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Huge canvas but no fresh
insight
Reviewed by M Rajivlochan
India Today: Economy,
Politics & Society
By Stuart Corbridge, John Harriss
& Craig Jeffrey.
Polity Press, Cambridge.
Pages 384. £18.99.
IT takes a lot of
gumption to have a formal take on India, economy, politics and
society. It takes a lot of skill to do it on the basis of the large
amount of data and analyses that has been generated on India in the
past two decades. Corbridge, Harriss and Jeffery show that they are
skilful. But have they been skilful enough? On that the reader will
have to form a view after reading this book.
An armchair traveller’s
delight
Reviewed by Cookie Maini
Meet me at the Border
By Inder Raj Ahluwalia
Pages 297. Rs 295
THE fulfillment of one’s
wanderlust has become far easier with global shrinkage facilitated by
the internet search engines. Travel facilities have sprung up
enormously so increased travel has escalated the enormity of travel
writing with varied individual perspectives of the paths tread. Shared
experiences and pen portraits inspire others to traverse the paths
savoured.
Striving to live a
better, more balanced life
Reviewed by D S Cheema
Business,
Balance & Beyond
By Azim Jamal. Jaico.
Pages 190. Rs 275
THIS book is based on
the Corporate Sufi philosophy which Azim Jamal, the author, promotes
through his writings and sharing his experiences through lectures and
presentations in many countries. For this purpose he has also founded
a company named Corporate Sufi Worldwide Inc. He shares with the
reader the significance of the concept when he says that Corporate
Sufi, which though an oxymoron at the face value, yet profound when
fully understood, is at the nexus of his belief and being.
Art of feeling feelings
Reviewed by Aditi Garg
The Book of Emotions
By Salman Akhtar.
Lotus- Roli Books.
Pages 13
Rs 450
Have you ever wondered
what life would be without the due dose of emotions? Insipid, dull and
boring... wait, even boredom is an emotion. In short, life would amount
to nothing. So, how do we perceive this multitude of emotions that we
feel? Apart from delving into the social relevance and repercussions
of emotions, it is interesting to find out what causes them and how
they manifest themselves.
Hierarchy, power & fun
Jack is Back In
Corporate Carnival
By P.G. Bhaskar.
Harper Collins. Pages
134.
Rs 250
when East meets
Middle-East and is juxtaposed with the West, a series of hilarious
situations is bound to arise. Compound that with a jet-setting banker
and you have the backdrop for a corporate comedy. Add family for good
measure and you have a winner on your hands. That is exactly what P.G.
Bhaskar’s book, Jack is Back in Corporate Carnival, succeeds in
doing.
Tale of misery
The Castrato and His
Wife
By Helen Berry
Oxford
£9.99
how does a eunuch marry
a wife and produce a child? In th late 18th century London, all talk
was of the famous Italian opera singer, Giusto Fernando Tenducci, and
the wealthy young Anglo-Irish heiress, who defied her family to be
with him. Tenducci's origins weren't just humble, they were brutal.
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