A review of Aravind Adiga’s novel, Amnesty: https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/nowhere-man/
Category: Books
Liberty at the government’s whim
A piece in The Hindu on how a ruling of the J&K High Court on preventive detention stands as an antithesis of the Constitution’s basic function: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/liberty-at-the-governments-whim/article30785807.ece
What makes football beautiful
A review of books by Simon Critchley and Laurent Dubois for The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/what-we-think-about-when-we-think-about-football-by-simon-critchley-and-the-language-of-the-game-how-to-understand-soccer-by-laurent-dubois-reviews-what-makes-football-beautiful/article24180474.ece
‘Supreme Court of India: The Beginnings’ — A review
A review of George Gadbois’s book on the early years of the Supreme Court: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/supreme-court-of-india-the-beginnings-review-a-matter-of-interpretation/article22382716.ece
Beyond the noise
A review of Jonathan Wilson’s new book on a history of Manchester United, told through ten seminal matches: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-anatomy-of-manchester-united-a-history-in-ten-matches-review-beyond-the-noise/article20788848.ece
The right to read, and be read
A piece for The Hindu on why the Supreme Court ought to be treating bans on books far more seriously than it presently does: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-right-to-read-and-be-read/article19866346.ece
The beautiful game
A review of Michael Cox’s new book, Mixer, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-beautiful-game/article19433804.ece
Death of a tribe
A book review of David Grann’s “Killers of The Flower Moon” for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/death-of-a-tribe/article19233822.ece
Comic as Sage
A book review of David Grossman’s “A Horse Walks Into A Bar” for Open Magazine: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/comic-as-sage
The Good Doctor
A review of Andrew Downie’s new biography of the Brazilian footballer Sócrates, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-good-doctor/article18159803.ece
