Bookshelf

March 22, 2026

We, the people of India: Decoding A Nation’s Symbols

March 22, 2026

Reading We, the People of India feels less like going through a history book and more like sitting in a long, thoughtful conversation about...

Book Review: The Great Orissa Famine 1866 (Na’Anka Durbhikshya)

March 16, 2026

The book The Great Orissa Famine 1866 (Na’Anka Durbhikshya) is an important historical work that revisits one of the most tragic yet relatively under-documented...

Bhubaneswar@75—Perspectives

March 15, 2026

The capital of Odisha and a city that is still in the process of being shaped, Bhubaneswar is many things to many people. The...

Book Review: The Collector’S Mother—How An Underprivileged Woman Inspired Her Son To Become An IAS Officer

March 14, 2026

"The Collector’s Mother is a story of grit and perseverance. An ‘unwanted’ woman from an underprivileged background is attacked and, along with her husband,...

Book Review: Birds of Odisha—A Pictorial Encyclopedia

March 14, 2026

Even as Odisha has a rich forest cover and even richer flora and fauna, books have been hard to come by, barring a few...

Book Review: Jagannath and Jagannath by Bijaya Kumar Nayak

March 14, 2026

Bijaya Kumar Nayak’s Jagannath and Jagannath is a thoughtful and introspective work that stands apart from conventional devotional literature on Lord Jagannath. Written by...

Book Review: Jaleri Penu: The Hero of the Universe—Essence of Adivasi Roots

March 11, 2026

Jaleri Penu: The Hero of the Universe – Essence of Adivasi Roots in the Jagannath Cult by Vikram Kesari Jena, Damayanti Beshra, and Subash...

Book Review: Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind

March 7, 2026

Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind, by David Livingstone Smith (St. Martin’s Press, 2004) is a fascinating book...

The Kama Sutra by Vātsyāyana

February 9, 2026

The Kama Sutra, composed by the Indian philosopher Vātsyāyana around the 3rd–4th century CE, is among the most misunderstood classics of world literature. Popular...

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