Book Reviews

Abhinav Chandrachud’s These Seats Are Reserved explains India’s reservation policy through caste, quotas, constitutional debates, court cases, and questions of equality.

Price of the Modi years, is a fact-based databacked book on the performance of the current government as compared to the previous.

Bad Science

Bad Science is a well-researched book demystifying the myths surrounding alternative medicines.

India is Broken

A compelling, engaging, and well-written book taking the readers on a journey of India’s history of politics and economics since independence.

Thought provoking essays depicting the events and reality of a replubic in crisis by Parakala Prabhakar

An ethnographic approach to Muslims in eleven Indian cities with a quantitative methodology in order to give a first-hand account of this untold story.

Lady Doctors

Kavitha Rao’s Lady Doctors tells an interesting and insightful account of the six women who pioneered and paved the path for Indian girls to become

A collection of some brilliant essays by Romila Thapar about history and how it is selectively used by people in powe

Caste Pride

A very well researched book on the legal battles fought against caste inequalities in India

Being Adivasi

"Being Adivasi" is a collection of essays that provides insight into various aspects of the lives of Tribal people.

RSS- The Long And The Short Of It, is a short, crisp and informative book on RSS. It tells the readers what RSS stand for,

Gita Ramaswamy’s Land, Guns, Caste, Woman is a powerful memoir about activism, caste, bonded labour, land struggles, and rural Telangana.

Nandita Haksar’s The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism explores Kashmir’s modern political history through the lives of Sampat Prakash and Afzal Guru.

Carlo M. Cipolla’s The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity uses five laws and a simple economic model to explain stupidity, human behaviour, and its social

The Living Mountain is a reminder of the times we are living in, exploiting nature for profit.

Estuary

A story of a middle class nuclear family set in today's time where the world is driven by consumerism and the anxieties of a father

Christopher Snedden’s Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris is a detailed political-history book that helps readers understand Kashmir, its people, borders, conflict, and disputed regions.

Behold, I Shine

Freny Manecksha’s Behold, I Shine captures how conflict and militarization in Kashmir have affected women, children, families, public spaces, and everyday life.

The Last Heroes

The Last Heroes is a fine book by P.Sainath capturing the lives of foot soldiers of Indian Freedom Struggle. A wonderful amalgamation of history, biography

Tuesdays with Morrie is a simple and insightful read providing words of wisdom by Morrie to his student.

Ambedkar

Ambedkar : Towards an Enlightened India is a must read for everyone who wants to know and read about Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.