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Geeta Doctor

The evolutionary saga of India as seen through a viewfinder

Barefoot Empress /
Barefoot Empress
Vikas Khanna
Vikas Khanna: Feasting on Life

Chef, filmmaker and author, Vikas Khanna now tells the story of an extraordinary old woman through a new documentary and book

Shurjo’s Clan /
Shurjo’s Clan
Iffat Nawaz
Memory as Metaphor

Magic realism meets history in this retelling of Bangladesh’s origins

Strategic Challenges: India In 2030 /
Strategic Challenges: India In 2030
Edited by Jayadeva Ranade
Neighbourhood Watch

How to prepare for new frontiers of warfare and ensure all-round development of a modern economy

War of Lanka: Ram Chandra Series Book 4 /
War of Lanka: Ram Chandra Series Book 4
Amish
The War of Dharma

Amish’s fourth book in the Ram Chandra series takes contemporary questions to the ancient battlefields

Zikr: In the Light and Shade of Time /
Zikr: In the Light and Shade of Time
Muzaffar Ali
Muzaffar Ali: The Aesthete

Muzaffar Ali has created beauty on screen, on canvas, and in couture. He talks about his autobiography in a conversation with Open

A Beautiful Decay /
A Beautiful Decay
Karan Madhok
Lands without Justice

A novel built on the history of hate

In Free Fall: My Experiments With Living /
In Free Fall: My Experiments With Living
Mallika Sarabhai
Balancing Acts

A dancer’s search for health and happiness

Tuticorin: Adventures in Tamil Nadu’s Crime Capital /
Tuticorin: Adventures in Tamil Nadu’s Crime Capital
V Sudarshan
Khaki Capers

The adventures of an honest cop in small-town India

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