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Free Spirit

Urvashi Bahuguna

A portrait of a Mughal princess as an adventurer

Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan

Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan

Ruby Lal

Holding Time Captive: A Biography of Ebrahim Alkazi /

Holding Time Captive: A Biography of Ebrahim Alkazi

Amal Allana

An Epic Act

Amal Allana

How Ebrahim Alkazi changed the Hindi theatre

The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-Invasion /

The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-Invasion

Mukund Padmanabhan

The Phantom Invasion

Kishan S Rana

How British panic at the Japanese threat aggravated Indian suffering in 1942

Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe /

Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe

Sathnam Sanghera

Sathnam Sanghera: The Empire Raider

Nandini Nair

British Indian writer Sathnam Sanghera in his new book traces the imperial legacy across the globe. He tells why complete cultural decolonisation is difficult

The Wizard of the Kremlin /

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Giuliano da Empoli

A Portrait of Putin the Terrible

S Prasannarajan

A retired Rasputin shines a light on the Kremlin’s dark heart

The Divine Sword /

The Divine Sword

Rita Chowdhury | Translated by Reeta Borbora

Revenge and Redemption

Nanditha Krishna

Kingdoms crash and dynasties disappear in this epic set in Assam

Vernacular Architecture of India: Traditional Residential Styles & Spaces /

Vernacular Architecture of India: Traditional Residential Styles & Spaces

Tejinder S Randhawa

The Vernacular Vibe

Tejinder S Randhawa

The enduring aura of architecture without architects

Karejwa /

Karejwa

Varun Grover and Sumit Kumar | Illustrated by Ankit Kapoor

The End Is Near

Jaideep Unudurti

A boy’s metaphorical search for dessert in Varanasi

For Now, It Is Night /

For Now, It Is Night

Hari Krishna Kaul | Translated by Kalpana Raina, Tanveer Ajsi, Gowhar Fazili and Gowhar Yaqoob

Lost and Found in Kashmir

Sharanya Manivannan

Hari Krishna Kaul’s short stories sparkle with wit and empathy

Breaking The Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future /

Breaking The Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future

Raghuram G Rajan and Rohit Lamba

Misreading India

Dhiraj Nayyar

When economists play political activists

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