Chandan Sinha’s Abundant Sense is a collection of Rahim’s selected couplets that hold oceans of meaning—braiding Bhakti, Riti, and Niti into lyrical...

In ‘The Life of the Unsung Hero’, John R Khathing unearths the astonishing, multifaceted legacy of Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khathing—a frontier legend...

On the VoW Longlist for Young Adults, Myth, Memory & Folktale of the Wancho Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh by Tara Douglas and Jatwang Wangsa offers a...

Bijoya Sawian’s Hill Songs of Love and Longing threads myth, memory, and emotions through 11 tales woven around Khasi women protagonist who underwent...

Through chronicling his rise in the Indian military, Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, in Breaking the Glass Ceiling, reflects upon strategic fault lines in a...

This book by Sudhir Chandra is a long-delayed tribute to Rukhmabai who, in defying a forced childhood marriage and imperial orthodoxy, emerged as a...

Sunita Narain’s The Rise of the Neo-Locals is a fiercely evocative mosaic of essays that challenge the global order and urge for a grounded,...

'Commanding Excellence', a memoir encapsulating unheard and forgotten war stories, penned by General Balraj Mehta, is a masterclass on...

In Harry Hobbs of Kolkata and other Forgotten Lives, Devasis Chattopadhyay, beautifully blending history and storytelling, resurrects nine forgotten...

In the creative fiction '565', Mallika Ravikumar unravels the gripping, lesser-known stories of integration of India’s princely states—where idealism,...

A Resurgent North East by Ashish Kundra, reflective of extensive fieldwork, is a deeply observed, passionately argued narrative that illuminates the...

Based on extensive fieldwork in seven diverse slum clusters, From Shanties to School by Manimala Roy is a deeply insightful exploration of how India’s...