Books

A racy, highly readable narrative of 300 years of Deccan political history from the 13th century to the 17th century.

The book is a comprehensive audit of the Narendra Modi regime’s five-year tenure and reveals an all-round failure that ...

An account of polio, the virus that causes it and the efforts being made to eradicate both.

A collection of documents that throw light on how Indian leaders contrived to keep Kashmir in India.

A book about the vicissitudes of contemporary politics, which points out with honesty and insight the pitfalls of the ...

Interview with the author Dilip Hiro.

This book uses fiction as a means to tell the history of Bharatanatyam and the devadasi community that once served as ...

A survey of the advances in Indian psephology that also reveals serious flaws in Indian electoral practices.

Modernist Malayalam short fiction by Kakanadan, set in the avenues and gullies of Delhi of the 1960s, now in English ...

A riveting account of the changing social profile of Indian industry, the book warns that the arrival of consolidation ...

The lore of an unknown commander of Tipu Sultan told in a blurry mix of the real and the imagined.

The writer’s connect with reality and realism holds his narratives together.

This book is by an intelligence officer who was closely involved with the manoeuvres that led to the merger of Sikkim ...

A collection of essays published in honour of Utsa Patnaik, one of India’s leading economists, which mirrors her ...

Avtar Singh Bhasin’s book on the India-Pakistan deadlock unravels secrets of many a crucial episode and provides full ...

The second volume of Zoya Hasan’s trilogy on policymaking offers valuable insights that enhance our understanding of ...

In this book of collected essays, Professor Devaki Jain constructs an alternative theory of economic life that values ...

An ambitious ensemble novel about women whose lives criss-cross briefly at a riverside resort.

The book makes important observations on the relevance of caste affinities for minority caste groups, such as the Padma ...

An account of the making of an Indian company that has kept pace with the times.

The book unravels the philosophical, legal and ethical challenges posed by genetic research.

This fictionalised narrative portrays Ustad Vilayat Khan as an individual and a musician, often stressing on the ...

The meticulously researched book covers a whole gamut of themes, touching upon many aspects of the cultural history of ...

An insightful collection of writings and speeches of Arvind Subramanian when he was Chief Economic Adviser in India.