Lawyers’ books about advocacy and court cases face a peculiar problem. Anand, a former additional solicitor general of India with extensive experience in the legal field spanning the last four decades, presents a compelling exploration of important cases. 184pp, ₹405; Rupa Publications The book’s 12 chapters touch on a range of cases including the one that led to the imposition …
Children are increasingly aware that the world we live in is extremely fragmented. But now a new book, Raising a Humanist: Conscious Parenting in an Increasingly Fragmented World, seeks to engage with parents and educators about raising a progressive and secular global citizen. Authored by academics Manisha Pathak-Shelat and Kiran Vinod Bhatia, and published by SAGE India, the book looks …
These days, Rohan Chakravarty is fascinated by Giri’s geckoella. The creator of Green Humour, a cartoon strip with sharp insights into wildlife and ecology, first became aware of the gecko while working on a biodiversity map of Mumbai during last year’s lockdown. Chakravarty’s satirical, educative and informative takes on the environment and wildlife, politics, and now covid-19, have won him …
