‘Of Course We Killed Him’
A nuanced new narrative of the Bangladesh Liberation War looks closely at Mujibur Rahman’s assassin 19 December 2014BY: Srinath Raghavan
View ArticleIndia Is Elsewhere
The author fails to understand the impact of democracy in South Asia 3 April 2015BY: Srinath Raghavan
View ArticleEmbarrassed by the Empire
Ferdinand Mount’s view of colonialism may be short on historical insight but the story he tells is riveting 1 May 2015BY: Srinath Raghavan
View ArticleSuper Neologisms
A big picture book on India’s race to the top has little to back up its claims 5 June 2015BY: Srinath Raghavan
View ArticleThe Antique Lands
A majestic narrative on the Silk Roads retells global history where West and Central Asia form the axis of power play. The historian as a captivating storyteller is less convincing when he turns...
View ArticleHenry Kissinger: The Soft Power of Super K
A portrait of the world’s most influential diplomat as an idealist. Niall Ferguson in his magisterial biography of Henry Kissinger discovers the intellectual who preceded the statesman 20 November...
View ArticleReading the Lives of Others
The intimate pleasures of biography 25 December 2015BY: Srinath Raghavan
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