Books

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

The Undying Light by Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a gem of a memoir that morphs the veteran’s personal memories with India’s post-independence...

Retired IPS officer OP Singh has masterfully documented his sense of duty, devotion, and deep insights into a gripping memoir—Through My Eyes—of...

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...

In Mujib’s Blunders, written by Manash Ghosh, the fatal missteps of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are laid bare. Be it his misplaced trust, sidelining of...

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 an age where dissent is delegitimised and opposition defanged, Making of the Parliamentary Opposition in India by Rupak Kumar boldly reimagines...

In Our Living Constitution, Shashi Tharoor breathes life into the legacy of India’s supreme lawbook—revealing its grand architecture, noble origins,...

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,...

In Contesting Democratic Deficit, Salman Khurshid & Mritunjay Singh Yadav analyse India’s 2024 electoral battle, which was essentially a fight to...