Book Excerpts

Science has a reputation as the most logical and rational of human pastimes – but this has not always been the case. The last few centuries has seen some eccentric scientists. While some of them were genuine geniuses, others were simply lone loons – S.D. Tucker’s book, Forgotten Science: Strange

Seventy years since it became a republic, India has come a long way… and yet, it is still failing on some key fronts. Can India sustain private republics amidst public failures in a landscape scarred by social and economic fault lines? What are the possible solutions? Can government reinvent itself?

In the days following up to Independence Day (and with a lot more time on our hands), a lot of us may be pondering the nation and where it stands today. In her new book, Aparna Pande examines the challenges we face in the areas of social, economic, military and foreign

Mabel Mynt may know a lot about space…but what she doesn’t know is how to fill the space in her heart. A space that her dad left when he walked out. And so she sets out on a mission of discovery… Read this heart-warming extract about the beloved Girl with Space

Perhaps one of the most underplayed prime ministers of India, Chandra Shekhar has definitely not been given the recognition he deserves, and remains largely ignored in the annals of history. Why, then, should you read about him today, 30 years later? Roderick Matthews’ book looks at the pivotal role that