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‘Startups of Bharat’: The secret behind Chai Sutta Bar's success
Aditya Arora and Surya Pasricha's new book shares real life experiences of young Indian startup founders
5 min read19 May 2025Manu Joseph: It isn’t true that every language holds secret feelings
Should languages on their way out be saved? They may not really encode unique emotions, as those who mourn their passing like to argue, but it’s tempting to believe in such magic.
4 min read18 May 2025Book excerpt: An army general looks back on the Indo-Pak conflict of 1948
General S.M. Shrinagesh, the second chief of staff of the army, led a military attack against Pakistan shortly after independence, an experience he recounts in his memoir 'Commanded by Destiny: A General's Rise From Soldier to Statesman'
4 min read17 May 2025Business bestsellers survive but where did management gurus go?
Recall Tom Peters and the days of management fame conferred by book success? Today, the genre faces a glut even as online platforms have cost books their monopoly over idea dissemination. How then can thought leadership be achieved?
4 min read15 May 2025The best- or worst-timed book in history
“The Technological Republic” calls for techies to work with Washington. But that is already under way
3 min read12 May 2025The seven books to read about Myanmar
Our former South-East Asia correspondent picks his guides to a deeply troubled country
6 min read8 May 2025Hijacked and held hostage: A first-hand account of facing a Somali pirate's gun
Pralav Dhyani’s chilling memoir, ‘Hijack’, recounts his experience of being held hostage by Somali pirates for 331 days
4 min read5 May 2025Books: Upamanyu Chatterjee is master of the absurd in his new collection
'The Hush of the Uncaring Sea: Novellas 2018-2025' brings together four sharp novellas by the writer, each crackling with his acerbic take on the human condition
5 min read3 May 2025How to unlock the power of breathwork to gain mind-body balance
‘Your Body Already Knows’ by writer Nidhi Bhanshali Pandya offers a 21-day Ayurvedic-based guide to help reset your health. In this excerpt, she dives into how deep nasal breathing can benefit both the body and mind
6 min read29 Apr 2025Manu Joseph: Who’d have thought Google could be replaced
ChatGPT’s chatty search is very useful, no doubt, but let’s not pretend that it can be creative in any authentic way. Artificial intelligence only reminds us how rare natural intelligence is.
5 min read27 Apr 2025Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared