8 Best Indian Athletics Books to Read
Looking for the best books on Indian athletics and Indian athletes? You’re in the right place. Many have rued the lack of sporting culture in a nation of over a billion, and few areas show that more decisively than athletics. However, things are changing slowly but steadily, and one can’t be but hopeful. Our article […]
26 Best Sports Movies in India (Outside of Cricket)
There’s a certain beauty in watching an underdog (player or team) fight against all challenges and rise to the occasion. There’s a certain predictability, too, but instead of taking away from our experience, it only adds to its beauty. But more than simply entertainment, sports movies can arouse and inspire. As the Indian Olympic 2024 […]
19 Gold Medal Reads to Get You Ready for the Indian Olympic 2024 Campaign
The Olympic season is here! As the anticipation around the Indian Olympic 2024 campaign rises in tempo, what better way to immerse yourself in the season than to read the best sports books? We’ve compiled the best of Indian sports literature in this article, with stories from varying games, from boxing to sprinting, to read […]
The Untold Stories of VVS Laxman – Cricket, Miracles, and Life in 281 and Beyond
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews 281 and Beyond by VVS Laxman (published by Westland Sport, 2018). There have been few glorious comebacks in cricket better than the Indian triumph over the mighty Australian team in 2001 at Eden Gardens. Forced to follow on after bundling out for 171 with a massive trail of 274, the game was […]
16 Essential Books on Indian Political Thought
Every country and society can be viewed and understood through different perspectives. Political thought is perhaps one of the, if not the most mainstream, ways to understand how a culture and nation were shaped through the centuries. In today’s article, we’ll explore some must-read books on Indian political thought, encompassing ancient philosophies, colonial struggles, and […]
Have You Read the Book That Inspired Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron?: How Do You Live by Genzaburo Yoshino Review
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews How Do You Live? by Genzaburo Yoshino, translated by Bruno Navasky (published by Rider, 2021). I feel that human particles are all connected like strings in a net, with countless other people that they haven’t met or even seen, and without even knowing it. – Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live? You […]
इतिहास को इतिहास की दृष्टि से देखना: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर: नायक बनाम प्रतिनायक समीक्षा
कमलाकान्त त्रिपाठी द्वारा लिखित विनायक दामोदर सावरकर: नायक बनाम प्रतिनायक (किताबघर प्रकाशन, 2024) की अमृतेश मुखर्जी समीक्षा प्रस्तुत करते हैं। ऐसा क्यों हुआ कि इस देश के एक ही इतिहास पुरुष को कुछ लोग नायक तो कुछ प्रतिनायक समझते हैं? क्या हमारा इतिहास-बोध इतना खंडित और निस्थाहीन है कि अकादमिक तटस्थता और विश्वसनीयता हमारी अंतिम […]
Crimes, Mysteries, and Portraits of a Nation: The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction by Tarun K. Saint Review
Amritesh Mukherjee reviews Tarun K. Saint’s The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction (published by Hachette India, 2024). Some of my favourite childhood memories involve reading mystery stories through afternoons and evenings, reading cover-to-cover in one go, from stories of Vikram Betaal and Akbar Birbal to Hardy Boys and the Secret Seven. The Hachette Book […]
Enjoyed Heeramandi? Read These 12 Books to Learn More About Courtesans!
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi is only one of the many depictions of courtesans in Indian cinema and art. And why wouldn’t they be a source of fascination and curiosity? Courtesans have played an important role in creating and prompting Indian art forms through decades and centuries. Often educated, they had a distinct social status and […]
“If families are cozy about women being submissive, docile, undereducated, and under their thap, then who’s to rescue women?”: Mrinal Pande
Amritesh Mukherjee from Team P3 was in conversation with Mrinal Pande at the Jaipur Literature Festival, 2024. Mrinal Pande has seen journalism through its thick and thin, its ups and downs, and she understands its current (and past) state better than most. She was the first woman chief editor of a Hindi daily, the first […]
