Page 17 - Book News
Going solo in a waltz
In her biography of Rahul Bajaj, Gita Piramal writes how Indira Gandhi proved to be a game changer in India's two-wheeler story and why Bajaj chose to go it alone
 "Going solo in a waltz")
The other Ukraine crisis
Yovanovitch was the child of immigrants who had fled the Soviets and the Nazis
 "The other Ukraine crisis")
The magnificent seven
Ramachandra Guha's work on westerners who devoted themselves to the cause of Indian freedom lives up to the high standards set by his earlier books
 "The magnificent seven")
Tale of a city, warts and all
The hospital is your best tourism option for efficiency, tourist trappings be damned
 "Tale of a city, warts and all")
Digital medium and messaging
The book's voice carries immense worth given the pedigree of one of its co-authors
 "Digital medium and messaging")
Dealing with deadlines
According to Mr Cox, "as soon as you set a deadline, work tends to get delayed until right before time expires". He calls this a "deadline effect".
 "Dealing with deadlines")
Dimensions of leadership
The subject of leadership permits opposite conclusions to be drawn from the same observations and data
 "Dimensions of leadership")
Truman: The everyman president
Mr Frank does not so much puncture the Truman myth as let out just enough air to settle the man back to earth
 "Truman: The everyman president")
The Mahabharata and us
G N Devy has produced incisive commentary on what it means to be the inheritors of this vibrant, timeless text
 "The Mahabharata and us")
Hinduism decoded
In the last many years, Mr Debroy has translated several Hindu epics into simple English prose, even though they were originally written in narrative couplets
 "Hinduism decoded")
Geetanjali Shree's novel first Hindi work to land in Booker Prize long list
he New Delhi-based Shree, born in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, is the author of three novels and several story collections with her work translated into English, French, German, Serbian, and Korean.
 "Geetanjali Shree's novel first Hindi work to land in Booker Prize long list")
How to succeed
The authors, two blood brothers six years apart, are alumni of IIT
 "How to succeed")
The 'Gray War' combat zone
The book's thesis is broad. Cyberwar can target both the soft and hard "layers" of the Internet and leverage them separately, or together
 "The 'Gray War' combat zone")
Mind your brand language
Throughout, Mr West strengthens his observations by referring to diverse sources - from Locke and Hobbes to Aristotle to Orwell
 "Mind your brand language")
Good Trump, bad Trump
The heart of One Damn Thing After Another concerns the earlier days of Trump's presidency when, apparently, "country and principle" took first place
 "Good Trump, bad Trump")
War, peace and an interfaith friendship
Bishop Andrus embarks on an ambitious and noble enterprise
 "War, peace and an interfaith friendship")
Dissent for a brighter future
The book compares the strategies of state overreach used during the Emergency with those of the current government
 "Dissent for a brighter future")
A Napoleonic view of BJP
The book is conspicuous in its misstatements and suppression of facts
 "A Napoleonic view of BJP")
Rebels in the footnotes
One striking aspect of the RIN mutiny was that Indian naval officers did not back the ratings and remained loyal to the navy
 "Rebels in the footnotes")
The genius who saw tomorrow
The skill with which Mr Bhattacharya teases apart dense scientific concepts left me feeling ambivalent
 "The genius who saw tomorrow")