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India of the Mind

Siddharth Singh

Far from being colonised subjects, Indians in the 19th century had a vibrant sense of strategic affairs

How Democracies Live: Power, Statecraft and Freedom in Modern Societies /
How Democracies Live: Power, Statecraft and Freedom in Modern Societies
Stein Ringen
The Persistence of Democracy

Stein Ringen offers a new definition for democracy and hits out at sceptics

In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition /
In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition
Aanchal Malhotra
Aanchal Malhotra: The Memory Keeper

Aanchal Malhotra maps the legacy of Partition through oral histories. The author in conversation with Aditya Mani Jha

Aurangzeb’s Iconoclasm /
Aurangzeb’s Iconoclasm
François Gautier
Aurangzeb’s Reign in the Light of His Own Orders

Aurangzeb’s reign in the light of his own orders

Scorching Love: Letters from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to His Son, Devadas /
Scorching Love: Letters from Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to His Son, Devadas
Edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Tridip Suhrud
Gandhi, the Father

A shared vein of political reflection makes the letters to his son Devadas special

In the Shadow of the Mountain  /
In the Shadow of the Mountain
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
Mountains of the Mind

When climbing high peaks proves cathartic

The Immortal King Rao /
The Immortal King Rao
Vauhini Vara
Vauhini Vara: The Tech Realist

Aditya Mani Jha speaks to Vauhini Vara about her debut novel, a blend of the historical and the satirical

Moments With My Mother /
Moments With My Mother
Lela Lee
Mom Versus Child

What it means to have an abusive mother

Vultures /
Vultures
Dalpat Chauhan | Translated by Hemang Ashwinkumar
Lives Less Lived

A caste study from a village in Gujarat

The Penguin Book of Indian Poets /
The Penguin Book of Indian Poets
Edited by Jeet Thayil
Jeet Thayil and Ranjit Hoskote on Indian Poetry

‘There is an urgency and commitment in the voices of the poets in this book.’ A conversation between poets Jeet Thayil and Ranjit Hoskote about an anthology of modern Indian poetry edited by the former

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