Students from nine Indian universities chose the winner of the Choice of India edition of the Goncourt Prize
Students from nine Indian universities chose the winner of the Choice of India edition of the Goncourt Prize
No one before or after the former Chief Election Commissioner Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan has been able to reform the ECI as effectively as he did
The author unpacks long-forgotten, submerged memories, and creates a fascinating story of the four generations of Raigarhias
Their book is a compilation of research and studies conducted by 21 contributors whose credentials are unquestionable
The book provides a detailed account of the battles fought by Indians during WW I and their experiences of the hardships
Social activist Manjeet Hardev Singh diligently details the systematic killings by mobs directed by Congress supporters and abetted by conniving, and at times participatory, Delhi Police personnel
The book encapsulates his legacy as a journalist, educator and revolutionary
Chunni Lal was all of 19 years and a rookie trooper when he was baptised by fire
The book tells the fascinating stories that drove India’s pursuit of space technologies
This is a book about ‘the guy who signed Michael Jordan at Nike’. And this is the line that most hosts who have interviewed Sonny Vaccaro have used to introduce the legendary sports executive to the audience. Now, as he...
The book ‘Mathura: A Tapestry of Art and Devotion’ gives a whirlwind tour of the various aspects of the land of his birth and growing up
The book is a passionate tribute to Kashmir and its people
It is a compilation of stories gathered from across India over a four-year period
The book acquaints the reader with 51 forms of the goddess
The book examines the Constitution’s approach to power; more specifically, to the exercise of power in India’s federal structure of governance
Ghee Bowman’s ‘The Great Epinal Escape’ tells an untold story from World War-II
L Subramaniam and Viji Subramaniam’s revised ‘Classical Music of India: A Practical Guide’ offers a deeper understanding of the North and South Indian forms
‘I Am on the Hit List’ by Rollo Romig is a detailed investigative analysis of the mystery surrounding the brutal assassination of journalist Gauri Lankesh
In ‘Epidemic Narratives’, Dilip Das leaves us with a realisation that epidemics, like myths, never truly die. They linger in our collective memory
Parallel narration of two stories separated by aeons but similar in progression, ‘Ajita’, by K Sridhar, is a complex yet delightful mix of politics, philosophy, history and ideas. Ajita, a 5th century philosopher, and Moksh Malhar, a modern-day professor, run...
Jagtar Singh’s ‘Sikh Struggle Documents: 1920-2022’ is instructive and necessary
Pankaj Mishra exposes how the killing of six lakh Jews by Hitler turned into an industry and then a matter of faith
‘Tiger! Tiger!’, ‘The Legend of Man-Eater’ and ‘Prince of Cats’ were written 45 years ago
The novel isn’t an easy read and can be unsettling like the jerks and whistles of a moving train
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