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Trivial pursuits
Book review of Stuff you should know: An incomplete compendium of mostly interesting things
 "Trivial pursuits")
Chipko's variegated roots
Book review of The Chipko Movement: A People's History
 "Chipko's variegated roots")
How a giant collapsed
The story starts 30 years ago, when former Citibanker, Ravi Parthasarathy , IL&FS' chief, set up the company to beef up India's infrastructure-building capabilities.
 "How a giant collapsed")
Economic pieties
Book review of Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
 "Economic pieties")
Data and the Indian state
A set of essays examines the interaction between the expansion of the digital economy and India's socio-political framework
 "Data and the Indian state")
Thriving in uber-uncertainty
Book review of Beyond Great: Nine Strategies for Thriving in an Era of Social Tension, Economic Nationalism and Technological Revolution
 "Thriving in uber-uncertainty")
Indian male in his habitat
Book review of Patriarchy and the Pangolin: A Field Guide to Indian Men and Other Species
 "Indian male in his habitat")
'Pranabda' as president
Book review of The Presidential Years 2012-2017
 "'Pranabda' as president")
This land is whose land?
Book review of Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
 "This land is whose land?")
Royal Enfield's wheels of fortune
Book review of Indian Icon: A Cult Called Royal Enfield
 "Royal Enfield's wheels of fortune")
Montage of a Bollywood legend
Book review of A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life
 "Montage of a Bollywood legend")
A sense of justice
Book review of In Pursuit of Justice: An Autobiography
 "A sense of justice")
'Decoding' the Bhagavadgita
Book review of The Bhagavad Gita for Millennials
 "'Decoding' the Bhagavadgita")
Balochistan: Voices of the underdog
Book review of Balochistan: Bruised, Battered and Bloodied
 "Balochistan: Voices of the underdog")
A 'crooked path' to constitutionalism
Book review of THE CROOKED PATH TO ABOLITION: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
 "A 'crooked path' to constitutionalism")
Guru Dutt, in sharp focus
An experienced biographer of Bollywood stars offers a fine understanding of the overlap between the actor-filmmaker's personal and professional life
 "Guru Dutt, in sharp focus")
How India can be great again
Book review of Making India Great Again: Learning from our History
 "How India can be great again")
Dimensions of a Sino-Indian future
Book review of Powershift: India-China Relations in a Multipolar World
 "Dimensions of a Sino-Indian future")
Inside the LTTE
Book review of In The Shadow of a Sword: The memoir of a woman leader in the LTTE
 "Inside the LTTE")
Focusing on woods and trees
Book review of Reliving the Memories of an Indian Forester: Memoir of S Shyam Sunder
 "Focusing on woods and trees")
