Page 23 - Book Review
The full story of the agrarian crisis
Mr Hardikar traces the story of Ramrao who attempted suicide by consuming two bottles of pesticide during Holi in 2014
 "The full story of the agrarian crisis")
Hindu identity as a political tool
In the two chapters on Savarkar's trial and his twilight years we get to learn a lot of things we did not know
 "Hindu identity as a political tool")
What went wrong with Big Tech
System Error certainly serves as a very well-written, if superficial, primer for all we need to know about the impact of the tech industry
 "What went wrong with Big Tech")
Sun, fire and sacrifice
Wendy Doniger delves into the equine in Indian myth and culture
 "Sun, fire and sacrifice")
Complicating Bollywood
Akshaya Kumar attempts to understand the interplay between Bhojpuri cinema, its language, symbols, the people it represents, and Hindi cinema
 "Complicating Bollywood")
Anatomy of a business failure
When a venture fails, it is convenient to blame either the jockey (the startup founder) or the horse (the business opportunity)
 "Anatomy of a business failure")
The JP phenomenon
JP never shied away from debate, even when it was with those he regarded as dear friends
 "The JP phenomenon")
India's trysts with authoritarianism
Mr Joseph opines that the threat of losing democratic ethos has been looming over India for far too long now
 "India's trysts with authoritarianism")
Gamestop's improbable story
Mr Mezrich mans the conveyor belt at the factory that turns raw reality into its slick cinematic depiction
 "Gamestop's improbable story")
Selector at the crease
Ravi Shastri offers entertaining cameos of cricketers he thinks were great
 "Selector at the crease")
Macroeconomics in action
The book does not take more than a paragraph to warn us about our misplaced hopes in demographic dividends
 "Macroeconomics in action")
Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy
Mr Gokhale has analysed Chinese negotiating behaviour through a set of six issues relating to India-China relations
 "Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy")
Why we still need economic planning
The book makes theoretical and empirical arguments to show why India still needs planning even more than before
 "Why we still need economic planning")
Pakistan's lines of control
The book encourages readers to consider how Pakistan's unilateral measures in PoK have always resulted in painful consequences for India
 "Pakistan's lines of control")
When the Big Bang was just a theory
In his new book, Flashes of Creation, Paul Halpern chronicles the rise of Gamow and Hoyle into leaders of mostly opposing views of cosmology
 "When the Big Bang was just a theory")
Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine
The author first gives a quick backgrounder about women doctors in other countries, who paved the way for the first women doctors from India
 "Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine")
Think like a CFO
What the authors do offer is the valuable experience of being in six different masterclasses
 "Think like a CFO")
A fresh perspective on reform
The author has perfected the delicate art of combining storytelling and autobiography with the larger canvas of policy-making
 "A fresh perspective on reform")
The tech soothsayer
What makes the book one of its kind is the weaving of 10 stories of the world in 2041 across multiple continents and cultures
 "The tech soothsayer")
From Davos, without love
Ms Kaur talks at length about nationalism and its facets
 "From Davos, without love")
