As India’s freedom struggle entered its most radical phase, revolutionaries, moderates and the press collided—revealing enduring tensions between...

In the first part of this review of Pratap: A Defiant Newspaper, we return to the Lahore-Jalandhar world where a fearless press tradition was born

Mona Verma’s The Scent of Himalayas is a luminous collection of 20 stories that traverse the Himalayan arc, blending folklore, ecology, myth and...

Makarand Paranjape’s Hindutva and Hind Swaraj seeks to heal India’s fractured historical imagination by exploring how Gandhi and Savarkar, opposites...

In Above and Beyond, Shiv Kumar Mohanka compiles an extraordinary aviation chronicle — from early air balloons and warplanes to drones and digital...

Sudhir Vidyarthi’s Bidai De Ma! is not about martyrs, but the women who made them. Through their letters, memories, and silence, he rebuilds the...

Soni Pandey’s 'Suno Kabir' captures Azamgarh’s Ibrahimpur—its weaving tradition, fractured Hindu-Muslim ties, and women reshaping identity—portraying...

A charming Ladakhi picture book gently explores Pallas’ cats, family bonds, and fragile mountain ecosystems, planting seeds of empathy and ecological...

Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia’s memoir is a journey of resilience, duty, and leadership — from cadetship setbacks to commanding India’s toughest...

In this deeply touching novel by Namita Ghokhle, mid-age protagonist Iti Arya retreats from Gurgaon life to her childhood’s Never Never Land in...

Karan Madhok’s travelogue, Ananda, uncovers India’s sacred, cultural, medicinal, and political ties to ganja — revealing contradictions between...

The Lion of Naushera by Ziya us Salam & Anand Mishra chronicles Brigadier Mohammed Usman’s ultimate sacrifice and valour, among other aspects of his...