Tag: non-fiction
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Not Just a Walk in the Park
Long roadtrips are great – we love those so much. We often dream of saddling up on a BMW R1250GS and riding off into the sunset. Or, for the times we crave air-conditioned comfort and when a motorcycle just won’t do, we think of the Mahindra Thar, which has a rugged charm that’s all its…
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Book Review: Raw Umber – A Memoir
‘Some of the boxes had never been opened. The viscous oil colours dried up and hardened, and the tight caps were difficult to unscrew. Raw Umber, Gamboge, Cobalt Blue, Scarlet Lake, Ultramarine…,’ says Sara Rai, speaking of the tubes of paint her father – of whom she writes at length and with great affection –…
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Big Billion Startup: In Conversation with Mihir Dalal
A seasoned business journalist, Mihir has worked with CNBC TV 18, Reuters News and Mint, and has written extensively on startups and ecommerce companies. His first book, Big Billion Startup, which charted the rise of India’s own ecommerce behemoth, was a smash hit when it was released in 2019. The book won prestigious awards, including…
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Anglo-Indian Stories: The Books You Must Read
Risen from our colonial past, the Anglo-Indian community in India is unique in many ways, and an invaluable part of modern India. When British (or other European, mainly Portuguese) men married Indian women, mostly in the late-19th and early- to mid-20th centuries, their progeny came to be known as Anglo-Indians. After 1947 – through the…
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Bad Medicine: The 7 Books That Took On Big Pharma
Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. And that sure seems to be the case in the world of medicine. Over the last two decades, the pharma industry has earned significant disrepute for the dark, dubious ways in which it sometimes functions. Pharma companies (especially those that manufacture generic drugs), many of which have often…
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Our Must-Reads List for April
Our wishlist of books for April is diverse as always; from an account of the rise and fall of the Pahalvis of Iran, to the life and times of Sabira Merchant, and from the genius of Nikola Tesla to stories and struggles of Northeast India. For good measure, there’s also a really short history of…
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Book Review: Just Aspire – Notes on Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Future
The background:Back in 1975-76, Ajai Chowdhry, a young engineer from Jabalpur left a stable, secure job with DCM Data Products and joined forces with Shiv Nadar and four other associates to set up a company that would design and manufacture computers; Hindustan Computers Ltd. (HCL) was born. Remember, this was back in the day when…
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Iconic Brands: The Books That Mean Business
From Nike, LEGO and Sony to Volkswagen, Nokia and Adidas, there are so many companies – iconic brands – that we know and love, and whose products are a part of our everyday lives. But how much do we really know about the companies we sometimes adore? For those who may be interested in looking…
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Heavy Metal: In Conversation with Ameer Shahul
A green crusader, emerging technology advocate, public policy leader and now an author, Ameer Shahul has shaken things up with his book, Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal. It is an important piece of work, a deeply-researched investigative account of Hindustan Unilever’s role in perpetrating a massive ecological/environmental disaster in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.…
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52@52 : Pourings of Angst, Anxiety and Aspirations
Based in Gurgaon, Avik is co-founder of Expereal India and Emote AI. Earlier, he has also worked with Maruti Suzuki, Apollo Tyres, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Volkswagen as a senior management professional. With a diverse range of interests, Avik is an avid reader and regularly writes meticulously researched guest pieces for leading magazines and newspapers.…
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