Saurabh Mishra

The Brill Dictionary of Religion describes pilgrimage as timehonoured migrations to outlying sacred places. This phenomenon of religious mobility is attested among peoples of ancient times This devotional journeying is underscored by the belief that the local presence of a deity, a hero, or a saint in this specific place makes transcendence in immanence especially effective and available to experience, and thereby especially efficacious for ones own concerns.


Reviewed by: Rakhshanda Jalil
B.P. Sinha

One of the most difficult topics in the field of nuclear diplomacy in South Asia is, surely, Pakistan’s nuclear pro­gramme and its objectives. Documenta­tion is hard to come by, information is sparse and rumour rife.


Reviewed by: A.G. Noorani
Madhu Trivedi

Madhu Trivedis knowledge of cultural and artistic production in Nawabi Awadh is very evident throughout the text. An introductory chapter sets out the historical background to Awadh in the Nawabi era (17221856), followed by detailed information on the place of Shii Islam, literary production, music, painting…


Reviewed by: Sanjay Joshi
Franklyn Griffith

The Dangers of Nuclear War is in mark­ed contrast to the bulk of the literature on nuclear war generated in the West. The central message of the book is, to quote Lord Zuckermann, ‘that wars may start as central planners predict but history shows that they rarely if ever proceed or need end as predicted.’


Reviewed by: K. Subrahmanyam
Smita Premchander

In Multiple Meanings of Money: How Women See Microfinance, the authors explore women’s own money management strategies, group dynamics and learning processes in groups. The book is an impact study using participatory research methodologies in an actor-oriented perspective framework that essentially results…


Reviewed by: Sona Mitra
Dhiraj Nayyar

Economist Paul Romer said: A crisis is a terrible thing to waste; Shekhar Gupta says: ‘This book (Surviving the Storm) is proof of that’; and I say: ‘I agree’.The book, a chronicle of the 2008 financial crisis has several parts revolving around a theme, the last theme on Theoretical Underpinnings, actually glimpses of the huge debate of questioning mainstream economics…


Reviewed by: Arnab Bose