Edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi
A book may also be judged from its significance to the times in which it is published. To the two important dates that have marked the month of January for Indians
Reviewed by: Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
By Amitav Ghosh
This is precisely what Ghosh has done. Eight years after the publication of Flood of Fire we have a book in which he has written about the key concerns that shaped the novels comprising the trilogy. As the narrative progressed from the first novel Sea of Poppies (2008)
Reviewed by: Amar Farooqui
By Raghuram G. Rajan & Rohit Lamba
The key argument of this thought-provoking book is that although the Indian economy is growing, yet its impact is seen to be very uneven
Reviewed by: TCA Ranganathan
By John Guy
James Fergusson’s Tree and Serpent Worship, published in 1868, got many things wrong but one thing right. It drew attention to the abundance of trees and snakes in the sculptures at Sanchi and Amaravati.
Reviewed by: Upinder Singh
By Snigdha Singh Primus Books, Delhi
To locate the occupations, religious preferences and mobility of the ordinary man in early India, a source of utmost importance were the donative records.
Reviewed by: Suchandra Ghosh
By Dipsikha Acharya
Instead of getting into the long-drawn ‘Iron Age and Social Change’ debate, she makes a case for bringing up the different aspects of iron production and their relationship with the social formations in the context of early India.
Reviewed by: Srabani Chakraborty