Time magazine on India Becoming
Pico Iyer has a great column in a recent issue of Time that highlights India Becoming. “Impressively lucid and searching,” he calls the book. “In his clarity, sympathy and impeccably sculpted prose, Kapur often summons the spirit of V.S. Naipaul.”
The Economist on India Becoming
The Economist has a nice review of India Becoming in this week’s issue. “Mr Kapur wrote some excellent ‘letters’ from India for the New York Times,” the reviewer writes. “His new book is similarly readable, acutely observed and crammed with well-drawn characters.” The review talks about India’s ongoing debate over the price of progress. “That debate is healthy,” the […]
FT reviews India Becoming
David Pilling of The Financial Times has written a very nice–and thoughtful–review of India Becoming. “There are many virtues of Akash Kapur’s beautifully sketched portrait of modern India,” he writes. “The greatest of them is ambivalence. Kapur is ambivalent about the trade-offs between the disappearing certainties of India’s countryside and the roller-coaster possibilities of its cities. He is […]
India Becoming on the Leonard Lopate Show
On March 15th, I discussed my new book—and its many themes–with Leonard Lopate on the Leonard Lopate show, in NYC. Listen by clicking here.
The New Republic on India Becoming
The New Republic reviews India Becoming. A thoughtful essay by Alexandra Sage Mehta on what she calls “the reverse commute.” Look forward to reading her book.
India Becoming on the Diane Rehm Show
I had a great time talking to Diane Rehm about India Becoming and my life in South India. It was an honor to be on her radio show. You can listen to a recording here.
Review in The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast selects India Becoming as a “Nonfiction Must Read.” A nice review–although I confess to being a bit shocked that I’m referred to as a “veteran journalist.”
India Becoming on NPR’s All Things Considered
India Becoming was featured on a segment of Weekend All Things Considered recently. Nice to talk to Guy Raz after hearing him so many times.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Late Night Live
I had a very nice chat with Phillip Adams on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Late Night Live. I’d never heard the show before, but really enjoyed his laid-back conversational style. Wish I could have been in studio for the call, but it was done by phone from Pondicherry.
India Becoming in Der Spiegel
Nice essay on India Becoming in Der Spiegel. The author of the piece, Hasnain Kazim, is the South Asia correspondent for Der Spiegel, and a thought-provoking writer. I highly recommend some of his work. See, for example, this piece on immigration in Germany. For non-German readers (and that includes me), you can translate the article on India Becoming by opening it in […]