In two volumes, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world’s great families. The historian speaks about combining the span of world history with the grit of human biography
The inside story
Nayanjot Lahiri travels through Asia to explore the different images of the Mauryan emperor. The author in conversation with Open
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Kashmir is a parable about how paradise becomes something different to every neighbour
Love and war in Portugal and India in the 16th century
Shekhar Pathak’s book on the Chipko movement wins the Kamladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Book Prize. The author in conversation with Open