The Crooked Timber of New India: Essays on a Republic in Crisis is a book by Parakala Prabhakar which was published on May 5, 2023 by Speaking Tiger Books.
Critical reception
Pulapre Balakrishnan of The Hindu wrote "Parakala Prabhakar’s book on the state of democracy in India is useful but ignores some pointers", Avijit Pathak of The Tribune wrote "I have no hesitation in saying that this book ought to be read by all those who dare to speak truth to power.". The book is also reviewed by Bibek Debroy of The Telegraph and Safwat Zargar of Scroll.in.
References
- Prabhākar, Parakāla (2023-05-05). The Crooked Timber of New India Essays on a Republic in Crisis. Speaking Tiger Books. ISBN 978-93-5447-413-2.
- Balakrishnan, Pulapre (2023-06-08). "Review of The Crooked Timber of New India — Essays on a Republic in Crisis: India after 2014". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- Pathak, Avijit (May 21, 2023). "'The Crooked Timber of New India' by Parakala Prabhakar speaks truth to power". The Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- Debroy, Bibek (July 14, 2023). "Here's a flawed diagnosis". The Telegraph. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- Zargar, Safwat (2023-07-09). "'The Crooked Timber of New India': A timely commentary on India's pivot towards illiberal democracy". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-07-23.