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Global nonfiction: Six new nonfiction titles that examine cultural shifts over the years
Scroll Staff
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How the Covid-19 pandemic, a TV show, and a cat bot boosted the popularity of online chess
Peter Doggers
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A journalist’s account of how former Malaysian PM Najib Razak embezzled billions from a wealth fund
Leslie Lopez
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This book makes a case for ‘peopleism’ – a system to ensure the well-being of the planet and people
Ravi Chaudhry
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: ‘My Autobiography’, by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin Suraj Prakash
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In her memoir, Meena Bindra recalls how a Rs-8000 loan helped her start the clothing brand BIBA
Meena Bindra
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From the biography: Why particle physicist Ashutosh Kotwal took up a summer job at IBM as a student
Manik Kotwal Jerry Pinto
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December nonfiction: End of the year reading with six books that offer a unique view of being Indian
Scroll Staff
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Hindi biography: Excerpt from ‘Karpoori Thakur: Jannayak Se Bharat Ratn Tak’, by Harinarayan Thakur
Harinarayan Thakur
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Patna: Bhoole Huye Kisse,’ by Arun Singh
Arun Singh
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A new book shows why the super-rich in India must strive to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality
Aejaz Ahmad Wani
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‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Bazar Mein Khada Darshanik’, by Gyanranjan and Kamla Prasad
Gyanranjan Kamla Prasad
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‘Corruption Plots’, published by India’s Yoda Press, wins 2024 CUAA Antony Leeds Book Prize
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Biography: Ayyappa Paniker left an indelible mark on academia, Malayalam literature, and his mentees
Priyadas G Mangalath Radhika P Menon
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How middle-class women led the movement to demand a change in rape laws in post-Independence India
Manisha Pande
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Hindu Ekta Banaam Gyan Ki Rajneeti’, by Abhay Kumar Dubey
Abhay Kumar Dubey
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A new book records the difficulties farmers face when working under the NREGA scheme
Indrajit Roy Zaheeb Ajmal Ankur Jaiswal
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A new book asks whether India is up to the challenge of lifting participation in the workforce
Pratap Padode
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How the 1958 Mundhra scam exposed the nexus between LIC, the bureaucracy and rogue businessmen
Bhaswar Mukherjee