Indo-Roman ocean trade told through the stories of patricians and plebeians
Writing book reviews and living entirely by literature gave Chandrahas Choudhury the time and space, the models and the means to become a novelist
An intimate history of women searching for a more equal and dignified life
Anees Salim’s multi-narrator novel tells of children discovering their lineage
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Narinder Singh Kapany was an inventor, art collector and entrepreneur whose work transformed information technology
With her 20th book, Namita Gokhale does what she does best—write about lives like ours