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Madhav Gadgil: The Man On the Hill

Nandini Nair

Madhav Gadgil relives his fascination with the natural world in his memoir. The veteran ecologist talks to

Stolen Hours and other Curiosities /
Stolen Hours and other Curiosities
Manjula Padmanabhan
Fantastical Futures

Short stories where reality is delivered with many a twist

Following A Prayer /
Following A Prayer
Sundar Sarukkai
Speech and Silence

Women in a village ask questions on faith and belief

An Island’s Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket /
An Island’s Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket
Nicholas Brookes
Lion’s Share

The triumphs and tragedy of Sri Lankan cricket

How Prime Ministers Decide /
How Prime Ministers Decide
Neerja Chowdhury
Power Portraits

Neerja Chowdhury reveals the inner workings of six Indian prime ministers

The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao /
The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao
Lindsay Pereira
Mayhem in the Metropolis

An elegy to a Mumbai destroyed by greed and cynicism

Centres of Power: My Years In the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council /
Centres of Power: My Years In the Prime Minister’s Office and Security Council
Chinmaya R Gharekhan
Reminiscences of a Bureaucrat

An officer under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi shares an insider account

Tree & Serpent /
Tree & Serpent
John Guy
The Buddha at Home

John Guy brings together more than 125 objects about the origins of Buddhism in his new book and a recent exhibition

The Indians: Histories of a Civilisation /
The Indians: Histories of a Civilisation
Edited by GN Devy, Tony Joseph and Ravi Korisettar
History as Palimpsest

Over one hundred scholars map the origins and evolution of India

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