Books

New-age technologies can bridge that gap between India’s workforce and meaningful employment

A breezy, yet detailed, account of the journey of the e-commerce major and its founders

In his book Emerging ICT Policies and Regulations: Roadmap to Digital Economies, V Sridhar looks at concerns over monopoly and privacy, and the regulatory challenge

It improves social welfare and isn’t manipulative

Coders have changed human life more than any other disruptor. A new book uncovers the different facets of their world

The UK-born author who shared 2019 Booker Prize with Canadian Margaret Atwood, has penned eight novels

Farming and a host of artisanal occupations are in crisis in Tamil Nadu. A poignant work tells us how

From Machiavelli to Donald Trump, the purveyors of falsehood have flourished

In an entertaining romp, Safi Bahcall argues in favour of nurturing ‘crazy ideas’ in the workplace

The book is a crash course in getting a company off the ground with VC funding

A uniform code is needed to rein in the control relinquished by humans to artificial intelligence

Edwina and Louis ‘Dickie’ Mountbatten’s relationship with Nehru, as chronicled by Andrew Lownie

A book that explores how policy mandarins are inclined to gloss over market economy problems

GST construction levies, a real head-scratcher

The book traces the growth of this iconic railway that linked many far-flung areas and had many firsts to its credit

The book starts well, but loses it way soon

Jia Tolentino’s book highlights the relationship between self-delusion and the Internet

Spiritualism can redeem our dying rivers

An anecdote-filled perspective of the disruptions that have shaped India’s policymaking experience since Independence

Notwithstanding lapses of governments past and present, it is important to acknowledge positives

Let all the hatred floating around not fool you; we, humans, are inherently virtuous — our genes would attest to the fact

A new book finds it is highly developed amongst commercial sex workers, who survive with courage, charisma and wit

There has been a spike in income inequality in the post reforms period with wealth concentrated at the top deciles

The Swachh Bharat Mission’s approach to sanitation could end up legitimising manual scavenging