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Tata’s Trust

Madhavankutty Pillai

A new biography of Ratan Tata chronicles how he nurtured the Tata Group without compromising on the brand’s core values

Ratan Tata: A Life
Thomas Mathew
Viewfinder /
Viewfinder
Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar: India’s Everyman

In his memoir Amol Palekar recounts the many iconic roles he has played, from the boy next door to the villain at home. The actor and director in conversation with

Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal /
Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal
Saba Imtiaz and Tooba Masood-Khan
Fault Lines in Karachi

A murder investigation reveals the social history of Pakistan

The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve /
The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve
Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa
The Doubting Believer

A portrait of India’s first woman anthropologist

Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future  /
Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future
Aditya Mukherjee
Failing History

A defence of an excessively demonised Nehru cannot itself be a one-sided affair

Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity /
Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity
by Manu S Pillai
The Hindu Rate of Survival

A religion’s resourcefulness in overcoming adversity

Mad About Cuba /
Mad About Cuba
Ullekh NP
Vitamin R in Tobacco Land

The Cuban cigar is coveted worldwide but what does it mean to the country itself? Ullekh NP ventures into the tobacco heartland of Pinar del Río and finds a connection with Kerala and the beedi

A Drop in The Ocean: The Story of My Life /
A Drop in The Ocean: The Story of My Life
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed
A Patriot’s Pledge

Syeda Saiyidain Hameed’s memoir reveals the humanism of her life and work

A Touch of Salt /
A Touch of Salt
Anita Agnihotri | Translated by Arunava Sinha
Salt and Sand

The toils of the Agarias in the Rann of Kutch

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