By Aniruddha Bose
In the textbooks of modern Indian history, the railways appear almost fleetingly, something like this: introduced in 1853; the guarantee system was so very exploitative for the Indians
Reviewed by: Mohammad Sajjad
By Abhijit Saha
Trams were introduced in Calcutta in 1873 and in Bombay a year later in 1874 and in Madras in 1886. Trams remained in place as Calcutta became Kolkata.
Reviewed by: Partho Datta
By Sujan Chinoy
The so-called ‘New World Order’ is taking a ‘New Shape’ and Asia is emerging the centre of attention in 21st century. This book is unique in that it covers the subject in detail and is thematically organized into four parts.
Reviewed by: Abidullah Baba
Edited by Rajan Kumar, Meena Keswani Mehra, G. Venkat Raman and Meenakshi Sundriyal
Amidst the global economic slowdown and rising wealth disparities among nations, calamities like the pandemic re-underlined the tenets of multilateralism. The BRICS as a multilateral powerhouse is in the making and has been through some tough transitions.
Reviewed by: Aravind Balaji Yelery
Selected and Introduced by Devika Sethi
The Supreme Court of India put the sedition law on hold, suspending pending criminal trials under the section, and asked the Union to reconsider the British era law, which was a paranoid response to the 1857 rebellion,
Reviewed by: Aman Nawaz
By Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar
Maya, Modi, Azad is focused on Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh (UP), critically examining the decline of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) after its dramatic loss of power in the 2012 Assembly elections.
Reviewed by: Gyanesh Kudaisiya