Book review
A Journey Among the Women of India
In this travelogue, Washington Post reporter in India Elisabeth Bumiller, goes to most parts of India examining the realities of the lives of Indian women: villagers, movie-stars, intellectuals, police-women and others.
‘The book’s chief value lies in the clarity with which it places the women’s question at the centre of our present social, cultural and political crisis.’
—Sunday Observer
A Journey Among the Women of India
In this travelogue, Washington Post reporter in India Elisabeth Bumiller, goes to most parts of India examining the realities of the lives of Indian women: villagers, movie-stars, intellectuals, police-women and others.
‘The book’s chief value lies in the clarity with which it places the women’s question at the centre of our present social, cultural and political crisis.’
—Sunday Observer
Non-Fiction
Entry from Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian-English - By Binoo K. John
From the early days of the Raj, the Indian version of English has been on a growth trajectory that has led to more>>
From the early days of the Raj, the Indian version of English has been on a growth trajectory that has led to more>>
An American witness to India's partition - By Phillips Talbot
In 1938 the New York-based Institute of Current World Affairs awarded 23-year-old Phillips Talbot a fellowship with a mandatemore>>
In 1938 the New York-based Institute of Current World Affairs awarded 23-year-old Phillips Talbot a fellowship with a mandatemore>>
How India's Intellectuals Spread Lies - By Ravi Shanker Kapoor
This book takes a rare, hard look at India's leading public intellectuals whose greatness is taken for granted but whose sophistry is overlo...more>>
This book takes a rare, hard look at India's leading public intellectuals whose greatness is taken for granted but whose sophistry is overlo...more>>
India Remembered - By Pamela Mountbatten
On New Year's Day 1947 Lord Mountbatten was summoned to Downing Street to discover his future role in ...more>>
On New Year's Day 1947 Lord Mountbatten was summoned to Downing Street to discover his future role in ...more>>
Bengal Divided - By Nitish Sengupta
In 1905' the people of Bengal rejected the British-directed division of their land and fought against it.more>>
In 1905' the people of Bengal rejected the British-directed division of their land and fought against it.more>>










