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...

The Other Side of Diplomacy by Jayshree Mishra Tripathi is a collection of tales extracted from old communications, predominantly letters, uncovering...

In Trial by Water, Uttam Kumar Sinha masterfully navigates the turbulent confluence of geopolitics, history, and hydrology, exposing how rivers in the...

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,...