Page 18 - Book News
SRK & the art of 'fandom-onomics'
An economist traces the nuances of gender inequality through Indian women's universal fascination with Shah Rukh Khan
 "SRK & the art of 'fandom-onomics'")
The aftershocks of war
Aftermath offers a less heroic and more nuanced picture of a forgotten period in post-war history
 "The aftershocks of war")
Understanding numbers better
Making Numbers Count is replete with examples of how people can make numbers understandable and tolerable even for those who dread numbers
 "Understanding numbers better")
Water management is everybody's business
The book discusses how colonial powers "foundationally destabilised India's water regimen"
 "Water management is everybody's business")
This time for Africa
The three India-Africa Forum Summits in the last two decades represent the most effective bond between the two, signifying elevation of their relationship
 "This time for Africa")
The melancholy & danger of inherited wealth
Trapped in a silk-draped Venn diagram with the socialite and hostess, the heiress has been an unfair object of ridicule
 "The melancholy & danger of inherited wealth")
The many faces of Vajpayee
A biography of India's first non-Congress PM to serve a full term offers an insightful and engrossing narrative
 "The many faces of Vajpayee")
Fending off workplace predators
Read this book and absorb its essence, but also work on enhancing your indispensability through your contributions
 "Fending off workplace predators")
Why the economy is off track
The book charts the history of India's economy after 2014 through a dozen chapters
 "Why the economy is off track")
The roots of planetary peril
Amitav Ghosh puts the nutmeg at the centre of an extended discourse on climate change
 "The roots of planetary peril")
The struggle for utopia
The Struggle and the Promise - Restoring India's Potential, has turned out to be a refreshing take on why and how India should become a global leader in the next few decades
 "The struggle for utopia")
The modern feeding frenzy
Mr Saladino has an 18-year-old backpacker's willingness to light out for remote destinations far from the usual food-writer feeding troughs
 "The modern feeding frenzy")
Disruption as a business process
How did Silicon Valley become the hub of the world's most disruptive and innovative start-ups? The setting up of Stanford University definitely can claim some credit for that
 "Disruption as a business process")
Profiting from purpose
Deep Purpose is a modern-day timeless classic on how individuals and institutions intersect to produce performance and profit through the alchemy of purpose
 "Profiting from purpose")
The ESG imperative
The need for businesses to shift their practices from wasteful extraction to sustainable, regenerative, equitable systems has never been greater
 "The ESG imperative")
The tale of Ghulam Rasool Galwan
Many travellers have written about their experiences. But I don't think a mere porter has. That too in a foreign language. That's what makes Galwan's diary so absolutely unique
Battling an ancient scourge
In Phantom Plague, Vidya Krishnan lays out the long, maddening history of tuberculosis
 "Battling an ancient scourge")
The everyman performer
The authors take us through some engaging anecdotes from Kumar's personal life
 "The everyman performer")
Addressing the China challenge
The author has argued that India, America, and Japan are China's key rivals
 "Addressing the China challenge")
Notes from a 'mainland North-easterner'
Replete with anecdotes, The Eastern Gate provides an all-encompassing view of the troubles of the north-east
 "Notes from a 'mainland North-easterner'")