Books

From The Bombay Plan: Blueprint for Economic Resurgence, by Sanjaya Baru and Meghnad Desai

John Zubrzycki’s meticulous work on Indian magic’s myriad journeys casts a spell

A book maps India’s youth unrest, and beyond

Author Prem Shankar Jha responds to M Ramesh’s review of his book, ‘Dawn of the Solar Age’

The future looks uncertain, with automation replacing jobs and skilling yet to adapt to the situation

The author’s almost evangelical view on solar thermal at the expense of PV and other renewable sources is curious

A peek into the history of Kerala’s Palghat Iyers

Roy tracks how microfinance, despite its blemishes, has empowered the unbanked in the country

An insider’s account of what it took to turn around a loss-making PSU, and manage a blockbuster listing on the bourses

Citigroup’s cosy ties with the US government form the backdrop to episodes such as the 2008 crisis

Bob Woodward meticulously captures the chaos that rules the White House today

12 business-women extending family legacies

This book is a timely reminder to take back control of both your health and mental well-being

A provocative book on frauds argues that there is an opportunity cost to eliminating dishonesty

Madeleine Albright’s book is a useful addition on fascism, both for what it says and what it doesn’t

Two books reveal the revolving-door relationship between the Big Four, businesses, governments and regulators

Geoffrey Robinson’s book lays bare the perils of the army capturing state power

James Bridle on how complex technology darkens our life and culture, and the urgent need to shed digital fatalism

History lessons on the rise of populism and the perils for ‘unequal’ democracies

The English translation of a famed 1974 Tamil novel lets a broader audience take in the ethos of a subaltern people in a fecund Dravidian belt

This breezy, anecdote-filled book tells us how crucial it is to listen to both the high and the humble

How Facebook has become a landscape of chaos where democratic values and diversity are taken for a ride, creating a technopoly of inequalities

Journalists are being made to act as ‘clerical coolis’ today, feels veteran political journalist P Raman, whose recent book, ‘The Post-truth Media’s Survival Sutra: A Footsoldier’s Version’ tracks the ups and downs of Indian media. The octogenarian journalist has shared his thoughts on Indian journalism and its future in a freewheeling email interview with BusinessLine. Excerpts:

Filled with anecdotes, the book tells people what they can do for the environment