Reviews
Read, resist and relearn from new books in the new year
A Thousand Cranes For India is an attempt to direct our attention to the spirit of solidarity that still endures in India--and why. From reportage…
Battling the Menace
Heart-warming as well as heart-breaking, the anthology is an antidote for anyone who felt helpless—there is a tribe, and for once it is not…
Something Rich and Strange
Something rich and strange... as this anthology shows, there are clearly many ways to fold a piece of paper.
Apologising for the Past to Build an Empathetic Future
An excellent volume....Taken together, all 23 pieces make compelling reading and leave one wishing that we in India too could devise an over-arching symbol…
Wrapped in the riddle of the Middle Kingdom
A landmark...Aiyar seamlessly combines reportage and analysis.
Smoke and Mirrors: Review
With grace and humour, Aiyar brings to life what would otherwise have been dreary explanations of Chinese culture...Don't skip this one.
Smoke and Mirrors: Review
An Indian window has finally been opened onto contemporary China...a witty, insightful and profound book...It deserves to be widely read in India and around…
Cats and Comrades
The book, in a humane and funny manner, literally gives a voice to animals and thus allows an outside perspective on humans.
Delhi’s air pollution: What China got right and where we fall behind
Aiyar, a journalist who’s lived and reported from some of the most polluted cities in the world, including Beijing and Jakarta, argues that many…
Gasping for clean air: Extract.
Choked shows that no matter how hard parents work to ensure the best schooling and nutrition for their kids, the most-taken-for-granted element remains poisonous