What is it about Ruskin Bond’s work that gives it its extraordinary vitality and luminosity?
An inquiry into Gandhi’s death fails to put him in the historical context of the Subcontinent
Cyber espionage, bibliophilia in Beirut, the ultimate nature bible—and funny girls
A meditation on existence from the shadow of the Himalayas
A modern day tale about the plight of elephants in their battle with humans
A dazzling historical study portrays fourteen unusual visitors who made India home
Starcrossed lovers revive Allahabad’s glory days in this charming if dated translation—and the lingering gender debate
Novelist Kiran Nagarkar’s once-censored play is in print at last, with a fast-paced new screenplay
In his latest outing, Karl Ove Knausgaard portrays himself as a teenager with literary ambition
Men, machines and the mind—how Narendra Modi ran the campaign of a lifetime to win India. Excerpts from a new book by Open Deputy Editor