Book Extract | Speaking with Nature: The Origin of Indian Environmentalism by Ramachandra Guha
By the canons of orthodox social science, countries like India are not supposed to have an environmental consciousness.
Strategic autonomy would have been a subset of Indian non-alignment, says 'Nehru Years' author
What is the legacy of Indian Non-Alignment, is strategic autonomy non-alignment by another name, and how Indian Non-Alignment was non-imperialist in its DNA—'The Nehru Years' author, Swapna Kona Nayudu, explains.
The Undying Light : A Personal History of Independent India by Gopalkrishna Gandhi
This remarkable memoir, and history of India after Independence, by one of India’s most distinguished public intellectuals, begins with his memories of the assassination of his paternal grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi.
Book Extract | The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin
'Careless People' review: 'Darkly funny' is exactly right
Alleged sexual harassment, apathy and a ridiculous amount of navel-gazing and entitlement: Former Facebook global policy head Sarah Wynn-Williams' book about working at the social media giant from 2011-17 paints a hilarious but grim picture.
Book Extract | The Indian Constitution: A Conversation in Power by Gautam Bhatia
The Indian Constitution: Conversations with Power takes a new approach in discussing the Constitution: as a document that creates, shapes, channels and constrains power.
Book Extract | Crossing Paths in America and India: Memories Essays Reviews by Leonard A. Gordon
A memoir of learning, involvements, and teaching…Leonard Gordon tracks his connection to India beginning in the 1960s as he became an outsider/ insider in its society visiting often over six decades.
Indian writer Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp wins GBP 50,000 International Booker 2025
Heart Lamp review: Banu Mushtaq's stories follow the lives of Muslim women who are constrained by tradition and responsibilities. Her protagonists are denied opportunities and resented for airing grievances. And yet, none of the stories reads like a lament.
Book Extract | The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life by Allison Fallon
Maybe, for now, it’s just the questions you write down. No answers at all. Maybe, over time, answers begin to come.
Book Extract | GeoTechnoGraphy: Mapping Power and Identity in the Digital Age by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma
With the advance of the twenty-first century, we have moved deeper into the Fourth Industrial Revolution—a tech-driven epoch that ‘builds on the digital revolution and combines multiple technologies’ leading to paradigm shifts in every sphere.
Gautam Bhatia: 'Any Constitutional document is essentially a power map of that country... India's Constitution has insufficiently democratized the colonial power map'
Lawyer and author Gautam Bhatia on what every citizen needs to know about the Indian Constitution, and spaces for public participation in our 75-year-old Constitution.
Book Extract: Raisina Chronicles: India’s Global Public Square
Raisina Chronicles reflects on the Dialogue’s journey and brings to its readers a single volume containing thorough insights and unbridled optimism for finding common solutions to global challenges
Book Extract: Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them.
Dream Count review: A book about four West Africans that will keep the curious Googling
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Covid-era novel about mothers and daughters is also an introduction to West African culture, food and history. Look out for the para about Delhi towards the end of the book!
Book Excerpt| Ananda: An Exploration of Cannabis in India by Karan Madhok
Cannabis, or ganja, is practically as old as recorded Indian civilization, with references to the plant being found in some of India’s earliest written texts and myths.
Book Extract: Now that I have your attention by Nicholas Hamilton
Nicolas Hamilton has been exceeding expectations since day one. He is the paternal half-brother of the legendary racing car driver Lewis Hamilton
100 Indian stories in English translation: From Odia literature's Bamacharan Mitra to Rajasthan's Vijaydan Detha, the making of an anthology
From Bengal to Maharashtra and from the Hindi heartland to the four southern states, editor AJ Thomas has curated a sampling menu of short stories from different regions, languages, time periods and styles in '100 Indian Stories'.
This illustrated kids' book explains where pashmina fiber comes from and the experience of being Tibetan in exile
What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri pashmina? Where and how do Tibetans born in exile engage with Tibetan language, food and culture? Author Jordan Quill drew upon years of research into North Indian and Tibetan textiles as well as Thangka religious scrolls for an illustrated children's book that delves into these questions.
Book Extract: Akashvani - A Century of Stories from All India Radio
Book Extract: Land Power
'No lack of engineering expertise in India': 2023 Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue expert Arnold Dix
Tunnel collapse rescue expert Arnold Dix on his book 'The Promise', about Operation Zindagi to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse in November 2023; and things India should consider for the next 20-plus years of tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects.
7 new books for International Women's Day gifting
India’s International Booker Prize 2025 contender Heart Lamp, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel in a decade and 5 more books to read and / or gift for International Women's Day 2025.
Book extract: The Dirty Dozen by N. Sundaresha Subramanian
In June 2017, the Reserve Bank of India sent shockwaves through the nation as it disclosed a list of the country’s twelve biggest defaulters who were responsible for approximately a quarter of all bad loans in the Indian banking system.
Book Extract: Buffett’s Early Investments by Brett Gardner
Buffett's Early Investments investigates ten investments that legendary investor Warren Buffett made in the 1950s and 1960s – earning him his first million – and uncovers unique insights
Book Extract: The Rule of Laws: A 4000-year Quest to Order the World by Fernanda Perie
Many other respected sets of laws have been highly impractical in quite puzzling ways, including those developed by the authors of the Old Testament. Although inspired by the Mesopotamian tradition, where law was the work of kings, the Israelite priests were pursuing a distinctly religious project.
