Review of Eastward to Tartary, by Robert Kaplan, published in The Nation
Given his penchant for grand narratives, it’s a little strange that Kaplan misses the larger picture, the broad canvas upon which the events he describes are unfolding. But that’s the danger of serving history too faithfully.
To Hell in His Handbasket
Monday, December 18th, 2000
Add a CommentSubcontinental Divide
Sunday, December 10th, 2000Review of The Other Side of Silence, by Urvashi Butalia, The New York Times Book Review
Wages of Sin
Sunday, August 27th, 2000Review of An Obedient Father, by Akhil Sharma, The New York Times Book Review
Inside the Jihad
Thursday, August 10th, 2000An interview with Ahmed Rashid, published in Atlantic Unbound
12 Million Strangers
Sunday, April 9th, 2000Review of The Blue Bedspread, by Raj Kamal Jha, The New York Times Book Review
Two Indias
Wednesday, March 15th, 2000Clinton celebrates India’s high-tech achievements, but is he overlooking the 75 percent of the nation that still lives in the countryside? An op-ed piece from The Boston Globe
Sentimental Education
Sunday, February 27th, 2000Review of The Romantics, by Pankaj Mishra, The New York Times Book Review
Only Disconnect
Friday, January 21st, 2000The unedited transcript of an interview with VS Naipaul that ran in Harper’s.
Between Father and Son
Tuesday, January 18th, 2000Review of Between Father and Son, by V.S. Naipaul, published in Salon.com
Humane Development
Wednesday, December 15th, 1999Interview with Amartya Sen at his Cambridge residence, published in Atlantic Unbound
