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Books

The Perfect Murder

A semi-historical novel uses Holmesian forensics to solve the mystery of the Bombay plague of 1896

India Is Elsewhere

The author fails to understand the impact of democracy in South Asia

End of an Aura

An academic take on the last years of Indira Gandhi fails to capture her impact on Indian politics

The Last Action Heroes

A Hindi film buff from America punches his way into the fan club of Bollywood action movies

Rust-Free Fiction

What is it about Ruskin Bond’s work that gives it its extraordinary vitality and luminosity?

Missing the Mahatma

An inquiry into Gandhi’s death fails to put him in the historical context of the Subcontinent

Spring Library

Cyber espionage, bibliophilia in Beirut, the ultimate nature bible—and funny girls

And the Mountain Echoed

A meditation on existence from the shadow of the Himalayas

Peace and the Pachyderm

A modern day tale about the plight of elephants in their battle with humans

Bringing Back the Troublers

A dazzling historical study portrays fourteen unusual visitors who made India home

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