In two volumes, Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world’s great families. The historian speaks about combining the span of world history with the grit of human biography
Nayanjot Lahiri travels through Asia to explore the different images of the Mauryan emperor. The author in conversation with Open
Shekhar Pathak’s book on the Chipko movement wins the Kamladevi Chattopadhyay New India Foundation Book Prize. The author in conversation with Open
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel traces freedom through a family saga
Shehan Karunatilaka is out with a collection of short stories, soon after his Booker win. The Sri Lankan author in conversation with Open
Chaos unfurls when vendetta is ill conceived, and a bag of riches is to be found