Category: Book Reviews

The first book of 2013, examines India’s ascent through the paradigm of seven game changers: the economic liberalization of 1991, the Green Revolution of the sixties, the nationalization of banks in 1969, Operation Flood in the seventies, the mid-day meal scheme of 1982, the software revolution of the nineties, and the passing of the Right to Information Act in 2005. Today at your adda, we have the amazing Shankkar Aiyar with his latest book ‘Accidental India’. The perfect start to the new year, isn’t it?

 

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‘He has been scalded by flesh  he has felt the fire of obsession in those summer afternoons. He has seen how the shine of collarbone under pale skin, the throbbing blue vein in a wrist, the slow arching of a foot, can change everything, destroy all resolve, make it all worth it and destroy it all over again. ‘

 

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Today at your adda, we have a book which is a modern spin on the high-school-drama genre. This hugely entertaining book captures the life of teenagers with inimitable wit and charm. Presenting Tishaa Khosla, who returns with her latest page-turner—the much-anticipated sequel to the national bestseller Pink or Black.

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Today at your adda, we have the first full, eyewitness account of the 26/11 Taj attack. A book with its powerful narrative that takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most horrific incidents of terrorism to have hit the country. This book is both a tribute to those who lost their lives and a celebration of the spirit of those who survived the Mumbai Terror Attacks.

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How many more of these torturous things do I have to go through before you realize you are not shaadi.com?’ Sneha hissed to Nandini. Today at your Adda we have a book which is an exuberant story about love and friendship filled with surprises and a wicked twist at every turn. Are you ready to review a brand new book?

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Today in the evening at 6pm, Gul Panag, Hussain Zaidi and Piyush Jha will be launching the book that we have at your Adda today. The book narrates the story of three men. An under cover CIA agent, an Indian journo kidnapped by the Taliban and a British white Muslim with a Kashmiri link, as they find themselves trapped in the most dangerous place in the World. Presenting to you ‘The Edge Of The Machete‘ by Abhisar Sharma. Read on…

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