Julia Keay tells the story of an extraordinary woman ruler who constantly reinvented herself to survive the turmoil of India’s passage to British rule
Fascinating Parsi characters fill Cyrus Mistry’s uneven collection of stories around hassled sons and lonely spouses
Conservationist Vivek Menon on charismatic mammals, environmental awareness and the urgent need for land securement
This high-end handset redefines the meaning of a luxury smartphone
A dark, masterful satire plays on death and the media, bringing one of Kerala’s strongest voices to English via Calcutta
From Britain’s music scene of the 90s to China’s Cultural Revolution to the publishing worlds of New York and London, a treat of drama and comedy
A full-frame D-SLR for cinematographers and multimedia photographers
A study of Pakistan’s pervasive military influence masters the broad strokes of its history but lacks the insight of intimacy
An empathetic portrait of the Sri Lankan Civil War gives powerful voice to the living and the dead