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The Untold Story of the 2024 Indian Elections: A Journey Through Power, Politics, and People
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Untold Story of the 2024 Indian Elections: A Journey Through Power, Politics, and People

Hindustan Times  

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the 2024 Indian elections, exploring the factors that contributed to the unexpected results. It delves into the political landscape, the impact of the media, and the role of the enforcement agencies. The article also sheds light on the stories of the key players involved in the election, offering a deeper understanding of the …

New Delhi
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1 year, 9 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

A Memoir of Collecting Rare and Fine Books About bibliophily, the history of migration, and the Maruti Suzuki story told through the voices of the workers 336pp, Rs699; Hachette India Until 2015, Pradeep Sebastian was a contented bibliophile, quite far from the serious book collector anxiously checking his email alerts. In absorbing prose, the author retraces his fulfilling journey of …

India Books Migration Fine Maruti Suzuki Book Migrants
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1 year, 10 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

From Raj to Swaraj and Beyond Interesting reads this week include a history of Hindi-language journalism in India, a chronicle of a literary family that brings alive its members over the generations, and a cook book of dals from across the country. She discusses its early days as nationalist newspapers in the colonial period;its subservience to the English print media …

India Media English Hindi Book Rai Dal
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2 years ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

A city in flux A look at how the last three decades have changed Mumbai, a collection of essays in honour of an eminent art historian, and a volume of poetry -- all that on our list of great reads this week. * Essays in honour of Vidya Dehejia 336pp, ₹1,175; Women Unlimited The long arc of art historical enquiry …

Art Mumbai City Ht Picks
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2 years, 2 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

In the Footsteps of the Mahatma This week’s list of interesting reads includes a collection of reports on those who practise Gandhian methods of social change, a new edition of a book on Maratha master mariner Kanhoji Angrey, and a volume on why southern India outperforms the rest of the country. * Life and Battles of Kanhoji Angrey 321pp, ₹499pp; …

India South India Maratha South Konkan Book Master Mariner
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2 years, 3 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

The Rise of a Superpower A book on how China was transformed into the world superpower it is today, another that narrates the last books of the Mahabharata, and a volume in which Nature Conservation Foundation scientists talk about their remarkable work. In charting four decades of so-called “Reform and Opening Up” and China’s emergence as a world power, Dikötter …

Nature India Conservation China World Book Pandavas
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2 years, 3 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

The hidden life of forest guards A story of mothers, a novel about a 1980s Indian adolescence, and a book about the history of fountain pens in India -- all that on this week’s reading list. Based on a real incident, this moving, dramatic story illuminates the hidden life of forest guards, the courageous and unsung women and men who …

India Indian Fountain Pen Pens Priya Forest Guards
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2 years, 4 months ago

HT Picks; New Reads

Hindustan Times  

The Suppression of the Santal Rebellion in Bengal, 1855 A book on the Santal Hul of 1855, a study of the state of the nation by an eminent intellectual, and a nun’s memoir -- all that on this week’s reading list. 369pp, ₹699; Bloomsbury of 1855 would today be remembered as the most serious uprising that the East India Company …

India Church Indian Rebellion Hindu Bengal Nation