The Mapmaker evaluates the cost of independent research, the ethics of 'owning' knowledge, and the often-overlooked private lives that underpin public contributions to human knowledge.
Plants become dearer to him-the thought of their dwindling numbers parallels his more personal and immediate loss. Following the changes in little Tipu's life, full of curiosities, friction... Læs mere
The narrative delves into their guerrilla warfare tactics, resistance movements and the leadership of prominent figures like Tantya Bhil.
As they gazed at the celestial universe, they wondered if they'd need a new planet to call home someday. And would they be delivering chicken butter masala to that planet too?
Seeta, a girl they thought they knew well is murdered, and they realise they didn't know her at all. Personal grief starts to mirror the disquiet of a crumbling city, reason falters, faith is tested.
With its thorough research and engaging narrative, the book provides valuable insights into this fascinating intersection of medicine and culture, making it essential reading for historians, medical scholars, and curious readers alike.
Weaving remnants of social unrest, taboos, interspecies conflict and cultural movements into an undulating canvas, Colour My Grave Purple makes an attempt to locate the making of the region, from modern-day Assam to a time that is now a mere memory.
At once intimate and universal, bleak yet exuberant with hope, these stories move between oppressive despair and human resilience, capturing the scents, shades, and sounds of daily life on the banks of the Barak.
The velocity of being meets new limits in her prose, each detail only proving the accumulated gnosis of a well-examined life-Amrita Nilanjana's is a formidable talent to look out for.