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Book Reviews

Monkey Business

Arunima Mazumdar

A dream-like sequence, set around two boys, of the history of Bangladesh

I See the Face
Shahidul Zahir | Translated by V Ramaswamy
Golconda–Hyderabad 1975/1996/2012: A Photographic Essay /
Golconda–Hyderabad 1975/1996/2012: A Photographic Essay
Thomas Luttge and Hans Winterberg | Edited by Heiko Sievers
The Soft and Hard City

A photographer’s personal journey charts Hyderabad’s trajectory

The Blue Women /
The Blue Women
Anukrti Upadhyay
A Dragon in the Garden

When people encounter the unknown

Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire /
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
Nandini Das
A Passage to India

The diplomatic manoeuvrings behind the East India Company

The Covenant of Water /
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese
Memoirs of Water

Abraham Verghese’s new novel is a sprawling family saga steeped in history. The physician-author speaks about medicine and writing, faith and families

America Before 1787: The Unraveling of a Colonial Regime /
America Before 1787: The Unraveling of a Colonial Regime
Jon Elster
The Unruly Road to Revolution

The emergence of constitutional politics in America has a larger story to tell

A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century  /
A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century
Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja and Toby Sinclair
Who Are We?

Tracing the evolution of India’s unique identity

A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change /
A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change
Ashish Kundra
Heartbeats of the Northeast

An intimate telling of an Indian growth story

The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha  /
The Garden of Tales: The Best of Vijaydan Detha
Translated from Rajasthani by Vishes Kothari
Saint and Sinner

Stories from Rajasthan about gods, ghosts and humans

The Laughter /
The Laughter
Sonora Jha
Class Struggle

Fault lines on the American campus

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