The slow but steady transformation of the East India Company from a trading entity to a ruling body in India
Tony Joseph wades through genetics, archaeology and linguistics to present a picture of the people who shaped Indian civilisation
Australian author Markus Zusak tells Bhavya Dore about the aftermath of a bestseller success and the joys of a new work
Tamil author Perumal Murugan makes his readers partners in the life of the peasant and the possibilities of nature
Aboriginal poet and author Ali Cobby Eckermann records the importance of ritual and recognition