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Les Hindous leads the way at Saffronart's 'Passages to India' auction
Rare books, prints, maps, photographs and letters capturing India's journey through time go under the hammer
 "Les Hindous leads the way at Saffronart's 'Passages to India' auction")
The origins of India's Islamophobia
Mujibur Rehman's book offers a comprehensive overview of the background, existence, and dilemmas of being a Muslim in today's India
 "The origins of India's Islamophobia")
The Pareto principle in wealth creation
For Do-It-Yourself investors, Arun Kumar's book offers an easy primer on everything from how to get started to avoiding pitfalls
 "The Pareto principle in wealth creation")
Govt, UGC launch project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages
The Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) launched a project on Tuesday to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages in the next five years. The project, titled ASMITA (Augmenting Study Materials in Indian Languages through Translation and Academic Writing), was launched by Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Higher Education, and it will be a collaborative effort of the UGC and the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti, a high-powered committee under the ministry, to promote Indian languages in education. "This project aims to create a robust ecosystem for translation and original book writing in Indian languages across various disciplines within higher education. The goal is to produce 1,000 books in 22 languages within five years, resulting in 22,000 books in Bharatiya bhasha," UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said. Thirteen nodal universities have been identified to lead this project, along with member universities from various regions. "The UGC has also created a standard operati
 "Govt, UGC launch project to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages")
An activist's restless dialogue
Patriarchy, misogyny, and many other social ills that confronted IAS-turned activist Aruna Roy are recorded with painful honesty, in all their nuance, in her memoir
 "An activist's restless dialogue")
Yin, yang and assumptions
Sandeep Hasurkar explores how India and China, through contrasting governance and developmental paths, have shaped their unique trajectories on the global stage
 "Yin, yang and assumptions")
Democrat with an authoritarian streak
Bhaskar Parichha's book beautifully captures the essence of Biju Patnaik - a man both impatient and irascible, fraught with passion, and a big-picture thinker who eschewed detail
 "Democrat with an authoritarian streak")
Mapping the labyrinth
Abraham Jacob delves into the deep vaults of ancient Indian writings on Hinduism and its philosophical experiments, providing an easy-to-read primer on both the country and its civilisation
 "Mapping the labyrinth")
Chinese history, for the CCP
Ian Johnson's book offers a lens to view China through the eyes of its people rather than through the party
 "Chinese history, for the CCP")
Was global trade a mistake?
The late-20th-century project of integrating China into the global economy, in the hope that economic development would come hand in hand with political liberalism, feels at best misguided
 "Was global trade a mistake?")
Heights of ambition
Written with brio, the book nevertheless is an uncomfortable read because Cockrell ignores the distressing negative externalities of Everest Inc
 "Heights of ambition")
UP's power dynamics
Shyamlal Yadav's book offers extraordinary insights into how UP's chief ministers handle governance, faction management, and administration in a state pivotal to national politics
 "UP's power dynamics")
The alternative path to riches
Navigating a volatile market can be daunting for the ordinary Joe, while the ultra-rich have access to more exclusive investment options. The Holy Grail of Investing is a guide to bridging this gap
 "The alternative path to riches")
Civilisation against the flow
Aniket Ghanashyam's passionately written book provides a deeper understanding and appreciation of the world's most indispensable resource
 "Civilisation against the flow")
A wild ride for US diplomacy
Stuart E Eizenstat's book is a technocratic endeavour that harks back to an ideal of US diplomacy as a nonpartisan arena
 "A wild ride for US diplomacy")
The debt trap saga
Journalist N Sundaresha Subramanian's book goes beyond merely chronicling the stories of India's major defaulters; it also offers a comprehensive account of the country's evolving bankruptcy system
 "The debt trap saga")
New book on FMs reveals complex yet interesting times of 1977-98
The period covers the first demonetisation, first attempts in tax reforms, balance of payments crisis
 "New book on FMs reveals complex yet interesting times of 1977-98")
The white man's burden on global tourism
Shahnaz Habib's book delves into fundamental questions: Why travel? Where to travel to? And what to see once we're there? In the process infusing a philosophical edge into the concept of travel
 "The white man's burden on global tourism")
Deconstructing India's national security system
Milan Vaishnav's book is a treatise on India's national security apparatus, highlighting the challenges and the positive role it plays against difficult odds
 "Deconstructing India's national security system")
The Indian mosaic
The essays in this collection interrogate what it means to be "Indian" and how these identities often involve a level of paradoxical disconnect between formal mandates and actual practices
 "The Indian mosaic")
