Thursday, November 21, 2024
By Vishnu Makhijani We all have our conscious biases but how do we deal with our unconscious biases that could do us enormous harm without our realising it? Dr Pragya Agarwal, a behavioural and data scientist with a PhD from the University of Notting...
23 Aug 2020
Author: Dr. Achingliu KameiPublisher: Pamei & Gaare PublishingYear of Publication: 2017 (First publication), 2019 (Paperback edition)Reviewer: Veio Pou, Asst. Professor, SBSC, University of Delhi. For an oral culture, storytelling is an integral ...
29 Mar 2020
Read about the journey of filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, whose oeuvre is in Kannada but has a universal appeal, discover the pitfalls of bringing India’s isolated tribes into the mainstream, and finally, tips on hiring and retaining millennials. The...
22 Mar 2020
Vishnu Makhijani | IANS Read about the storms that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), India’s largest such facility, has had to weather; take a 17,000 km motorcycle ride with four gutsy women that began in Hyderabad and concluded in Cam...
15 Mar 2020
Imtiyala Jamir | EMN In sixteen short stories, Inakali Assumi gathers lost innocence, altered lives, and harsh memories—sometimes with bald realism, and sometimes with hyperbole and candid imagery. While not much happens and most of the characters ...
09 Mar 2020
Strange as it may seem to today’s generation, India and Pakistan were at peace in the first five years after the partition of the sub-continent in 1947 in spite of the horrendous killings that had taken place after the separation. A refreshing new ...
01 Mar 2020
Vishnu Makhijani | IANSPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of India rising to a $5 trillion economy by 2025 is unrealistic though it will happen at some time, says Montek Singh Ahluwalia, a former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and who...
23 Feb 2020
Read about the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757 between the forces of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and East India Company troops led by Robert Clive, an ambitious soldier of fortune, that saw Britain on the way to becoming the dominant pow...
16 Feb 2020
Read about how the pattern of civil-military relations in India has hampered its military effectiveness; learn about how madrasas should reorient to cope with the 21st century; and finally, soak in a guide on maximising your potential with well-defin...
02 Feb 2020
Everything isn’t black or white – there are overlaps and shades of grey and this primer will nudge you into finding the answers that will help you navigate through the world; then, learn about overcoming critical barriers to change; and final...
26 Jan 2020
Read the inspiring story of an oncologist who chose his country over staying abroad in search of financial security to create India’s largest chain of world-class cancer hospitals; then enjoy a roller coaster ride of four very different people whos...
19 Jan 2020
It’s very easy to judge VK Krishna with his long record of pluses and minuses; on what he accomplished he commands plaudits, on what he blotched up, he deserves strictures, writes former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh in his meticulously researched b...
12 Jan 2020
Read about how a young IPS officer staged India’s largest-ever opium bust in spite of political games being played in the corridors of power, travel with Prem Sagar as he traces the journey of his father, Ramanand Sagar, who is forever embedded in ...
29 Dec 2019
Read about Indian kings from the hoary past to the present, delve into in a refreshing new take on Chanakya and finally immerse yourself in some unpublished stories of Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz. The IANS Bookshelf offers you a wide varie...
22 Dec 2019
Publisher’s Review By Easterine Kire When I received the manuscript of Sangmaikumba Chang’s writings, I realised this was ‘dil se direct’, writing coming straight from the heart with no attempt at pretentiousness, no masking of the frailties ...
15 Dec 2019
By Dr.Theyiesinuo Keditsu | EMN Journeys are rarely linear. Physically one moves toward a destination, yet in the time taken to get from start to finish, the traveller inhabits a multiverse of spaces both within and without. Upon reaching one’s de...
01 Dec 2019
Read about the lessons India must draw from China’s dramatic rise in the seven years that Xi Jinping has been at the helm; learn how a simple Gandhian expression can transform your life; and finally, an authoritative guide on partying without burni...
24 Nov 2019
What keeps the global executives going? It has to be books! And if selected properly, these can inspire and motivate you in the race ahead to drive innovation and make a lasting change. What CEOs and other business leaders are currently keeping on th...
10 Nov 2019
You may like to read about an important aspect regarding violence against women; gain insights on how and why the once mighty giants of the corporate world have fallen by the wayside; and finally find out why Mughal Emperor Akbar earned the title of ...
03 Nov 2019
Read about the new Great Game afoot in the Himalayas involving India, China and Tibet; a forceful argument for giving Muslim women a chance to reclaim their sacred place; and finally, explore the intricacies of Dalal Street through a desi potboiler. ...
20 Oct 2019
Read the epiphanies – sudden and striking realisations – of a girl born with SCID (severe combined immune deficiency) who died two months before her 19th birthday and through whose lens is told the love story of her parents in the just re...
13 Oct 2019
By Vishnu Makhijani | IANS “The effort to clean India will take a little more than to simply pick up the broom and start sweeping,” is the grim message of “Wasted – The Messy Story of Sanitation in India, A Manifesto for Change” (Pan M...
06 Oct 2019
How did five entrepreneurs weather the dotcom bust around 18 years back to launch a successful e-grocery venture that is valued at $950 million today? You may read about it in a new book. You can also learn about the tactics employed in elections tod...
29 Sep 2019
What’s life like in the Indian Army? Beyond the medals and awe, there’s a lot of sweat and grime – and back room politics. You can read about this in a new book. You may also read about how ‘baolis’ or step wells met the water requireme...
23 Sep 2019
By Nishant Arora | IANS At a time when there are calls to break tech giants like Facebook and Google, Microsoft President Brad Smith has a solution: To ensure that data does not become the province of a few large companies and countries, the stakeho...
15 Sep 2019
