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Sanskrit with a Persian Accent

Audrey Truschke

It’s a language of the Muslim pasts too

The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Muslim Pasts
The Language of History: Sanskrit Narratives of Muslim Pasts
Audrey Truschke
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing /
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
Sonia Faleiro
Back to Badaun
Bhavya Dore

Sonia Faleiro’s true crime reads like a thriller and tells of north India’s many faultlines

Fractured Forest, Quartzite City: A History of Delhi and Its Ridge /
Fractured Forest, Quartzite City: A History of Delhi and Its Ridge
Thomas Crowley
A Ridge Runs through It
Ranjit Lal

A re-telling of Delhi’s history from the vantage point of its green lung

Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi /
Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi
Vinay Sitapati
BJP’s Backstory
Pralay Kanungo

A fascinating narrative on the unique partnership between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani

The Fury of Covid-19: The Politics, Histories, and Unrequited Love of the Coronavirus /
The Fury of Covid-19: The Politics, Histories, and Unrequited Love of the Coronavirus
Vinay Lal
Pandemic Reflections
Ullekh NP

Vinay Lal gives historical context to our collective and individual responses to Covid

Maryada: Searching for Dharma in the Ramayana /
Maryada: Searching for Dharma in the Ramayana
Arshia Sattar
The Man and the Ideal
Bibek Debroy

Arshia Sattar brings out the many shades of dharma in the Ramayana

Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China /
Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China
Romila Thapar
The Historian’s Eye
Shivshankar Menon

Romila Thapar provides a nonjudgmental cultural perspective on China

Jugalbandi: The BJP before Modi /
Jugalbandi: The BJP before Modi
Vinay Sitapati
The Evolution of BJP
Swapan Dasgupta

A historical insight into the Vajpayee-Advani jugalbandi

The Wall /
The Wall
Gautam Bhatia
Breaking Barriers
Sharanya Hrishikesh

Gautam Bhatia's debut novel is an argument between faith and reason

The Battle Of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What It Means to Be Indian /
The Battle Of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What It Means to Be Indian
Shashi Tharoor
Who Is an Indian?
Mani Shankar Aiyar

Being and belonging according to Shashi Tharoor

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