Books

The Abandoned

Rohit Chandra

Holding institutions to account

The Progressive in Paris

Yashodhara Dalmia

The pleasures and pains SH Raza faced while in Europe

A Vice-President’s Reflections

Mani Shankar Aiyar

An account of a proud Indian Muslim who occupied the highest offices

The Imperfect Queen

Ira Mukhoty

Jindan Kaur’s volatile relationship with the world

Delhi Noir

Sanjay Sipahimalani

Mirza Ghalib is a detective in this historical novel by Raza Mir

Chronicle of a Defeat Foretold

N Kalyan Raman

Politics and love of a failed politician

Nightwalking

Mini Kapoor

Yesterday’s writers as guides to today’s pedestrians

The Darkest House

Nandini Nair

The thriller Girl A chronicles the aftermath of horrors and the resilience of teenagers. Abigail Dean talks to Nandini Nair about her bestselling debut

In a new memoir, Priyanka Chopra Jonas opens up about favouritism in Bollywood, heartbreak, depression, but equally about the joy of making movies across continents and finding her prince charming in the unlikeliest of places