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India's infrastructure journey: A data-driven perspective on growth, gaps
Some of the suggestions are spot on, such as evolving a new strategy at scale for vocational training, improving access to technology for medium and small enterprises
'Open Socrates': Self-improvement is reimagined as idea-driven growth
In Open Socrates, Callard describes how we can get so caught up in our own thoughts that we don't let evidence from the world in
Negotiating India's Landmark Agreements: Historical lens on diplomacy
The author's research on the India-China Agreement on Tibet, 1954 was based on the Nehru papers from the Prime Minister's Museum and Library
Manisha Pande's book reveals middle class India as a driver of change
Ms Pande persuades us well to stop thinking of the middle class as a static, ahistorical entity
Vishwa Shastra: A comprehensive guide to India's evolving foreign policy
Dhruva Jaishankar's book connects India's domestic decisions to its global role
Tripping Down the Ganga: A seeker's journey through faith and history
Siddharth Kapila's debut book explores faith, memory, and human connections along the sacred Ganga
Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' back on shelves: Why India banned it
After 37 years, author Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' returns to Indian shelves following a court ruling in November that deemed original ban void
Love, challenges, and diplomacy: An Indian woman's journey in Islamabad
In her book, Ms Ghanashyam provides a first-hand perspective of her experiences in these three years as an Indian woman living in "enemy country"
EAM Jaishankar uses cricket analogy to explain India's foreign policy
He played for the Indian national team from 1969 to 1989, scoring 4378 Test runs. Nine of his eleven Test centuries were scored overseas. He was Man of the Match in the semi-final and the final when
Dhirendra Jha unpacks Golwalkar's controversial legacy in this new book
Dhirendra Jha begins the book with a stunning claim - a curtain-raiser to one of the many principal contentions in the book
Rare first edition 90s Harry Potter book auctioned for 36,000 Pounds
The first novel of J K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in 1997. This rare edition was sold for 36000 pounds at an auction
The Earnicorns highlights profitable startups in a unicorn-dominated world
Startups, unicorns included, have been about adventure (misadventure too), independence (at least from the outside), pitches (and rounds of fund-raising in dollars
The Performer examines the move from open stages to digital screens
The arc of human progress must be looked at through changes in civility, which is much larger than changes in culture
Upamanyu wins JCB Prize 2024 for 'Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life'
Writer Upamanyu Chatterjee on Saturday won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book "Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life". Chatterjee's book, published by Speaking Tiger, follows the story of a young Italian man who starts leading a life of spirituality after an accident only to discover the banalities of the path. The award was announced at a ceremony at JCB India Headquarters in Faridabad. Chatterjee received a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh along with a trophy sculpted by Delhi artist duo, Thukral and Tagra, titled Mirror Melting'. "When I was writing it I thought it was one hell of a boring story but it seems to have worked, so thank you for that," Chatterjee said after receiving the award. The winning book was chosen by a jury headed by poet Jerry Pinto along with art historian Deepthi Sashidharan, writer Tridip Suhurd, filmmaker Shaunak Sen, and artist Aqui Thami. "For me, the book is both a small canvas, because it is a canvas inside a man's heart and soul. It is a faith .
Jerry Brotton's book delves into the history, significance of the compass
The book is not for those with severe inner ear imbalances: Chapter by chapter, Brotton hopscotches from east to south to north to west
Sara Ahmed's book offers a deep dive into the feminist killjoy perspective
The book begins with Ms Ahmed's story, but it can be an every woman story or every queer's story
The End of the Chinese Century? New book critiques BRI's flawed assumptions
The BRI has been compared to the US Marshall Plan launched after the end of the Second World War to enable the recovery of the war-ravaged economies of western Europe
'The Palestinian Laboratory' explores key issues in Israel-Gaza conflict
The book seeks to answer a crucial question: Why does violence against Palestinians fail to elicit meaningful empathy from powerful nations?
Giles Milton's book offers a gossipy glimpse into wartime elites, history
Milton's book follows the "scholarship lite" school of history writing
Take a leisurely walk, enjoy the sights, sounds and flavours of nostalgia
Sumana Roy's book celebrates the creativity of provincials, who became inventive because of deprivation. They take the cards that life has dealt them and start playing
