In this intricately plotted novel, Benyamin trods familiar territory—the Malayali Gulf experience. Freedom and rights issues get prominence through flawed characters and a few weak joints.
Lal Bahadur Shastri led a principled life in politics based on decency and inclusivity. Yet his legacy lies largely ignored. This book aims to correct that.
Gladwell does his usual mix of science, history, research and breezy talk to show how we need to know people better for the world’s good. Pity, his solutions are wafer-thin.
Pages from poet-scholar Ramanujan’s diary has kernels of poems, word shavings, finished pieces and a surprising core of misgivings
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