Newsman : Tracking India in the Modi era
Name : Newsman - Tracking India in the Modi era Author : Rajdeep Sardesai Year of Publication : 2018 Genre : Non-Fiction, Elections, Indian Politics Rating : ** (2 stars out of 5) The book is a collection of articles written by the author over a period of 4 years. The values that bookend his essays are commendable - the kind of values that tend to be dismissed as "sickular" by right-wing Twitter warriors. What pulls the book down is it's lack of originality and a weak stand on things - Unlike a Mukul Kesavan who can infuse similar themes with singular insights and a robust stand, Rajdeep fills his essays with "On the other hand", "But also" type indecisions making one feel that the book is good but on...