Set in the 16th-century Lahore, ‘The Sufi’s Nightingale’ by Sarbpreet Singh is a fictionalised retelling of mystic poet Shah Hussain and Madho...

'Sri Aurobindo' by Roshen Dalal and 'Bondhu' by Kunal Sen are two unputdownable biographies among the Valley of Words’ shortlist for best non-fiction...

Shortlisted in the Hindi non-fiction category, the biographies of Pandita Ramabai, Rahul Sankritayan, and Osho Rajneesh highlight a renewed interest...

In his magnum opus, Climate Change: The Policy, Law and Practice, Jatinder Cheema documents global, multilateral, regional, and national climate...

This set of synoptic remarks on five translations of literary gems from ‘Bhashas of Bharat’ in Hindi emphasises popularising and preserving India’s...

Celebrating the PN Panicker Book Reading Month, the Valley of Words announces its shortlist in eight literary categories catering to a diverse reader...

Your childhood is your homeland’, said Epictetus, and so did the poet and Nobel laureate Louise Glück, “We look at the world once, in childhood. The...

Manoj Mitta’s 596-page magnum opus Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India on the hitherto under-explored intersection of caste and law...

The eminently readable book, ‘Kathmandu Chronicles’ — by KV Rajan and Atul K Thakur — goes beyond facts to delve deep into the socio-political...

Unlike stereotypical coffee table books focussing on design and imagery over text, ‘Responsibility’ by Amit Sachdeva and Mugdha Arora adopts an...

Enriched with historical insights and prompting further research into unexplored manuscripts of the region, Col Ajay K Raina’s book, ‘Beyond the...

While Dwijen Sen, a Bengal-born revolutionary artist in Dehradun, founded the iconic Kala Kendra named after him, Swami Rama, the spiritual leader who...