores leadership through self-awareness, empathy

Anil Khandelwal's third book argues that anyone with basic human qualities can become a leader by focusing on self-awareness, emotional regulation, and meaningful relationships

Dinesh Sharma's 'Beyond Biryani' explores Hyderabad's future in its past

There is a figurative divide between the old city and Cyberabad, a tension between Hyderabad's history and its future, raising the central question of Beyond Biryani: Does history hinder development?

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: Rob Sheffield on Taylor Swift's journey

Sheffield writes that Swift "reinvented pop in the fangirl's image," and while he's not a fangirl himself, he has long cultivated an interest in the cultural interests and contributions of girls

GN Devy's book questions common assumptions about India's languages

The book would have enhanced its accessibility for ordinary readers if more care had been paid to its presentation and delineation of arguments in support of the author's principal thesis

'Character Limit' unveils Musk's expensive Twitter buy and its real impact

Mr Trump (then ex-President) also gets a fair share of attention in the book, particularly about how he used Twitter and other social media to make false claims

In this biography, Mitch McConnell hates Trump but loves power more

The overall sense you get from this biography is that McConnell has prioritised little besides his own political survival

Beyond beaches: Couto's essays on Goa's complex cultural identity

Maria Aurora Couto's last book is an elegy for a more inclusive Goa, and confronts its modern challenges, such as corruption

A Ravindra's book delves into India's urbanisation challenges and future

With a few exceptions of large slums in megacities such as Mumbai, the poor continue to live on the city fringe-a colonial legacy that persists to this day

Trilochan Sastry's book explores faith, conflict, and search for harmony

How does one find harmony in the discordant notes of a practice that ignites wars and justifies genocide, all in the name of God? That is exactly what this book seeks to explore

'Iconic Trees of India' explores deep-rooted bond between people and trees

One hopes that Natesh's labour of love will inspire numerous state-sponsored and citizen-led initiatives grounded in science to document and conserve India's green living heritage

'The Money Trap': How a surfeit of capital created own troubles at SoftBank

The author paints an elaborate portrait of Masa. At one point the world's richest man, he also held the dubious distinction of having lost the most amount of money until surpassed by Elon Musk

The Golden Road: Dalrymple revives a forgotten India for modern readers

This is a book that should not be missed by anyone interested in the world of ancient Indian cultures

Amazon unveils new range of Kindle readers, including colour display model

Some of the newly launched Kindle models are now available for purchase in the US; however, the company has not announced the availability details for the Indian market yet

'The Identity Project' explains multiple fault lines of India's democracy

Can India, as a democracy, progress without reverting to the fragile, papered-over secularism of the past? Rahul Bhatia explores this question in his book

'Behold the Leviathan' is a hopeful narrative of India's potential

Increasing women's workforce participation, the rise of a new class of elites without IIT-IIM education, and the JAM trinity are key socio-economic changes driving optimistic projections for India

Sky High explores IndiGo's unique approach and its future path

What keeps one going through the pages of this book is its racy style, quite like a reporter's diary with anecdotes seen and heard

Melania Trump: Modelling, motherhood and a brazen whitewash of a presidency

If there's a plain truth in Melania, it's that she loves her son, Barron, and will protect him at all costs; and sincerely cares for imperilled children

Dilip Sinha's book explores how Tibet became an abandoned kingdom in exile

This must-read book minces no words about what is to come

'Law and the Economy in India' explores rationale behind key regulations

The depth of discussion on the economic linkages and laws are not examined in as much detail to justify the use of the noun "Economy" in the title