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The Darkest House

Nandini Nair

The thriller Girl A chronicles the aftermath of horrors and the resilience of teenagers. Abigail Dean talks to Nandini Nair about her bestselling debut

Girl A
Abigail Dean
Unfinished /
Unfinished
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Priyanka Chopra Jonas: Undone

In a new memoir, Priyanka Chopra Jonas opens up about favouritism in Bollywood, heartbreak, depression, but equally about the joy of making movies across continents and finding her prince charming in the unlikeliest of places

1946: Naval Uprising that Shook the Empire /
1946: Naval Uprising that Shook the Empire
Pramod Kapoor
The Last Mutiny

It’s the 75th anniversary of the naval insurrection that shook the empire. It’s also the story of how the rebellious sailors of the Royal Indian Navy were let down by a divided political leadership

Life Behind Masks: The Many Shades of Hope in the Times of Covid  /
Life Behind Masks: The Many Shades of Hope in the Times of Covid
Sonali Acharjee
Covid: Loss and Hope

Celebrating the resilience of the human spirit in the face of the pandemic

The Dharma Forest /
The Dharma Forest
Keerthik Sasidharan
Forest of Ideas

Keerthik Sasidharan reimagines the Mahabharata to find meaning for the 21st century reader

Enter Stage Right: The Alkazi/Padamsee Family Memoir /
Enter Stage Right: The Alkazi/Padamsee Family Memoir
Feisal Alkazi
The Showman and the Shaman

A family memoir chronicling the deities of Indian theatre

The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest /
The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest
Ed Caesar
Madness of Mountains

Restoring an adventurer and eccentric to his rightful place in the annals of Everest

Of Gifted Voice: The Life and Art of MS Subbulakshmi /
Of Gifted Voice: The Life and Art of MS Subbulakshmi
Keshav Desiraju
The Mind of Music

MS Subbulakshmi’s life was marked by choices that continue to perplex us

Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization /
Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization
Namit Arora
Marco’s Malabar

Kings, ox worship, naked monks, magic and more—the coasts of southern India through the eyes of Marco Polo

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