Aletta André and Abhimanyu Kumar have brought out a thoroughly researched book on much publicised Malcha Mahal ‘royals’, titled ‘The House of Awadh, a Hidden Tragedy‘. Read More
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Bharat, we are made to believe has had no original inhabitants. Mainstream historians have depicted Bharat as a barren land where various races and cultures arrived at different times. But there are many, like Journalist-Author Utpal Kumar who strongly debunk the Aryan invasion theory, calling Vedic and Harappan civilizations two sides of the same coin. […]Read More
A former Professor of English at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University where he worked in the areas of English and Indian literary studies, especially Urdu, Prof Anisur Rahman is a critic and translator with four volumes of poetry translations to his credit. He recently came out with ‘The Essential Ghalib’, which is simply a […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Since its inception in 2000, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the Pakistan-supported South Asian terrorist group has been responsible for countless terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed (HarperCollins India) is the first detailed and comprehensive study of JeM. Authored by Abhinav Pandya, it examines the origins of this organisation, its ideology, organisational structure, financing, […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha Main chauraasi ki ladki hun (I am a woman who has survived 1984) that’s how a Sikh woman, victim of 1984 anti-Sikh genocide in Delhi, describes herself- in the book. Just this sentence is enough to tell you what atrocities she must have endured. (It also prepares you for what lies ahead in […]Read More
Chandan Pandey is the author of four short-story collections and two novels in Hindi. He has been honoured with many awards including the Bharatiya Jnanpith’s Navlekhan Award. Sayari Debnath, a journalist at Scroll, translates Hindi and Bengali literature to English. “I wrote these stories in the grips of unrelenting restlessness. I look keenly at the […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Descend into the deepest, murkiest torture chambers of the soul with Aparna Sanyal’s. Instruments of Torture (HarperCollins), a collection of eight short stories, each of which explores a different theme. Each of the eight stories is named after a medieval torture device, and the true meaning—and impact—of every title bubble to the […]Read More
Team L&M Dawood Ibrahim became a monster because he was given social recognition. Good people hobnobbed with him. They felt great being seen in his company. Many builders and film producers kept gangsters on their payroll. Politicians use criminals because they think they have a hold over society. They can get votes. What can the […]Read More
Team L&M HarperCollins has come out with a book that talks about Corporate social responsibility (CSR). How does CSR, as framed by the Indian law, blend into a company’s philosophy, adding value to its core business activity? How does one operationalize a constantly evolving law? How does one bring employees, shareholders and Board members on […]Read More
Team L&M Come June 2, and the reading aficionados, will be in for a treat. Author Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of MK Gandhi will be releasing his first ever book on his great grandmother Kasturba Gandhi, The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba. The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba The book is a […]Read More
