‘The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story.’—Salman RushdieOriginally published in 1...

Ashwini Ram is a successful engineer in Canada. She has a good job, a loving husband and daughter...

'It is perfectly possible to pervert the Constitution, without changing its form, by merelychangi...

'We brew the elixir of the past for concocting the future.'

India's democracy, once celebrated as an unprecedented experiment in pluralism and participatory ...

On 3 May 2023, the north-eastern state of Manipur plunged into the gravestcrisis it has faced sin...

A major Hindi novel of migration and women's lives, The Fire Sacrifice returns in a powerful new ...

First Bite

'You cannot catch a city in words. You cannot catch a city at all,' write the editorsof this anth...

DescriptionThe elite investigation unit of the Calcutta Police, headed by JointCommissioner of Po...

Bulbul Sharma has spent a lifetime exploring the gardens, parks and forestareas in and around Del...

‘This sensitive novel explores the fallout of the agrarian crisis, especially in Maharashtra, whe...

12-century saint-poet Allama Prabhu, along with Basavanna and Akka Mahadevi, was a founder of the...

DeScriPtionDetective Arjun Arora feels his life is crumbling around him. His father haspassed awa...

‘[Myna] … moved as though sustained by invisible wings attached to her feet. Her whole fra...

DescriptionThe Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed by the Parliament of Indiain December 2019...

A storm batters a hillside farmstead through the night, and the family living in it debates its d...

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A fascinating account of an audacious woman’s journey and a rapidly vanishing way of life, Azadi'...

‘A riveting book on real-life crimes and how the police solve them. We sleep in peace in a world ...

The Drunk Bird Chronicles

DescriptionAt age 28, when most people are expected to settle down or risk disasterJubanashwa Mis...

DeScriPtionA towering figure in English poetry from South Asia, Keki Daruwalla has beenadmired by...

When Mihika, 56 and a widow, gets drawn into a relationship with Zuhayr, a60-year-old divorcee wh...

DescriptionThe Ram temple issue has been at the epicentre of Indian politics since the mid1980s. ...

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In this beautifully illustrated book filled with little known facts from Indian history, and pict...

Description'The freedom and beauty of the green outdoors-soft beds ofgrass and ferns; the caress ...

Centuries pass and the world changes, but many of the qualities that make acharismatic and effect...

We have all heard the tales of Hanuman-the monkey god who dared topluck the sun from the sky and ...

‘…It looks like the rhythm of Shivapura life is upset. Even the seasons don’t keep time. T...

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DescriptionPapadom is a planet of food. Here Kitch-hens, or Chef Hens, cook all thefood. Gulgul m...

TeradaYoshitaka, Professor Emeritus at the National Museum of EthnologyOsaka, Japan began his jou...

'Independent and transparent research is vital for good governance. It can evensafeguard against ...

New Delhi was the grandest planned capital city of the British empire.In its meticulous urban pla...

Using the legendary love story of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and his Turkishslave-cum-lover Ayaz as ...

DescriptionAs the Indian independence movement progressed-from the economiccritique of colonial r...

Delightful, funny and thoughtful stories from India come back to life in thiscollection.There is ...

'Framed As a Terrorist' is the harrowing and heart-rending narrative of an ordinary young Indian ...

In this timely and comprehensive book, a professional with rare experience in policy making remin...

DescriptionA little boy goes riding on a boat. He has been told many fearful stories of seamonste...

Over at least two millennia, Delhi has witnessed several kingdoms andempires come and go, and has...

A glimpse into the heart and mind of a young girl who went on to become an important queen.In the...

‘This brave and timely book should be required reading for every Indian.’—Nayantara SahgalIn this...

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‘He was living once more in those far-away days that had begun with such happiness, only to end i...

In an imaginary time, in the mythical, scenic but deeply troubled land of Mandala, theailing old ...