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October 1, 2026
It is one of the most moving books that I’ve ever read, and, trust me, I’ve read my (and a few other people’s) share…
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September 12, 2026
Stoner is a most-remarkable story of a relatively unremarkable life. The author writes in a prose so clean, calm, simple and unhurried that it…
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September 7, 2026
Reds by Paul Mason tells the story of communism as one of history’s most fascinating ideas and, like many fascinating ideas, one of its great…
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August 30, 2026
First published on Bar and Bench here Over the past year, much of the debate around recruitment to the district judiciary has revolved around…
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August 17, 2026
Fast-track courts are announced overnight, but they rarely add judges, prosecutors, or courtrooms — they only reorder the queue. Using the NEET-UG case as…
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August 2, 2026
First published in a piece The Hindu here with AARATRIKA BHAUMIK of The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up fast-track courts…
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June 29, 2026
Spending countless hours in bookstores, I’ve amassed a library of over a thousand books, each a reflection of my soul’s complexities. From the randomness…
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June 24, 2026
I read War and Peace over ten days in Coorg, in a red cushy chair overlooking a coffee plantation or a balcony above the…
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April 22, 2026
First, Joe Sacco’s Palestine Joe Sacco’s Palestine is deeply moving and tragic. Each page, each cartoon, each panel, makes you vicariously feel the pain…
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April 12, 2026
Berlin by Jason Lutes (1) Ahead of a trip to Berlin & Munich in June later this year, I picked this up and it…
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April 2, 2026
People ask me for book recommendations often enough that I finally did the uncomfortable thing: made a list. I basically got a Large Language…
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March 31, 2026
Nature has distributed its prizes unequally. Some are weak and helpless; some are rich and powerful. But thanks to the Rule of Law, there…
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