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The battle over women's rights

Book review: Divided We Stand

The ascent of the Marwari eco-system

Bringing the Rainbow is a good insight into the mind of a Marwari businessman

Wellsprings of the Islamic State

A first-hand study of a range of IS supporters offers an insightful perspective of this organisation

Michiko Kakutani: Global trouble with a bit of magic

Exit West is recounting the story of the migrants Saeed and Nadia

Khali wrestles with his destiny

More than wondrous achievements, The Man Who Became Khali is a tale of pitiful naivety

Veerappan: Chasing the legend

The book presents a good idea of how Veerappan managed to escape the long arm of the law

The science of combat

Roach is not only one of the best popular science writers around; she is unquestionably the funniest

Eye-opening history of sleep

Benjamin Reiss's Wild Nights offers a history of sleep (and sleeplessness)

Nobel causes

A compelling book suggests that the Nobel Prize in Economics may not be a true measure of merit

The Soviet push for tech dominance

It was at once the glory and the laughingstock of the intellectual world, writes Simon Ings

Economics versus the real world

Authored by Ashok Sanjay Guha

The real Ranis of World War II

Book review: Women at War: Subhas Chandra Bose and the Rani of Jhansi regiment

China, India: Known unknowns

Amitav Acharya offers a different perspective in analysing the Bandung Conference

Derring-do in the line of duty

In Mission Overseas, Sushant Singh describes three foreign military operations

Russia's revolution through expat eyes

Helen Rappaport takes a necessarily narrow slice of revolutionary history

Heroines out of the shadows

Books on Draupadi and on Sita are common sightings at the few bookstores that still survive

What young Indians want

Book Review: India 2047: Voices of the Young

An idea of medieval India

The author has devoted attention to issues like Indian feudalism and de-urbanisation

Pet projects of the new billionaires

Books Review: Valley of The Gods and The Kingdom of Happiness

Rapid reader of past and present

Pankaj Mishra moves swiftly across diverse political & cultural landscapes to capture world history