The Adivasi Will Not Dance
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s The Adivasi Will Not Dance is a powerful collection of short stories about Adivasi lives, poverty, oppression, survival, and resistance in Jharkhand.
Book Review
India Wins Freedom
India Wins Freedom written by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad offers a rare, candid glimpse into the final years of India’s independence movement. Written in 1957, with portions sealed until 1988, the memoir reveals behind-the-scenes political drama, ideological clashes, and untold truths about key leaders and events.
The Anatomy of Hate
Anatomy of Hate by Revati Laul explores the lives of three men involved in the 2002 Gujarat riots and examines how politics, prejudice, social inequality, and personal frustration can push ordinary people towards violence.
Rage of the River
Hridayesh Joshi’s Rage of the River gives a firsthand account of the 2013 Kedarnath disaster, examining human suffering, government failure, and reckless development in the Himalayas.
Illiberal India: Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason
A review of Illiberal India by Chidanand Rajghatta, a personal account of Gauri Lankesh’s life and work set against the changing political and social landscape of India and Karnataka.
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