Articles by Rahul Jayaram
Review: Hero of Kumaon by Duff Hart-Davis
A lucid and engaging survey of Jim Corbett’s life and experiences leavened with well-curated excerpts from his writing
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 07:29 PM IST
Review: Through the Broken Glass by TN Seshan
The former Chief Election Commissioner’s autobiography, published posthumously, chronicles his career and details his attempts to establish that the Executive is not merely a rubber stamp of the Legislature
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 09:28 AM IST
Regional groups need to learn from JD(S)’s plight
It is indeed a paradox that a party that boasted of a former PM could not sustain itself as a pan-state powerhouse.
Published on Nov 13, 2023 09:15 AM IST
Review: Furrows in a Field; The Unexplored Life of HD Deve Gowda by Sugata Srinivasaraju
Sugata Srinivasaraju’s biography suggests that the unkind treatment of the former PM grew from the media’s own caste and class bias
Published on Sep 16, 2022 05:29 PM IST
Review: Venkatesa Suprabhatam by Venkatesh Parthasarathy
This book on Venkatesa Suprabhatam, a famous morning prayer, gives us a close reading of the text, the discourses that inform it, its influence, and its many meanings
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 09:53 PM IST
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Rahul Jayaram
Review: Ganga: The Many Pasts of a River by Sudipta Sen
Sudipta Sen’s comprehensive work on the river is certain to become one of the go-to books on studying the Ganga
Updated on May 03, 2019 05:22 PM IST
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Rahul Jayaram
Review: Bastar Dispatches by Narendra
Researcher Narendra’s book brings to life one of the fascinating tribal communities of India and the world
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 10:38 PM IST
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Rahul Jayaram
Review: Adi Shankaracharya - Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker by Pavan K Varma
Pavan K Varma argues that Adi Shankara’s monist Advaita Vedanta philosophy is among the most significant philosophical currents of any time, anywhere
Updated on Jul 13, 2018 08:06 PM IST
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Rahul Jayaram
Fork in the path
Swami Vivekananda is a mean guy. Nearly a year after his guru Ramakrishna dies he addresses the devotees of the monastic order named after the departed sage. Here, he mimics Ramakrishna, who hallucinated in his last years.
Updated on Aug 17, 2013 11:29 AM IST
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Rahul Jayaram
Review: Sadhus: The Seekers of Salvation
Amazing pictures and text that reveals everything you wanted to know about Hindu sadhus but didn't dare ask.
Updated on Mar 16, 2013 12:37 PM IST