books

The Road to Redemption

Antara Raghavan

A debut collection about characters at crossroads

The Violent Indian

Ullekh NP

Thomas Blom Hansen’s new book studies the widening gap between the goals of those at the helm and the rights enshrined in the Constitution. The author in conversation with Ullekh NP

Song of the Sundarbans

Sudeep Sen

In his first book of verse Amitav Ghosh reimagines a folk legend

Browsing Alert

Mini Kapoor

Memory and instinct in a bookshop

Forged In Fire

Siddharth Singh

The foundational violence that accompanied the formation of India as a modern nation-state

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

Chronicle of a Defeat Foretold

N Kalyan Raman

Politics and love of a failed politician

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