A City in Memory

Taliban in Jane Austen’s London

The story of an unknown founder of modern Iran and his love for England

Reporter’s Diary

Angst apart, Barkha Dutt’s first book is rich in atmospherics and hyperbole

Best of 2015 Books: My Choice

The Poet and the Pause

Jeet Thayil’s collected poems chart the evolution of a man and his art in all its splendidness

The Case for Debate

Indian political discourse is not a lost cause. A good grounding in an old tradition could inspire a revival, argues the political philosopher Bhikhu Parekh

The Young Gandhi

A biography puts the budding leader’s ambivalence over human equality to scrutiny

Lost in the City

The sequel to Shantaram is irredeemably caught between pulp and literary

Everywoman Extraordinaire

This passionate tribute to Smita Patil celebrates the actress’ great instinct and intensity

Editor’s Cut

From Mukesh Ambani’s first interview to Manmohan Singh’s transformation, TN Ninan has had a ringside view of the India story. Now he has captured it between the covers