Books

The Taste Maestro

MJ Akbar

Über-hotelier, debonair and dog lover, Habib Rehman in his own words is a mandatory read for managers and adventurers

The Wandering Gastronome

Padmaparna Ghosh

Pamela Timms explores the delights of Old Delhi in a delicious tale full of feasts, friends and forgotten recipes

“The hope has never gone away in Afghanistan”

Rajni George

Khaled Hosseini, the bestselling author, speaks about the past, present and future of Afghanistan and his writerly life

‘Engage With the Mind of the Painter’

Rajni George

BN Goswamy, India’s foremost art historian, shows us how to appreciate a painting in an accessible new book which explains 101 masterpieces

A Political Junkie’s Big Binge

Tunku Varadarajan

Forget the style and all those cliches, this book, written with the wonderment and adrenaline of a committed reporter, captures the drama of 2014 and the men who powered it

Love, Sex and Satraps

Arshia Sattar

A courtesan-turned-spy frolics in Pataliputra, revealing Mauryan mischief

Bringing Back the Queen

Burhan Wazir

AN Wilson’s majestic biography rehabilitates the much misinterpreted Victoria

A Miniaturist’s Offerings

Mahesh Rao

Mirza Waheed’s second novel, in the finest romantic tradition, depicts love amidst conflict in Kashmir

The Man, the Mind and the Game

Mini Kapoor

Here is a cricketer who was too young to consume the bottle of champagne he received upon winning his first man-of-the-match honour. The legend of Sachin Tendulkar in his own words