Internationally renowned activist, speaker and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Arun Gandhi’s latest book The Gift of Anger compiles 10 lessons that the author imbibed from his grandfather. An extract from...
At lunchtime on 27 April 1959, the handsome naval commander Kawas Nanavati was told by his English wife Sylvia that she was having an affair with their flamboyant businessman-playboy friend Prem Ahuja...
These movers and shakers of the country have spent lives of glitz and glamour, rubbing shoulders with others in similar positions of power. But they have also experienced hellish conditions in Indian ...
Courts of India—Past to Present with its evocative photographs and illustrations, historical and philosophical background and structure of our justice delivery system, is a gem
~By Nayantara RoySom...
Author and MP SHASHI THAROOR in his book An Era of Darkness comes up with a well-researched critique of East India Company’s rule over India, to demonstrate how it crippled India’s economy. An extra...
It’s not the doctors but a burgeoning army of middlemen that public and private hospitals are pampering. An extract from the book The Ethical Doctor
The Medical Council of India warns doctors expli...
History of parliament must-read for scholars
By Bhartruhari Mahtab
After a long night of darkness, India has emerged, in over seven decades, as the largest and one of the most vibrant democracies in...
A new book edited by Christophe Jeffrelot examines the challenges our neighbor faces from within and outside. In this excerpt on the judiciary, Philip Oldenburg looks at the watershed Lawyers’ Movemen...
Exploring the human dimension that played a key role in the evolution of India over the centuries is a fascinating but daunting task. Sunil Khilnani, director of the India Institute at King’s College ...
This book is a scathing and no-holds-barred account of the legal profession which does not always serve the cause it is supposed to and where there is blood on every hand.
By Ajith Pillai
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