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A Lexicon for New India

Ullekh NP

Deciphering the nature of the nation

People of India: The New Indian Politics In the 21st Century
Edited by Ravinder Kaur and Nayanika Mathur
The Book of Vanish­ing Species /
The Book of Vanish­ing Species
Beatrice Forshall
‘If we give nature a chance, it can and will recover,’ says Beatrice Forshall

Beatrice Forshall’s engravings of the natural world revolve around the conservation of species. The artist-author in conversation with

Cartoos Saab: A Soldier’s Story of Resilience In Adversity  /
Cartoos Saab: A Soldier’s Story of Resilience In Adversity
Maj Gen Ian Cardozo
Never Give In

A soldier’s memoir is the story of Indian Army too

India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, 1947 to Today  /
India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, 1947 to Today
Ashoka Mody
Through a Lens Darkly

Ashoka Mody’s understanding of Indian democracy is unnecessarily pessimistic

The World: A Family History /
The World: A Family History
Simon Sebag Montefiore
‘I tried to think of a way to put the human back into a world history,’ says Simon Sebag Montefiore

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

Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand /
Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand
Nayanjot Lahiri
On the Ashoka Trail

Nayanjot Lahiri travels through Asia to explore the different images of the Mauryan emperor. The author in conversation with Open

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