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the custodians of culture The need to understand the world and its ever-deepening complexities has never been more pressing – to examine where we come from, how we got here and where we go from here. Be it climate change, political polarisation, geopolitics, nationalism, communalism, immigration, gender or sexuality – the urgency of discourse, conversations, an exchange of ideas and the freedom to put forward differing yet inclusive perspectives is the call of our times.

In a world where applications abound for every conceivable purpose and where AI stands as an oracle of instantaneous answers, creativity, imagination and self-discovery have come to hold a different meaning. Yet, in our world on the cusp of going meta, certain things remain a constant amidst this ceaseless flux – the venerable pillars of scholarship, design, research, literature, art… and the force of books.

Welcome to Roli. In our 45th year, we continue to be independent and publish books that are relevant, eclectic, well-designed and add to our understanding of this incredible country. Our list is as rich, diverse, dynamic and engaging as India – our eternal muse.

From high fashion to food, from history to art, and from photo essays to fiction, we have remained agnostic of genres and experimented in with subjects, formats and areas, even if few have ventured in these directions. Our stunningly illustrated, largeformat books continue to win awards and are read by a wide international audience, thanks to our success in selling international co-editions.

As one of the largest distributors of art and design books in South Asia, we also support a large spectrum of international books and make them available for readers through all retail brick-and-mortar as well as digital bookstores in the country including our own homegrown bookshops, CMYK. The Roli imprints – Lustre, Lotus, IndiaInk and Showcase are widely distributed and available throughout the United Kingdom, Northern America and Europe.

Over the next few sections, browse through our most prized commissioned and acquired book projects, recent releases, and our treasured backlist.

It’s been an incredible journey celebrating the interdependence as well as the diversity of our world… thank you to all our authors, designers, photographers and collaborators for being a part of this family.

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The Lay of the Land A Story of India through its Maps Deepti Anand & Sanghamitra Chat terjee

A collector's edition measuring a prodigious 11.5 x 15.5 inches, The Lay of the Land is a sight to behold – an unprecedented display of the scale, story and beauty of mapmaking in India. There is more to a map than just the sheet of paper one sees – there’s a motive, a story, people, circumstances, science, mathematics, technology and analysis among other aspects. This book with more than 400 maps aims to highlight and bring forth these hidden layers of a map and trace a unique cartographical history of the Indian subcontinent.

Deepti Anand is the co-founder of the heritage management agency, Past Perfect. Over the years, Deepti has been part of several archiving and research projects ranging from corporate and family histories to films, documentaries and web-series that are rooted in history or built on historical contexts. In April 2022 and May 2023, Deepti also co-curated two rare map exhibitions titled ‘Meandering through a Mapped Canvas’ and ‘Mapped! - Surveys that left behind a Legacy’ respectively.

Sanghamitra Chatterjee is the founder of Past Perfect Heritage Management, an archival and heritage research agency. She is also currently the Secretary of Oral History Association of India. She co-curated the exhibitions ‘Meandering through a Mapped Canvas’ and ‘Mapped! - Surveys that left behind a Legacy’ in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

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Mughal Glass Blown and Decorated Objects from the Indian Subcontinent Northern India, probably Delhi | 1725-75 | Height: 10.8 cm; Width of opening: 11.4 cm; Width of base: 7 cm; Weight: 227.5 g | Emerald green glass; gold; light yellow | Free blown; tooled on the pontil; painted; gilded

Tara Desjardins

location: Jagdish & Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad (76.1475) | provenance: Harish Chandra Agarwal collection, Hyderabad, India until 1976

Free blown as a single glass piece and composed of two bell shaped elements joined at their tops; the smaller bell shaped form provides the base, while the open upper part consists of a shallow circular shape, flaring slightly to a rounded partially gilded edge; interior upper portion decorated in the reverse gilt technique with two rows of stylised leaves (betel nut), one inverted and the other vertical, the veins highlighted with light green paint; inner rim, outer rim, and top of the bottom portion are all decorated with a row of small petals flanked by solid gilt bands; bottom portion also painted in the reverse gilt technique decorated with two rows of stylised leaves; body flares slightly to a flattened base with an unpolished pontil mark in the center. Object is intact with slight wear of gilt; numerous small air bubbles and seeds scattered throughout the glass; small inclusions.

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The history of Mughal glass has been almost entirely neglected, leading scholars to still speculate as to whether these spectacular specimens are European imports, made from European glass but decorated in India, or of entirely Indian manufacture. The answer to these unanswered questions lies in a far more complex narrative, one that explores the development of new glass recipes, the impact of increased maritime trade, the Mughal emperors’ penchant for luxury goods, and the influence of colonial consumption in India. This book will also present a comprehensive catalogue of Mughal glass objects gathered from both public and private collections.

Tara Desjardins is the curator of South Asia at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. She obtained her Doctoral degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and has since held curatorial positions at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the San Diego Museum of Art. Tara previously worked as an Islamic and Orientalist Art’s specialist at Tajan and Christies, Paris. Her research has been published by the Association Internationale pour l’Histoire du Verre (AIHV), the Journal of Glass Studies, Yale University Press, and Thames & Hudson.

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Northern India, probably Delhi | 1725-75 | Height: 10.8 cm; Width of opening: 11.4 cm; Width of ba with Weight:hardback 227.5 g | Emerald green jacket glass; gold; light yellow | Free blown; tooled on the pontil; painted

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India: A Story in 100 Books

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India: A Story in 100 Books delves into the rich literary landscape of India with hundred seminal works that reflect the nation’s cultural and historical evolution. Through carefully chosen books spanning genres and eras, Pramod K.G. paints a vivid picture of India’s diverse heritage, while offering readers an enlightening and immersive narrative through the lens of the finest literature.

Pramod Kumar KG is the co-founder of Eka Archiving Services, India’s first museum and cultural advisory firm. He has curated shows and as an independent researcher and a published author, he has made contributions to several edited volumes, journals, magazines and books.

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India: A Story in 100 Bites

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India: A Story in 100 Bites takes readers on a culinary journey through the diverse tapestry of Indian cuisine, spices, techniques and traditions with renowned food journalist Vikram Doctor. From the tantalizing street foods of Delhi to the aromatic spices of Kerala, this book contains eye-opening details about deeper understanding of why we eat and what we eat. It celebrates the heart and soul of India, revealing the flavours that bind its people together, making it a truly mouthwatering exploration of India’s culinary heritage.

Vikram Doctor is a food journalist and a columnist with The Economic Times and the host of The Real Food Podcast. He comprehensively covers a wide range of topics that make up modern Indian food and its history.

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Harmony The Indian Book of Wellness

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Gita Ramesh

The Indian Book of Wellness

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Harmony: The Indian Book of Wellness is a celebration of India’s timeless wisdom offering an insight into India’s ancient traditions and practices for holistic well-being. Delving into ayurveda, yoga and mindful living, Gita Ramesh introduces readers to the art of incorporating mindfulness, gratitude and self-awareness to enhance overall life quality. The book will not only enlighten readers about time-honoured practices but also offer practical tips to cultivating well-being in today’s fast-paced world.

Gita Ramesh is the Joint Managing Director of Kairali Ayurvedic Group, pioneering in promoting Ayurvedic Retreats and Treatment Centres globally. She utilized her knowledge and expertise to create her vision, Kairali. It is now recognized around the globe as the essence of true Ayurveda. Along with her husband K.V. Ramesh she carried forward the legacy of their elders, to introduce Kairali and has propagated authentic principles of health and well-being through Ayurveda. Today Kairali is spread across three continents, ten countries and at thirty-five locations offering Ayurveda in its truest form.

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Slow Living What You can do About Climate Change

Vandana Shiva Shreya Jani

If the 2020 pandemic taught the planet anything, it is that life on earth as we have known it is now no more the same as it used to be. Just the manifesto we needed in our lives to adapt to a rapidly changing world, Slow Living is an urgent wake-up call to the reader for direct action, which gently breaks down the philosophy of slow living, slow food, slow fashion, and slow leisure. Addressed to the wise and rational, the restless in their prime, anxious millennials and idealistic Gen Z, this is a book you want to read, scribble at, gift and pass on to your loved ones. Making a case for buying local and upcycling; slow and conscious travel; slow self-care and care of our ecologies and communities, Vandana Shiva and Shreya Jani urge us to make the small changes in our daily lives for a more sustainable today and tomorrow.

VANDANA SHIVA is the director of Navdanya in India. A physicist, activist, philosopher, and feminist, she is the author of more than twenty books and recipient of many international awards.

SHREYA JANI is founder and managing trustee at STEP. She has actively been involved in the fields of peace education, teacher training, curriculum design, and education policy.

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Saris Tradition and Beyond Ṛta Kapur Chishti

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The sari is the most representative apparel of India that has intrigued men and tempted women all over the world. Worn in a variety of ways, the sari is a fabric-length of varying densities in its body, borders and end pieces often woven by combining a range of cottons and silks in colours and patterns that are constantly evolving. This book is an exhaustive overview of this fascinating unstitched garment and a cutting-edge documentation of design and all that supports it socially, culturally and economically. Travelling district by district, village by village, Saris: Tradition and Beyond explores an entire spectrum of traditional weaver and printer settlements in fifteen sari-producing states of India.

Kapur Chishti is a sari historian and a textile scholar. She has Rta . spent decades researching and documenting the saris of India, while also advocating for the revival of the sari as a garment of everyday use through initiatives such as the Sari School in 2009. She is the co-author and editor of Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond.

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The Unforgettable Maharajas One Hundred and Seventy Five Years of Photography E. Jaiwant Paul & Pramod Kapoor

Showcasing an extensive range of photographs from India’s princely states, The Unforgettable Maharajas opens a window into the private lives of the maharajas. Featuring the jewellery, interiors, portraiture and many more aspects of the lives of these majestic families, this luxurious book is a documentation in photographs, of the maharajas of India: undoubtedly one of the greatest anachronizms of the 20th century. Among them were enlightened rulers and profligate princes, saints and scoundrels, heroes and cowards, sadists and boors, charmers and eccentrics. In the eyes of their people, however, they had the divine right to rule and they left the stamp of an unmistakable aura of majesty.

A comprehensive collection of historical photographs from princely India, this is also the largest selection of royal pictures in any one book.

E. Jaiwant Paul, a hardcore corporate, was on the expert panel on weapons for several museums and was the author of Rani of Jhansi, The Story of Tea, Baji Rao, Har Dayal: The Great Revolutionary (co-author Mrs Shubh Paul), Arms and Armour: Traditional Weapons of India, and The Greased Cartridge.

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Pramod Kapoor, the founder and publisher of Roli Books, has over the course of his illustrious career, conceived and produced awardwinning books that have proven to be game-changers in the world of publishing. His latest book, a critically acclaimed best seller, 1946: Last War of Independence, Royal Indian Navy Mutiny, is a result of his years of research and deep interest in the period and personalities.

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The Essential Cookbook Library The Essential Cookbook Library series is the definitive guide to India’s culinary heritage.

With each book in the series dedicated to an Indian state, this is a valuable repository of the country’s most beloved foods.

The gorgeously illustrated volumes in this series, authored by India’s most prominent chefs and food experts, showcase 500 recipes along with information on the culinary history, methods of cooking and local ingredients grown and used.

From popular dishes to closely guarded family recipes, each book in the series is divided course-wise from beverages and snacks to curries and dessert.

Taken together, the series is a stunning feat of Indian cookbook literature, making it a true collector’s bible for cooks of all abilities and those seeking to savour the essence of India’s flavours, one state at a time.

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Bengal

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The Cookbook

The Cookbook

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Sonal Ved

In this stunning, meticulously curated cookbook, Pritha Sen offers more than 400 recipes that best represent Bengali cuisine. From delicate spice blends to intricate cooking methods, from the exquisite treatment of ingredients to the origins of iconic dishes, this is the perfect companion to explore the vast repertoire of food from the region.

“Surat Nu Jaman Ane Kashi Nu Maran” a popular saying in Gujarati which means dining at Surat and dying at Varanasi, is the way to heaven.

Deeply researched and designed to bring the alchemy of Bengali food right into your kitchen, this is the cookbook you’ll keep going back to.

Gujarat offers one of the most distinct cuisines from India – predominantly vegetarian, it is flavourful, healthy and varied. Local dishes seamlessly combine sweet, spicy and sour flavours that are popular beyond the state too. Sonal Ved goes deep into her home state to offer a combination of everyday, simple and wholesome recipes with lesser known secrets from home cooks.

Pritha Sen is a chef consultant and one of India’s leading food historians. She is regarded as an authority on the regional cuisines of eastern India with a special focus on Undivided Bengal. She has been a pioneer on multiple platforms including social media in creating awareness about the wisdom of the culinary culture of India through her warm storytelling about the food. Food, she believes, is identity.

Sonal Ved is the group digital editor for Harper’s Bazaar India, Cosmopolitan India and Brides Today.

She was the first food editor at Vogue India. Her cookbook Tiffin (Roli) was listed in the New York Times as one of the must-have cookbooks for Fall 2018. She has been published in the Guardian, Saveur, Food52 and Thrillist and has also hosted a cooking show for Tastemade.

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Goa The Cookbook

PABLO MIRANDA

Each Indian state has a distinct cuisine that is steeped in local rituals, practices and sensibilities. Goa’s culinary legacy is particularly rich because of the numerous cultures that it came into contact with over the centuries: Portuguese, Arab, Brazilian, African, French, and others.

This blending of native cultures and foreign influence is reflected in Goan cuisine. From family secrets to popular dishes, Goa: The Cookbook is the best repository of authentic recipes from the state. The author pays tribute to his rich heritage, cultural and culinary, that has shaped his life, career and memories.

PABLO MIRANDA, born and raised in Goa is a chef and owner of Patrão’s Deli & António. He was drawn to the kitchen as his mother was a fantastic cook and most memories growing up would be spending time with her and the family in the kitchen.

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India in a Bowl Megha Kohli

One bowl meals are the answer to quick, simple meals that are well thought out, balanced and filling. Filled with grains, noodles, rice or millets, vegetables and protein, they serve as the perfect weeknight meal that is complete, can be made in individual portions, makes good use of left overs and are extremely versatile. Bowl meals give you the flexibility to switch out ingredients based on dietary restrictions, healthy choices or personal tastes. Indian food offers a variety of flavours and opportunity to pair different flavours, techniques, marinades and ingredients. Chef Megha Kohli takes the principles of the traditional Indian meal and applies it to the popular ‘one bowl meal’ concept to give you recipes that are easy to follow, quick to whip up and in which eat bite offers an exciting combination of taste, textures and flavours.

Megha Kohli is currently the Chef Partner at Mezze Mambo, a Mediterranean restaurant & bar, in New Delhi. She is also the corporate chef at Mademoiselle, a boutique hotel in Goa, and at Cafe Mez & The Wine Company, in Delhi. Megha has already garnered an experience of fifteen years in the industry and was also awarded with the 'Times Chef of the Year, 2020' award by the acclaimed and respected food critic Ms. Marryam Reshii.

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Paneer Tikka Bowl SPICy ChICKen KeBAB WRAPPed In A PARAthA

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1. to make the garam moshala dry roast the cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon stick in a pan before pounding them to a fine powder in a mortar and pestle. Keep aside.

2. Mix a sliced onion in a bowl with finely chopped green chilli, a teaspoon of chaat masala and a squeeze of lemon juice and set aside until needed.

3. to make the paratha, sift the flour with half a teaspoon of sugar and a pinch of salt. Rub 2 tablespoons of ghee into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles coarse sand. Adding water a few drops at a time, knead into a soft dough. Cover the bowl with a wet cloth and allow the dough to rest for 30 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, whisk the yoghurt with red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, lemon juice and 2 teaspoons of the fresh garam moshala. toss the cubed chicken in the marinade and set aside for 30 minutes. If you would like to smoke the meat, you may do so at this stage. (Refer to Bohri Samosa recipe, step 5). Preheat your oven to 220 degrees C. 5. Skewer the marinated chicken cubes on sticks and baste with mustard oil. Place the skewers on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.

6. While the chicken is cooking, heat ghee in a griddle on a medium flame. Add the cubed capsicum and onion to the pan along with a teaspoon of garam moshala and cook until the veggies are slightly charred. this should take 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cooked chicken pieces to the pan and toss them together. Season with salt.

7. to assemble, place a paratha on the kitchen counter and add a heap of filling to the centre. top with the marinated onion mixture and roll into a tight cigar. Serve hot.

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2 cups refined flour (maida) ½ teaspoon sugar 1 pinch salt 2 tablespoons ghee Water as needed foR the gARAM MoShAlA

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1 cup boneless chicken, cubed 1 tablespoon red chilli powder 3 teaspoons garam moshala, divided 2 tablespoons yoghurt 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste Juice of ½ a lemon 1 tablespoon mustard oil ½ cup green capsicum, sliced ½ cup onion, sliced 1 teaspoon ghee Salt to taste foR gARnISh

1 onion, sliced 1 teaspoon chaat masala 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 green chilli, finely chopped

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The Patiala Cookbook Secret Recipes of the Royal Family Randhir Singh Photography by Karam Puri

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Generations of the royal family of Patiala have been known not only for their appreciation of good food but also for their love for cooking, going back as far as to the time of Maharaja Narinder Singh (1824–1862) — the great grandfather of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh (1891–1938). Hospitality or mehman nawazi was taken so seriously that Maharaja Bhupinder Singh went so far as to employ a Spaniard whom he met on a ship en route to England to exclusively manage his entertainment. With such a rich and vibrant culinary history, it is no surprise that even now the family is widely regarded for their dinner parties as well as impromptu cookouts where various cooking stations are set up for the family chefs. Who can forget the special dinner cooked and hosted by Captain Amarinder Singh for the Olympic winners of 2021. The Patiala Cookbook presents, for the first time, recipes that are specifically home-grown and are all firm favourites of the wide Patiala family.

Randhir Singh is an Indian sports administrator and former Olympic-level trap and skeet shooter. Son of Bhalindra Singh, a younger son of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, he is one of India’s most influential sports administrators and is noted for his wide-ranging international connections.

Karam Puri’s work stretches across the world and his award-winning images have published in multiple large-format books including Gujarat: A Journey, Dining with the Nawabs, Madhya Pradesh From Above and India Local. His images have also appeared in National Geographic, the Guardian, Architectural Digest and other publications.

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The Himalayan Cookbook CURATED by Rushina Munshaw Ghildiyal

Cuisine draws on the land but rests, heavily or lightly, on layers of history. With its strategic location, the Himalayas were not only part of the several travel and trade routes for centuries, but also connected inland kingdoms and cities. For generations, people travelled its lengths and breadths, adding varied layers of pluralism and hybridity to the culture and cuisine of the Himalayas. Himalayan cuisine today is rooted in a sizeable repertoire of ingredients, rich in legumes, whole grains, pulses, meat and freshwater fish and a culinary philosophy of SOUL food, where SOUL is an acronym for Seasonal, Organic, Unprocessed and Local.

From the dum cooking of Ladakh and Kashmir, to the multi-faceted cuisines of India, Pakistan and Nepal, the momos, and pulled noodle soups of Tibet, Ladakh and Bhutan to distinctive mountainous cheese and bread making traditions, the book is an exploration of the smorgasbord of what Himalayan cuisine has to offer.

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Rushina Munshaw Ghidiyal is a culinary expert, writer and consultant who documents food history and stories most often around ingredients, cuisines, and the people who cook them. She is the founder-owner of A Perfect Bite Consulting and APBCookStudio through which she curates culinary experiences and helps F&B brands and businesses connect with their consumers.

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Canteen A Guide to India’s Iconic Eateries ANURAG MALLICK PRIYA GANAPATHY

Hole-in-the-wall joints, military messes, line hotels, highway dhabas to iconic food haunts, Canteen is a chronicle of 500 pioneering restaurants that aren’t mere eateries but pieces of history. Divided into regions, this culinary journey across India tells the story of the people behind these heritage institutions and lesser-known food lores like how the Gadbad Ice Cream was invented or the Maddur Vada was born, the origin of the Kabiraji Cutlet and the Kakori Kebab and why the best Thalassery Biryani can be found in Paris! Culled from years of travel and intense research that’s damaged their waistlines forever, this compendium is full of interesting anecdotes, recipes and stories behind signature dishes.

Travel writing duo and food writers, ANURAG MALLICK and PRIYA GANAPATHY have survived landslides, floods, coups, marriage and other natural disasters, leading a happily unsettled life of travel for over two decades. With a background in advertising, journalism, radio, films and digital media, they write for leading publications and have authored guidebooks for Michelin, Rough Guides, and Outlook Traveller. They have scripted films and also curated food journeys.

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FROM THE NAWAB’S KITCHEN ∫

Wajid Ali Shah’s Family Cookbook

FATIMA MIRZA & SHAHANSHAH MIRZA

From the Nawab’s Kitchen

Ammi’s Kitchen Heirloom Recipes from Rampur

Wajid Ali Shah’s Family Cookbook Fatima Mirza Shahanshah Mirza

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A collection of authentic Awadhi recipes that have been safeguarded and passed through generations but never recorded before. For the first time the authors (direct descendants of Wajid Ali Shah), share their family’s culinary secrets accompanied with fascinating anecdotes from the Awadh court.

Ammi’s Kitchen is a tribute to all grandmothers who have been the torchbearers of saving and passing on the legacy of traditional recipes from all over India.

Pernia Qureshi’s grandmother, Mussharaf-Ul-Nissa Begum, originally from Chandausi U.P., was married into the princely state of Rampur at a young age and immediately assimilated into the food cultures of the two towns. She threw many lavish dinners with her husband for the Nawab, dignitaries, and politicians.

This book is a collection of the author’s family recipes and is dedicated to the amazing, relentless, and powerful woman her grandmother was.

Fatima Mirza traces her ancestry to Prince Mirza Mohammad Hamid Ali Bahadur, who was the heir apparent to the throne of Awadh. She grew up in Lucknow, a city where cooking is considered a sophisticated art. From a young age she took an interest in cooking and learnt from her mother, grandmother, and aunt.

Shahanshah Mirza is the great-great-grandson of Wajid Ali Shah. A dedicated social and green activist, this is his fourth book.

Pernia Qureshi is one of India’s leading style icons and fashion entrepreneurs. She has formerly been with Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and Conde Nast in New York and New Delhi. She is the author of Be Stylish with Pernia Qureshi.

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Iconic Trees of India S . Natesh

Iconic Trees of India tells the story of some of India’s oldest trees by telling the story of the people, communities and sociopolitical events in the site surrounding the tree. These trees help tell the many micro histories and stories of India as we know today. Living and bearing witness to hundreds of years of lived history, this book gives these ecological heroes their due.

S. Natesh is a botanist and has taught at the Delhi University before moving to the department of biotechnology, Government of India, where he headed several divisions.

Currently he works at the DST Centre for Policy Research at IIT Delhi.

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Mèla: Everyday Indian Aesthetic is a peek into everyday design and architecture, adornments, colours, textures, patterns, and typography in India. The book serves as an anthropological capture of India’s lived realities, and presents people and places as they are. It is a look at India’s design culture rooted in functionality and daily needs of the people, which is where the fascination lies for both the storyteller and the audience/reader. Is design universal?

Is everyday design conceptualised or do concepts emerge through the functions it serves? Do colours speak of community identities?

Sayali Goyal is a visual artist, traveller and cultural entrepreneur. Educated at the University of Arts, London she has held art and textile exhibitions at London Design Festival 2019, Casa Muniz Gallery California, Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts Delhi, Jaipur Art Week, Kathiwada House Mumbai and Le Corbusier’s Gallery at Alliance Francaise Chandigarh. She has been a guest lecturer for research, design and publishing at London College of Communication, Parsons School of Design, OCADU Toronto, Concordia University amongst others.

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Glorious Hotels of India Cosmo Samuel Brockway & Harriet Compston Photography by Karam Puri

Glorious Hotels of India is an award-winning luxury illustrated nonfiction book featuring a hand-picked collection of the subcontinent’s most spectacular places to stay. It gives a grand yet intimate tour of over 30 properties. The majority have never been featured before in a publication of this kind. Properties include historic palaces, destination spas, seductive beach resorts, creative spaces and romantic houseboats.

With insightful and meticulously researched material, Glorious Hotels of India is a fresh, dynamic and informed book that avoids the clichéd and captures the zeitgeist of India.

COSMO BROCKWAY is a Contributing Editor of The World of Interiors and Architectural Digest India. He has also been published in Vogue, House & Garden and The Sunday Times, amongst other publications.

Cosmo is a specialist in South Asian culture and design.

‘A measure of how we’re growing as leaders in the international hospitality landscape and a visual treat, the book is one-of-its-kind in its own right.’ megha uppal, lifestyle asia

‘It is a standing testament to the incredible evolution of hotels the country has witnessed.’ sharmistha chaudhuri, outlook traveller

HARRIET COMPSTON is a travel journalist and editor who has written for publications, including The Sunday Times, Conde Nast Traveller and The Telegraph. She has also completed six editorships and worked on several non-fiction titles.

Karam Puri’s work stretches across the world and his awardwinning images have published in multiple large-format books including Gujarat: A Journey, Dining with the Nawabs, Madhya Pradesh From Above and India Local. His images have also appeared in National Geographic, the Guardian, Architectural Digest and other publications.

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Jal Mahal Revival of a Pleasure Palace

Navrattan Kothari, Ra jeev Lunkad & Pramod Kumar KG

As historic monuments go, the 18th-century Jal Mahal at Jaipur is celebrated as much for its jewel-like form as it is for the mystery of its origins. This book is the story of a remarkable conservation effort spearheaded by visionary patronage and a team of dedicated professionals who made it their mission over five years [2006 to 2010] to help revive the monument and restore the ecosystem of the surrounding Man Sagar lake. The story of the Jal Mahal’s resurrection is of an ecological approach to conservation, of historic study, careful planning, and finally of cultural re-integration of a depleted past.

Navrattan Kothari has led the KGK Group since the 1960s as its Chairman. His philanthropic footprint is evidenced by the creation of a cancer hospital, and multiple educational institutions, while his commitment to cultural preservation resulted in Jal Mahal's restoration.

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Rajeev Lunkad, founder and creative director at DirectCreate, is an architect celebrated for his cultural projects in India. With a distinctive approach to design and innovation, he was the Conceptualiser and Project Director for rejuvenating the Jal Mahal and Man Sagar Lake.

Pramod Kumar KG is the co-founder of Eka Archiving Services, India’s first museum and cultural advisory firm. He has curated shows and as an independent researcher and a published author, he has made contributions to several edited volumes, journals, magazines and books.

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20 x 20 Twenty Architects and Twenty Homes of India

Gauri Kelkar

Take a tour through a select collection of homes across the length and breadth of India built by architects both new and experienced, conjured in diverse geographies. Hillside holiday homes, modern apartments in large metros, beachy villas opening out to views of the rolling surf – this book takes a look at well-designed homes crafted by architects working in India. Get the opportunity to look at everything from work-in-progress photos to sketches, blueprints and the final architecture of the home as it all comes together in the pages of the book. Twenty architects, their iconic projects and how they are slowly redefining cityscapes and landscapes in the country.

Gauri Kelkar’s foray into architectural and design writing began with the launch of the Indian edition of Architectural Digest. A slowly germinating interest in the subject, learning on the job as a frequent contributor to the magazine and getting to write about incredible houses while meeting the creative minds behind the projects has been a significant part of her freelance writing career. This further allowed her to explore other interesting online design-related platforms as well, including Beautiful Homes. Meeting established architects and gaining an insight into their design process, and getting to know newer practitioners and exploring their aesthetic have both been a rewarding journey, one which has enriched her own knowledge and understanding of a vast, ever-evolving discipline.

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habitable spaces. For the studio, this involved working

Residence – covered extensively in the following pages.

Patel. The Saspol Pavilion was to be a space of leisure

for both the institutes’ campuses, but they have also

with passive solar techniques, as they did with the

Vital to tying all such elements together is the use of

and dinner and an extension of a heritage home. The

conducted a course on the subject for the students.

landscape at Sarai and the Saspol Pavilion. The idea was

the materials, the way they combine, complement each

studio conceived of a uniquely shaped structure made

to “harness abundant solar energy keeping the interior

other and fall within the design in just the right way.

of diagonally arranged poplar beams and rafters with

An enduring impact of working here has been the

clerestories, all of which combined to create a dramatic

insights they’ve gained in terms of building in such

space filled with natural light.

challenging regions. The pre-FREB (or pre-case fibre-

spaces habitable and warm even in extremely cold winter months without additional heating systems.”

“Timber, mud, stone, concrete, lime, metal and leather

reinforced earth blocks) wall system, for instance, can

are the main set of materials that we use in various Combining technical knowledge with the necessities of

contexts and combinations,” states Khan. These

Across the impressive range of their work – which

be a local solution for mass housing, especially in a high-

the region and shaping it into a design that meets client

materials were put to compelling use in the Saspol

includes pavilions, landscapes and homes – they

altitude cold desert like Ladakh, they believe. “Pre-FREB

requirements, and colours within the lines of regional

Pavilion, a kind of space that accounts for the studio’s

have also had an opportunity to innovate. “We have

modules are made of straw-clay, with locally sourced

building practices and yet offers a unique visual aesthetic

significant portion of work. That shouldn’t come as a

developed an exemplary wall system and built a one-

clay and rice straw from farming waste. This earthen

is a tall order. “The creative potential in design, grows

surprise given the royal lineage whose roots run deep

of-its-kind prototype for a prefabricated earthen

material inherently has insulative properties. When

with every exploration and opportunity, be it material

and strong in the region – as does the influence. “The

building in Ladakh while working as consultants for

structurally enhanced with a choice of conventional/

or cultural or aspirational,” states Khan. That this

architectural history of royal courts and the deeper

HIAL [Himalayan Institute of Alternative Ladakh] and

modern techniques like concrete, steel and timber,

young practice could successfully check all those boxes

spatial significance of pavilion design have inspired

its parent organization, SECMOL,” says Khan. The

it could be a solution for a modular multi-storey

is evident in one of their earlier projects, the ThinLars

our contemporary architectural projects,” explains

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composite structure with natural material,” says Patel.

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Colaba Parul Sharma Foreword Ratan Tata

Through a series of exquisite images, Parul Sharma sketches a truly memorable portrait of the district of Colaba. In doing so, she invites us into a visual narrative that celebrates a distinctive urban subculture within the framework of its larger, overwhelming metropolis, Bombay.

Rich and intimate photographs reconstruct the past and present of this iconic piece of geography, capturing Colaba’s many historical, architectural, and social lives. The felt experience of Colaba – the way it thrives through concrete and culture – often transcends words, making Sharma’s sublime photographic lens the ideal way to experience its ineffable spirit.

PARUL SHARMA is a fine art photographer whose métier is architectural design and form. Her works on the sensuality of urban landscapes, ‘Parulscape,’ debuted at a highly lauded show at Bikaner House in July 2017. Her works have also been exhibited at the Jaipur Festival and in several group exhibitions in Delhi.

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The Last Maharaja of Indore

Géraldine Lenain

The Last Maharaja of Indore

Géraldine Lenain

Yeshwant Rao Holkar II (1908–1961), the last Maharaja of Indore, embodies the very essence of a modern maharaja. The young prince encountered numerous prominent figures of that era, some of whom left a lasting mark on his life.

But behind this icon of elegance and a lifestyle that became a model for other Indian princes, there lies another, more mysterious side. This unique biography delves into the life of an extraordinarily inspiring figure, which reads like a journey into the heart of the roaring twenties and a passage through India on the path to independence.

Géraldine Lenain is an art historian, working for more than twenty years on several continents as a specialist in Asian arts. She is the International Head of the Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art department at Christie's.

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This is the incredible story of a ‘secret’ force made up wholly of Tibetan refugees in India. The Special Frontier Force (SFF) popularly known as 22 (Two-Two) has fought in India’s major external wars including the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Kargil War. It has also been involved in internal security, including Operation Blue Star and in serving as the Personal Force of former prime minister Indira Gandhi. For the first time, retired members of the SFF go on the record to talk about their experiences of being a part of an elite force, of taking up arms despite their Buddhist beliefs, of their disappointments for not being recognized and much more.

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Back cover: The first batch of Tibetan women paratroopers at Sarsawa, Uttar Pradesh in the late 1970s.

Front cover: R.N. Kao, chief of Research and Analysis Wing, In dia, with Special Frontier Force soldiers at Chakrata.

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Phantom Warriors India’s Secret Tibetan Army

Simon Rastén

Ngari Rinpoche tenzin geyche tethong Edited by Thubten Samphel

Serampore in West Bengal has received much attention during the last decade due to a large-scale initiative to revive its architectural heritage, dating from the Danish colonial era, 1755-1845. In 2016, St. Olav’s Church from 1806 reopened to the public after years of restoration, and in 2018, the historic “Denmark Tavern” opened its doors, and people are now flocking to Serampore to experience its atmosphere and enjoy a tasteful meal. Focusing on built heritage and urbanisation, the book provides a carefully researched but easy-to-read outline of Serampore’s history during Danish rule and relates this to the wider context in Bengal.

This is the incredible story of a ‘secret’ force made up wholly of Tibetan refugees in India. The Special Frontier Force (SFF) popularly known as 22 (Two-Two) has fought in India’s major external wars including the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Kargil War. It has also been involved in internal security, including Operation Blue Star and in serving as the Personal Force of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. For the first time, retired members of the SFF go on the record to talk about their experiences of being a part of an elite force, of taking up arms despite their Buddhist beliefs, of their disappointments for not being recognized and much more.

Simon Rastén (PhD) is a historian specializing in colonial history in South Asia. He has been part of the research team of the Serampore Initiative, a project of the National Museum of Denmark.

THUBTEN SAMPHEL was executive director of the Tibet Policy Institute. He was the secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations.

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The Monastery of Solitude

Tooba Masood Khan & Saba Imtiaz

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A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal in Pakistan

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Moin Mir

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The Monastery of Solitude

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Moin Mir

Tooba Masood Khan & Saba Imtiaz

In 242 CE, Gordian III, Caesar and Emperor of Rome marched out to defeat Persia in war. Amongst his ranks was Plotinus, a philosopher who nurtured a secret dream of reaching India and studying the Upanishads. Over seventeen centuries after Plotinus’ failed attempt, the author travels in his footsteps.

Through his travels across India, Egypt, Italy, Greece and Turkey, he tries to understand the concept of oneness of humankind and the core idea of Plotinian thought – ‘Unity and oneness’.

It’s 1970, and the poet Mustafa Zaidi has been found dead in an upscale Karachi neighbourhood with the glamorous socialite Shahnaz Gul lying unconscious in the next room. Fifty years later, Tooba MasoodKhan and Saba Imtiaz, creators of the hit podcast ‘Notes from a Scandal’ , have written a thrilling true crime book on the scandal that rocked Pakistani high society.

Moin Mir is a London-based writer of Indian origin. He began writing under the influence of his grandfather, a scholar of Sufism, Omar Khayyam and Mirza Ghalib. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Lost Fragrance of Infinity.

A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal in Pakistan

Tooba Masood-Khan is a multimedia journalist and reporter and has worked at news organisations in Pakistan for over ten years. She was long-listed for the Zeenat Haroon Rashid writing prize in 2020.

Saba Imtiaz is a freelance journalist, researcher and author. She is the author of Karachi, You’re Killing Me! that was adapted into the film Noor (2017) starring Sonakshi Sinha.

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Ram Vilas Paswan

Sushma Swaraj

A Biography

A Biography

Sobhana K. Nair

Radhika Ramaseshan

An independent biography of Ram Vilas Paswan, this book offers a credible perspective on his journey from Khagaria district in Bihar to Lutyens’ Delhi.

As a Dalit-Bahujan political figure who served in six Union governments, Paswan’s biography makes for a great story of our times. Many in political circles would celebrate Paswan as India’s political weatherman who was able to forecast the direction power and politics would take. This is the story of the rise of a Dalit leader from regional politics to the national front.

As one of the pioneering women in Indian politics, Sushma Swaraj left a mark in its tumultuous landscape. Her career and role are integral to an understanding of the BJP and the vicissitudes it was subject to. The book chronicles her life and times in a political context with plenty of anecdotes. This is the definitive biography of a leader’s struggles who carved her own place in India’s political field.

SOBHANA K. NAIR is senior assistant editor at the Hindu and has previously been with Mumbai Mirror, Hindustan Times, the Telegraph, Indian Express, and the Statesman.

RADHIKA RAMASESHAN has been a journalist for over three decades. Among the major events she has covered are the 1984 Bombay communal riots, insurgency in the Northeast, the events leading to the demolition of the Babri Masjid, every general election since 1984, and several assembly elections. She is a Consulting Editor with the Business Standard and a columnist for TOI Plus and the Tribune.

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A Life in Cricket Memoirs

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A Life in Cricket

Murlidhar Bhandare

Memoirs

An Autobiography

Kishore Rungta

Murlidhar Bhandare

This is a riveting memoir delving into the extraordinary lives of the Rungta family, who dominated Rajasthan cricket for nearly five decades. Throwing light on the echelons of state cricket administration and the functioning of BCCI, this book depicts how the stage was secretly set for Lalit Modi's entry into the RCA, to dismantle the Rungtas' cricketing fiefdom.

This is the autobiography of a former politician, and senior advocate of the Supreme Court. Having witnessed and played an active role in public life for over five decades, Murlidhar Bhandare’s story is as much a record of an evolving India.

Kishore Rungta handled the finances of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as its Honorary Treasurer from 1998 to 2003. He is now the chairman and managing director of MAN Structurals Pvt. Ltd.

MURLIDHAR BHANDARE is a senior Indian National Congress leader from Maharashtra and a former Rajya Sabha member for three terms during 1980–1982, 1982–1988, and 1988–1994. He practices as senior advocate of Supreme Court of India and was president of Supreme Court Bar Association for two terms. He was the governor of Odisha from 2007 to 2013.

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Paramvir Abdul Hamid

The Loharu Legacy

The Loharu Legacy

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A Saga of Bravery and Martyrdom

Paramvir Abdul Hamid A Saga of Bravery and Martyrdom

Rakhshanda Jalil

Shuja Ali

The Loharu family have their origins in Central Asia and count the famous Uzbek poet Saint Ahmed Yesavi as the founder of their family. His grand mausoleum is situated in Tashkent and recently the Uzbek government has published six volumes of his works in Turkish language. Three centuries ago, they came as warlords to South Asia moving from Attock to Delhi to Agra and founding the Firozepur Jhirka State near Delhi. Loharu town, got its name from the lohars (local blacksmiths) who were employed in the minting of coins for the erstwhile Jaipur State. In 1947, the state acceded to India.

In September 1965 Pakistan waged war against India. Her aim was the annexation of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan planned her offensive in three phases. India responded by an offensive across the International Border in Punjab and after a series of hard-fought battles reached the outskirts of Lahore.

Pakistan counter attacked and her 1st Armoured Division was practically annihilated at Khem Karan and Asal Uttar. Abdul Hamid played a key role in the destruction of Pakistan’s 1st Armoured Division. This is the story of his bravery, valour and martyrdom for India.

RAKHSHANDA JALIL is a writer, critic and literary historian. She has published over twenty books and written over fifty academic papers and essays.

Shuja Ali is an author, screenwriter, and a film/ television director.

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India in Focus The history of India is the history of movement. Spread over centuries, it is a history made up of life in motion - communities, flora and fauna, and across terrains, rivers, villages, cities and towns; of confluence and contest between cultures; of warring empires including the imperial, native and colonial; as well as buildings, sites, and ways of living that have evolved over generations. The India in Focus series infuses renewed spirit into ways of seeing its cities, towns, sites and places by tastefully biographing them.

A visual deep-dive into everyday life and forgotten histories, the series curates biographies of little Indias moving swiftly with a hybrid mix of tradition and modernity.

Kashmir An Illustrated History Sandeep Bamzai

This book traces the expansive history of Kashmir, beginning with its conception in ancient times and charting its rich and tumultuous journey till the twenty-first century. It explores the formation of the state, encompassing Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic cultures, the arrival of the Mughals, and the Quit Kashmir Movement, highlighting the nuances of its past and present. Through spectacular images, myths and legends, it celebrates Kashmir’s ethnic diversity, boldly tackling the sociopolitical issues that surround the area.

SANDEEP BAMZAI is an author and journalist. He has worked for the Statesman, Illustrated Weekly, Times of India, Indian Express, and Hindustan Times.

He wrote Bonfire of Kashmiriyat, a history of the accession of Kashmir to the Union of India, as a tribute to his place of birth.

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Calcutta

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An Illustrated History

An Illustrated History

RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE

jehangir sorabjee

Calcutta: An Illustrated History is the definitive account of the ‘city of joy’ situated on the banks of the rivers Hugli and Ganga. Formerly the seat of the British Empire, Calcutta doesn’t fail to seduce us with its nostalgic charms as we take this trip down the memory lane. Featuring here are people central to the life of the city – its celebrated icons, filmmakers, social reformers, literary stars, artists, and political figures. Phenomenally illustrated with archival and contemporary photographs, this visual walk-through handholds its reader through the city’s rich political, cultural and sociological histories that shaped it.

Bombay is now acknowledged as one of the largest – and irreversibly growing – mega-cities on the planet, a land of melting cultures. The powerhouse of India’s racing economy and a centre of culture, cinema and entertainment, Bombay is the antonym of calm and stillness. This is a definitive account of the city: of its history as a colonial port, its rich architectural and urban heritage, and the key events and personalities that have shaped it. The book combines rare photographs, portraits, lithographs, illustrations and contemporary visuals to tell Bombay’s story-in-motion.

RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE is an Indian historian and author of several books. He was formerly Opinions Editor for the Telegraph, Kolkata and is currently the Chancellor at Ashoka University, where he also teaches history.

JEHANGIR SORABJEE is a photographer. His work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Tate Modern, the Canary Islands Biennale, the Kala Ghoda Festival, and the Jehangir Art Gallery. His work is permanently displayed at Mumbai Airport.

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The Great Indian Railway Saga

Madhubani

Arup Kumar Chat terjee

PHOTOGRAPHY Deidi von Schaewen

FOREWORD BIBEK DEBROY

text Neel Rekha & Minhazz Ma jumdar

Writ in coal and the sighs of millions of men and women who have kept the glory of the railways alive, awash with legends from its 170-year-old history, The Great Indian Railway Saga is an unprecedented tribute to the greatest public institution of India, in a pictorial biography – the first of its kind. Recounting the telling history of the Indian Railways, the recurring motif in writing, cinema and popular culture, and in the bloody partition of India and Pakistan, Chatterjee takes us on a journey on the making of Asia’s largest rail network.

The bright, bold art of Madhubani painting has its roots in the Mithila region of Nepal and surrounding villages in the Madhubani district of Bihar. This book gives a thoroughly in-depth insight into Madhubani art and examines how it exists as a traditional and radically modern handicraft.

Traditional Wall Paintings of Bihar

Arup K. Chatterjee is the Founder Chief Editor of Coldnoon: International Journal of Travel Writing & Travelling Cultures. His most recent book is Indians in London: From the Birth of the East India Company to Independent India.

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Deidi von Schaewen is a Paris-based photographer whose work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world.

Minhazz Majumdar is a curator and designer deeply involved in preserving and promoting Indian folk and tribal traditions.

Neel Rekha has spent 20 years researching the history and heritage of Mithila.

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Tagore An Illustrated Biography Uma Dasgupta

Curated with never before seen photographs and visual sources, this biography brings to life Rabindranath Tagore, the man, philosopher, educator, poet, artist, painter, writer, and public intellectual. Starting with his remarkable family, the visual treasure-house, a poet who was an indefatigable man of action as an educator and rural reformer. The book also brings to life pressing themes in Tagore’s writings such as a search for his country’s self-respecting nationalism, India’s history, education, religion, humanism. By his own admission, the work he did for education and rural reconstruction in his Santiniketan school and its surrounding villages was very vital to him. This is the story of a visionary whose place in India’s history remains iconic and unshaken.

UMA DASGUPTA is former Research Professor, Social Science Division, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Delhi. She has taught at Jadavpur University, Kolkata and at the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan.

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My Memories of INA and Netaji

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Look no further than General Shah Nawaz Khan’s My Memories of INA and Netaji for an authoritative account of the Indian National Army – a parallel military force that has commanded intense curiosity amongst the Indian public ever since its formation.

In this now classic work, General Shah Nawaz Khan paints a compelling portrait of the INA’s early days, its diverse community of officers, and the charismatic figure of Netaji himself.

GENERAL SHAH NAWAZ KHAN (1914–1983) was an officer in the INA during World War II, working closely with Subhas Chandra Bose in their anticolonial efforts. He later headed the government committee that investigated the circumstances of Bose’s death. He was also well known as a politician allied with the INC, and served as deputy minister of Railway and Transport for eleven years.

The story of India comes to life on the front pages of its newspapers: this is the radical premise of 100 Headlines that Defined India. Meticulously curated, it presents a collection of headlines representative of India’s journey into nationhood, tracing its highs and lows in politics, culture, film, sports, and technology: from Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, to our first nuclear tests, to the groundbreaking Asian Games in 1982, when colour television was first introduced to the Indian public.

From Saroj Nagi, this book looks at the exciting links between print media and culture.

SAROJ NAGI is a Delhi-based political commentator and analyst. She has worked with several prestigious publications, including the Hindustan Times and writes on national and international politics, public affairs, and issues of governance.

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Wahid Shaikh’s memoir and prison diary, with support from Amrit B.L.S. is the shocking story of an innocent man falsely implicated in various terror cases in Mumbai, particularly for the 7/11 train blasts. His incarceration in prisons for nine years and subsequent acquittal resonates deeply for India’s people in these chilling times when the carceral state routinely profiles and picks up innocents under various regressive antiterror and sedition laws.

This book ties the romantic past of the lake town with a vibrant present. It is a window into the unexplored corners of the township such as life around the lake, buildings and edifices replete with history, quaint customs and colonial hangovers, indigenous foods making a comeback, the profusion of Himalayan flora and fauna, and walking trails into the heart of the Deodar forests. A perfect guide to the lake district of Kumaon.

Wahid Shaikh is an Indian activist working for criminal justice reforms. He completed his postgraduation, a course in journalism, and studied law during his nine years in jail. He is currently pursuing his PhD in literature. He is also the author of Innocent Prisoner.

Janhavi Prasada lives in her hometown, Nainital, and is the founder of ‘Himalayan Echoes – Kumaon Festival of Literature & Arts’.

Her multifaceted interests include supporting intangible heritage and local culture, lost foods, and environmental conservation. She read English at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and Broadcast Journalism from the University of Wales.

Amrit B.L.S. is senior sub-editor at the Wire.

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Tarun Tahiliani Journey to India Modern

Tarun Tahiliani & Alia Allana

For almost three decades, Tarun Tahiliani has galvanized Indian fashion. His vision and its translation into garments have reintroduced India to her own rich sartorial history and legacy. Journey to India Modern celebrates Tahiliani’s contribution not simply through bewitching clothing but also through a question that he aims to answer through his ensembles: Can the past and present be merged for the global contemporary society? The book charts its way through the first fashion photo shoot when there were limited expressions of fashion in India to the modern day. It is embellished with anecdotes, imagery and sketches that present a holistic view of who they are, where they are headed, and what it means to be an Indian luxury design studio in a rapidly transforming world.

Tarun Tahiliani founded his design studio in 1995. His distinctive signature has since evolved as a fusion of textile detail, refined luxury, and meticulous tailoring. The Tarun Tahiliani Design Studio creates couture, diffusion and prêt-a-porter which are Indian in their sensibility, yet international in their appeal.

Alia AllanA is an investigative journalist at Object, a narrative journalism magazine. Allana’s fashion reportage sits on intersection of society, culture, and development with the aim of presenting a sociological context to what we wear and how we wear it.

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Buddhism A Journey Through Art

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Deriving from India, yet having a deep-rooted cultural relationship with wider Asia, Buddhism combines practical counsel with profound mysticism in a perspective of life which offers a pragmatic and philosophical approach to the human condition.

Art is an essential component to Buddhist religious life – serving as a practical tool of worship and the basis of a wider visual path to liberation. The summary of art in this book, through text and illustrations, invites us into the aesthetic exploration of the practice, ritual, meditation, and devotion of the varied Buddhist traditions.

The artistic landscape of Asia became enriched by Buddhism which was in part responsible for the exchange and transmission of artistic ideas between cultures. The different schools of Buddhism also added to the dynamic creative interpretations of the faith. Providing an introduction to Buddhist artefacts, sculpture, and paintings, spanning over 2,000 years, this book is a comprehensive catalogue chronicling the fascinating and varied history of Buddhist art.

Rose m. Woodward is an artist, writer, and alumni of the Kent Institute of Art and Design. A particular interest in sacred and ancient art led to a decade of study in theology and religion with the main focus of research being Eastern philosophies. Specializing in Buddhism, the artwork of this movement has been the primary subject of exploration leading to the curation and foundation of this book.

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Fragment of a Prajnaparamita Sutra Manuscript Folio Before the introduction of paper in the twelfth century, religious manuscripts and paintings were created on palm leaves with the earliest manuscripts being from the Jain and Buddhist faiths. since palm leaves have a narrow surface area, these paintings were small. the viewer would have to hold the painting and look upon it as one would read a book to study the entirety of the painting. the process of looking closely at the painting and holding the delicate palm leaf would serve as a cherished moment between the viewer and the deity depicted. these examples from the prajnaparamita sutra, the perfection of wisdom manuscript are rare, and believed to be the oldest surviving illustrated

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Initiation Cards (Tsakalis) tibetan Buddhist art is a fusion of artistic cultural influences from its neighbours India, nepal, Burma, and china. from the thirteenth century onwards, nepalese artists dominated the creative scene in tibet. these initiation cards, for example, were most likely created by a nepalese artisan for a patron of the nyingma school of tibetan Buddhism. art was flourishing and also very important in Buddhism at this time as paintings were used as meditational or teaching tools. the physical image assisted the practitioner in visualizing the divinity in their mind’s eye, visualization being an integral part of worship. the belief that commissioning Buddhist art brought merit to the donor was another reason Buddhist art continued to prosper. It is noteworthy that these cards, which may be the earliest set of tsakali that has survived in its entirety, can be assembled to make a mandala that is appropriate for the ritual of initiation. they were easily portable and an important resource for travelling teachers and monks.

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exture, colour, flavour – the essence of India itself, intertwine and explode in this stunning cookbook. Celebrating the patent versatility and abundance of Indian cuisine, Local India focuses on India’s street foods and chaats. It tells the story of a nation through its street offerings, from the bustling lanes of old Delhi and the alleyways of Lucknow to the swarming bylanes of Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The author takes you on a cross-country culinary adventure through the vibrant gullies of Surat to the hilly thoroughfares of Darjeeling, exploring along the way the kitchens-on-wheels from Jaipur to Gangtok all the way down to the hectic curbsides of Chennai.

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Ved’s glamorous yet approachable recipes meet Karam Puri’s street-style photography, and together they guide you through the best chaats and street food in India. Pick from usuals like pani puri and vada pav, to special snacks by India’s most innovative minds: hello, tawa paneer chaat and jinni dosa.

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The book has recipes generously shared by Ved’s chef friends and those promise to be as creative as they are satisfying. Besides there are housemade specialities like the inviting papdi ‘lasagne’, barley-couscous tikki with raw mango cream, 8-layers dhokla chaat and more. Want to eat like a local? This book is for you.

Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine

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Texture, colour, flavour – the essence of India itself, intertwine and explode in this stunning cookbook. Celebrating the patent versatility and abundance of Indian cuisine, India Local focuses on India’s street foods and chaats. It tells the story of a nation through its street offerings, from the bustling lanes of old Delhi and the alleyways of Lucknow to the swarming bylanes of Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

‘A beautifully designed and inclusively written account of modern Indian cuisine that embraces a multiplicity of tastes and techniques.’ ‘the 19 best cookbooks of fall 2018’, new york times

Ved’s glamorous yet approachable recipes meet Karam Puri’s streetstyle photography, and together they guide you through the best chaats and street food in India. Besides there are housemade specialities like the inviting papdi ‘lasagne’, barley-couscous tikki with raw mango cream, 8-layers dhokla chaat and more. Want to eat like a local? This book is for you.

‘(Tiffin) serve(s) the purpose of transporting you hundreds of kilometres away from your own home, into the kitchens of fellow Indians, where food is equally tasty, wholesome and heart-warming.’

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Sonal Ved is the group digital editor for Harper’s Bazaar India, Cosmopolitan India and Brides Today. She was the first food editor at Vogue India. Her second cookbook Tiffin was listed in the New York Times as one of the must-have cookbooks for Fall 2018. Her words have appeared in the Guardian, Saveur, Food52 and Thrillist.

Karam Puri’s work stretches across the world and his awardwinning images have published in multiple large-format books including Gujarat: A Journey, Dining with the Nawabs and Madhya Pradesh From Above. His images have also appeared in National Geographic, the Guardian, Architectural Digest and other publications.

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The Herbal Sutra Indian Wisdom & Wellness Through 100 Herbs Madhulika Banerjee

The Herbal Sutra: Indian Wisdom and Wellness through 100 Herbs is a journey into the heart of India’s herbal legacy. A stunningly illustrated compendium of 100 of India’s most illustrious herbs, the book documents their ancient wisdom, versatile applications and remarkable benefits.

From haldi (turmeric) – a powerful antiseptic that is widely used for beauty rituals and for its anti-inflammatory goodness to jamun (Indian blackberry), a rich source of vitamins and antioxidants, and the kokum (butter tree) prized for its sweet and tangy taste, a reliable saviour from the summer heat, these herbs form India’s rich heritage, offering a wealth of benefits.

Harnessing the power of these herbs accompanied by illustrations that are inspired by India’s hand block printing tradition, this beautiful book sheds light on how to live better, eat better and make holistic choices using these sacred herbs that have been a part of our generational wisdom.

Madhulika Banerjee teaches at the Department of Political Science at the University of Delhi, and is the author of Power, Knowledge, Medicine. Her work in the field of politics of alternative knowledge systems such as Ayurveda is well regarded. She also works on health, water, and agricultural security.

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Amla is arguably one of the most important plant in various traditional and folk systems of Indian medicine.

In Ayurveda, it is considered to be a potent rejuvenator and imuunomodulator effective at stalling degenerative and senescence process to promote longevity, enhance digestion, treat constipation and reduce fever and cough.

Amla is also used to alleviate asthma, strengthen the heart, stimulate hair growth and enhance intellect. In many households, amla powder is consumed on a daily basis. Considered one of the purest forms of Vitamin C, it helps with digestion, reduces the risk of heart disease by regulating built-up bad cholesterol, and even reduces the risk of inflammation. This powder can also be used for taste, sprinkled on various fruits. culINary uSe

Amla fruit is an important dietary agent used in preparing murabbah, burfi, laddoo, fresh juice, pickle, chutneys and curries throughout India. It is also eaten in a dry, candied form, very popular with children. coSMetIc uSe

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Amla juice works wonders as a blood purifier, aiding in removing acne scars and pimples. What is more, its vitamins help boost the production of collagen, a protein that protects the skin from spots, pimples, wrinkles and keeps the skin young. It is the same property that helps with the strengthening of hair roots and cleansing the scalp.

Traditionally, hair oils were made with amla, and they have now been commercially produced since a long time.

Amla is the foundational ingredient in the popular Ayurvedic preparation, Chyawanprash.

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Over the decades, Jamun has become best known for its great value for diabetes mellitus. When its seeds are dried, powdered and administered orally thrice a day for 3-4 months, the glycoside in them enables it to prevent the conversion of starch into sugar. Furthermore, fresh bark juice mixed with milk is used in diarrhoea. It is also used in sore throats, bronchitis, asthma and ulcers, along with keeping blood pressure in check.

There is a rich content of Vitamin C and other antioxidants present in the fruit that can boost the production of white blood cells and immune system. Hence they have been used for a wide variety of ailments, including cough, diabetes, dysentery, inflammation and also as a lotion for ringworm of the scalp. culINary uSe

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The fruit is consumed by being made into tarts and jam. Good quality juice is made into sherbets, syrups and squash. When the fruit is astringent, they are often pricked and then soaked in salted water, to be enjoyed. In some parts of India, the same is made into wine.

Almost everywhere, it is made into a vinegar that is widely used.

Recent studies have shown that Jamun has chemopreventive qualities, which means that it contributes to reduction of tumour incidence, tumour burden and the number of gastric carcinomas. It has also been shown to have radioprotective qualities and to be an antineoplastic drug – both very valuable in reducing mortality from cancer treatment.

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The astringent properties of Syzygium cumini helps in preventing acne, blemishes and pimples. It also contains anti-aging properties and aids in hair growth and skin conditioning. Application of jamun seed powder onto the skin can help fade off scars and blemishes.

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Delhi 360° A Unique Panorama in The British Library Collection J.P. Losty

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Made in 1846, the painting commonly known as ‘The Delhi Panorama’ by the famous topographical artist Mazhar Ali Khan is the finest artistic rendering of Shahjahanabad ever made. It also affords a unique glimpse into the heart of the imperial palace in the Red Fort before much of it was destroyed after the 1857 Uprising. The 360º view of Delhi along with its extraordinary detailing of the cityscape makes the panorama not just an important historical document but also the masterpiece of its artist. The 5-metre-long panorama, which is in the collection of the British Library since 1981, along with all the Persian and Urdu inscriptions has never before been published complete.

The book will appeal to scholars of Indian history especially Mughal history; anyone with a deep interest in the art, architecture, and history of Mughal India; and all Dilliwallas.

J.P. Losty (1945–2021) was Curator-in-charge of the Extensive Indian Visual Collections in the British Library in London. He worked in the Print, Drawings and Photographs section of the British Library; first as Curator and retiring as Head of the section in 2005. Jerry published many books and papers on various aspects of the paintings of India from the 12th to the 19th centuries. In acknowledgement of his lifetime work on Indian art, Jerry was awarded the Colonel James Tod award in Udaipur in March 2016.

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Shahjahanabad Mapping a Mughal City text Swapna Liddle

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Delhi’s Shahjahanabad was first founded as an empire’s capital at the glorious height of the Mughal dynasty; from this vantage point, it was also witness to the empire’s decline and eventual extinction. The city would transform profoundly in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1857, with many of its neighbourhoods and buildings obliterated, and many of its inhabitants, including the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, having left, never to return. Fortunately, a mapmaker, working in 1846, painstakingly depicted important buildings, streets, and landmarks, providing a wealth of information about the city as it had evolved up to that time.

Shahjahanabad reproduces this large-scale, beautifully drawn and coloured map, and considers the city as it had stood prior to its mid-nineteenth-century changes. It also examines the city, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, and explores its diverse communities and important landmarks. With a pull-out map included in the book, this is a must-have for anyone interested in cartography and Delhi’s vibrant cultural history.

Swapna Liddle works to raise awareness about the architectural and cultural history of Delhi. She is the author of many seminal books on Delhi including her latest, The Broken Script: Delhi Under the East India Company and the Fall of the Mughal Dynasty, 1803–1857.

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Inspired by India How India Transformed Global Design

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Indian-inspired objects from luxury houses including Hermès, Chanel, Cartier, and Dior are featured, revealing creative and fascinating stories of inspiration and creativity. The stunning Inspired by India also includes rich visual imagery from leading museum and gallery archives, as well as the archives of the world’s greatest luxury houses and renowned fashion designers, including Dries Van Noten, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano.

‘…the book raises important questions about the explicit and unconscious influences that India exerted on the global imagination.’ the indian express

‘A fascinating tale of how India impacted the world of design and fashion through many centuries and continents.’ the tribune

‘From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft impacted global design.’ mint lounge

PHYLLIDA JAY has a doctorate in anthropology from University College London. Her work looks at society and culture in contemporary India through fashion, craft and design, with a focus on the cultural history of Indian craftwork and the role of Indian artisans in international luxury. She is the author of two books, Fashion India and Indian Khadi Cloth: From National Fabric to Luxury Fashion. She also works as a journalist and regularly writes for several publications including the Business of Fashion, the New York Times, and Vogue India.

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Inspired by India is an exploration of more than six centuries of trade, cultural exchange, and inspiration between India and the West.

Through the lens of various material categories, including textiles, fashion, jewellery, and perfume, marvellous stories unfold surrounding the histories of objects and the complex networks of cultural exchange they represent. The book explores how some of the most legendary design houses have looked to Indian culture, decorative arts and artisanal crafts for inspiration.

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Janamsakhi Paintings of Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art DR. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Janamsakhis are stories about the life of Guru Nanak (1469–1539).

They have been circulating orally, in writing, and in paintings and illustrations. B40 is one such documented artistic expression held at the British Library in London. Its fifty-seven beautiful iconotexts narrate the life of the first Sikh Guru from his first day at school to his final moments. The talented artist Alam Chand Raj illustrates Guru Nanak’s sensuous feel for the all-inclusive Divine, his interior and exterior journeys, his manifold inter-faith conversations, his environmental aesthetics, and his marvelous actions. In the language of vibrant colours Guru Nanak’s transcendent materiality and worldaffirming existentiality are exquisitely written out. Along with the artwork there is the rich text by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh explaining the stories from a twenty-first-century perspective. She insightfully explores the question – how are the Janamsakhis relevant to the political, societal, economic, and environmental state of the world at present.

Dr. Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh was born in India and went to America to attend Stuart Hall, a girls’ preparatory school in the USA. She received her BA in Philosophy and Religion from Wellesley College, MA from the University of Pennsylvania, and PhD from Temple University. She is the Chair of the department and Crawford Family Professor of Religion at Colby College in the USA. Her interests focus on poetics and feminist issues. She has published extensively in the field of Sikh Studies and received awards for her scholarly works.

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Splendors of Punjab Heritage Art from the Khanuja Family Collection DR. Pervinderjit Singh Khanuja Edited by

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This volume compiles in a succinct and visually compelling way a lasting record of the remarkable collection of Punjabi artworks and historical memorabilia representing the cultural history of the Punjab, assembled by Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja and his family. Dr. Khanuja has added here his personal perspectives on the historical importance and the meaningfulness of these objects, through essays accompanying the images and captions compiled in each of the chapters. The sourcebook of Punjabi history and art that we present here, drawn from the Khanuja Family Collection, is a unique and significant compilation that will be useful to scholars in many fields.

Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja, a medical oncologist received his education and medical training in India and in the United States. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and he has lived for the last thirty years in Phoenix, Arizona, where he founded the Ironwood Cancer Centers in 1993.

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dr. Paul Michael Taylor, a research anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution since 1981, is Curator for Asia, Europe, and the Middle East in the Smithsonian’s Anthropology Department, and he serves as Director of the Smithsonian’s Asian Cultural History Program.

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Paachakam Heritage Cuisine of Kerala

Sabita Radhakrishna

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Step into God’s own country with Paachakam, a beautifully illustrated cookbook that offers authentic insights into Kerala’s most popular recipes by drawing attention to the communities that cherish them – Syrian Christians, Namboodris, Cochin Jews, Nairs, and Moplas, to name but a few. In exploring their diverse foods and customs, interviewing community elders, and researching preferred spices and flavours, Sabita Radhakrishna uncovers special commonalities between them that serve to define Kerala cuisine as a whole. With easy-to-follow recipes, Paachakam invites you to enjoy the many tastes of Kerala from the comfort of your own kitchen.

Annapurni: Heritage Cuisine from Tamil Nadu ‘Annapurni is highly readable… containing interesting nuggets and philosophical reflections that stay with you.’ open magazine

Sabita Radhakrishna is a food columnist, freelance writer, and textile designer. She is the author of several books, including the best-selling Annapurni: Heritage Cuisine from Tamil Nadu, which was shortlisted for the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

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Bringing to you vegetarian wholesomeness and stories from India, Thali is an immersive tour into India’s culinary landscape. As one of the largest consumers of vegetarian diet in the world today, many Indian communities in the plains and the peninsula have depended on the large variety of healthy local produce rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, cereal due to suitable climatic conditions over generations.

There’s a diversity of food available for every occasion, season, festival, age, region and even the day of the week – you name it. Exquisitely designed, with 70 easy-to-make quintessentially Indian recipes, Thali makes your mouth water and jaws drop with histories of India’s places and people telling you who they are and why they eat what they eat.

Nandita Iyer is a doctor, nutrition expert, wellbeing advocate, columnist and the author of three bestselling books. She has been writing on nutrition, health and food for over fifteen years. Since 2006, her popular blog Saffron Trail has been a major resource for healthy food and vegetarian recipes.

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Nandita’s newsletter Sattva is about the joys of mindfulness and the beauty of slow living. She is a student of Hindustani classical vocal music. She has an avid social media following on Instagram and Twitter. You can follow her @saffrontrail. Originally from Mumbai, Nandita lives in Bengaluru with her husband and son, her many plants and her beloved dog, Ida.

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Madhya Pradesh from Above Photography

Karam Puri Introduction

Richard Holkar

The human eye is conditioned to observe surroundings from a perspective that is generally no more than two metres from the ground.

But, Karam Puri’s stunning aerial photographs go a step beyond in mapping Madhya Pradesh, the beating heart of India, with a lens through which it has never been seen before – grandly yet intimately.

With more than 180 photographs of the state’s many natural and architectural wonders – from UNESCO world heritage sites in Bhimbetka, Sanchi and Khajuraho to verdant national parks at Satpura, Bandhavgarh and Panna; from the fort city of Gwalior to the romance of Mandu; from gorgeous palaces to glorious temples and everything in between, Madhya Pradesh From Above is, above all, a love letter to the multifaceted beauty of the state. Introduced by Prince Richard Holkar, the book weaves together the many compelling reasons to visit the sites that are recorded and marvel at the magnificence of Madhya Pradesh.

Richard Holkar, son of the last Maharaja of Indore, has spent the last 50 years working for the betterment of the people of Maheshwar, erstwhile capital of the Holkar state. A passionate traveller, he has visited every corner of Madhya Pradesh and is convinced that the state offers the traveller a unique view of the wonders of the sub-continent, so well captured in this book.

Karam Puri’s work stretches across the world and his awardwinning images have published in multiple large-format books including Gujarat: A Journey, Dining with the Nawabs, Glorious Hotels of India and India Local. His images have also appeared in National Geographic, the Guardian, Architectural Digest and other publications.

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Insurgency and the Artist The Art of the Freedom Struggle in India Vinay Lal

‘Lal serves up a persuasive narrative right through the book, using the assemblage of images to throw light on the lead characters even as he charts the course that led India to freedom.’ mukund padmanabhan, open magazine

Insurgency and the Artist explores not merely how Indian printmakers and artists responded to the freedom struggle but rather how the art they fashioned invoked their own conception of the nation, their sense of the past, and the contours of the movement for India’s emancipation from the yoke of colonial oppression. Recent scholarly work has been almost entirely riveted on nationalist prints, and much of it has focused on the idea of Bharat Mata, but this book seeks to furnish a more rounded account of the artwork – including etchings, paintings, woodblocks prints, and cartoons – contemporary to the freedom struggle and also highlights the work of neglected artists such as Babuji Shilpi, S.L. Parasher, Zainul Abedin, and M.V. Dhurandhar, among others.

This gloriously illustrated work simultaneously offers a narrative history of the freedom struggle and the rich interplay of text and images is designed to offer insights that neither conventional histories nor images can offer in isolation. Insurgency and the Artist is also an inquiry into how ideas travel across borders, the porousness of culture, and the relationship of art to politics.

Vinay Lal is a cultural critic, writer, blogger, and Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His intellectual and research interests include South Asian history, comparative colonial histories, the politics of knowledge systems, cinema, cultures of sexuality, the global histories of nonviolence, and the thought of Mohandas Gandhi.

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‘Vinay Lal’s commendable research, discoveries, conjectures, and ideations make for interesting reading. The soul of the book, however, lies in the carefully curated set of images driving the essential narrative of the treatise.’ pooja sancheti, the beacon

‘By his meticulous collating of reproductions by the Indian artists, Professor Lal has grafted new branches to the Kalpataru of India’s Freedom Tree.’ geeta doctor, the hindu

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Banned & Censored What the British Raj Didn’t Want Us to Read Selected & Introduced by

Devika Sethi

‘An extremely relevant book. It also transcends specific times to tell the story of state systems in general and their paranoid reaction against the written word that is questioning and subversive.’ salil misra, the tribune

‘The book serves as perfect reference for anyone interested in evolution of politics, law and modern Indian history… an important and timely contribution to revisiting and examining history with a fresh perspective.’ sandeep phukan, the hindu

This book dives into the history of sedition and censorship in colonial India. Seventy-five years after Indian independence from British rule, it closely examines just over seventy-five texts that the colonial state banned, censored or deemed seditious.

These lost gems from the Indian freedom movement include writings by figures famous and obscure, of events immortalized and forgotten, by Indians and non-Indians, by people jailed and free, by politicians and intellectuals, revolutionaries and students, and in several Indian languages. Each excerpt illuminates not just its author’s thought processes, but the times in which it was composed and circulated.

Devika Sethi teaches Modern Indian History at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Mandi.

She is the author of War Over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960.

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1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny Last War of Independence Pramod Kapoor

‘Thoroughly researched... an exciting account of what is commonly seen as a footnote in the history of the Freedom Movement.’ shyam benegal

In 1946, 20,000 non-commissioned sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutinied, inspired by the heroism of the Azad Hind Fauj. But their anger was sparked by terrible service conditions, racism, and broken recruitment promises. In less than 48 hours, 20,000 men took over 78 ships and 21 shore establishments, and replaced British flags with the entwined flags of the Congress, the Muslim League, and the communists.

‘This book is a major achievement based on incredible research. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of twentiethcentury India and how common people made that history.’ rudrangshu mukherjee

As violence escalated, telegrams flew between the Viceroy’s office and the British Cabinet. The British realized they could no longer hold India by force. The mutiny caused public disagreements between Gandhiji and Aruna Asaf Ali, and between Sardar Patel and Nehru.

Historians say it accelerated the transfer of power. But this seminal event, which inspired songs, art and theatre has been edited out of the popular narratives of the Freedom Movement.

‘Pramod set out to unearth a forgotten and ignored chapter in our nationalist history and what an excellent job he has done...

This is a document that fills a vital gap in our history.’ sidharth bhatia

Pramod Kapoor, the founder and publisher of Roli Books (established in 1978), has over the course of his illustrious career, conceived and produced award-winning books that have proven to be game-changers in the world of publishing. His first book, the internationally acclaimed Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography, is published in eleven editions in most major languages worldwide. In 2016, he was conferred with the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), the highest civil and military award in France, for his contribution towards producing books that have changed the landscape of Indian publishing.

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Ma j. Gen. Ian Cardozo

‘This true story of grit and commitment takes the reader through the myriad twists and turns that soldiers face in their lives and how they take the most testing situations in their stride.’ the dispatch

‘Cardozo’s storytelling skills are more refined than that of his brethren. In this memoir, not only does he tell short stories that carry larger narratives, but he has also condensed unwieldy narratives into neat anecdotes.’ open magazine

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Cartoos Saab is the story of how a young boy becomes an officer of the Indian Army, how he experiences a life of responsibility, adventure and challenges and how he handles the disability of losing a leg in battle.

It reveals the feelings of a soldier who is left behind after the army emerged victorious in a savage war that focused on speed of operations with decisive outcomes before external powers could come to the rescue of the enemy.

Although this is his journey through more than three decades of life in the military and his own experiences of three wars, his story could well be the story of many other officers of the Indian Army who lived through those challenging times. This true story of grit and commitment takes the reader through the myriad twists and turns that soldiers face in their lives and how they take the most testing situations in their stride.

Major General Ian Cardozo joined the National Defence Academy in July 1954 where he was awarded the gold medal for being the best all-round cadet, and the silver medal for being first in order of merit. On being commissioned from the Indian Military Academy he joined the 1st Battalion the 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) and moved to the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) with his battalion.

Gen Cardozo was the first war-disabled officer to be approved for command of a battalion and a brigade.

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Param Vir Our Heroes in Battle

Ma j. Gen. Ian Cardozo ‘The narrative, like the Indian oral tradition, is without frills. Like a bullet, it comes straight and hits hard.’ hindustan times on param vir: our heroes in battle

‘Extraodinary real stories of bravery, courage and love for the country.’ aarav peter, 14-year-old reader of pvc graphic series param vir :

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This is the story of men under fire, of the courageous Indian soldier inspired by his officers. While war is an extension of the politics of a nation, it ultimately falls to the lot of the soldier to face combat on the ground. Schooled in the culture of ‘Service before Self’, soldiers of the Indian Army take their challenges head-on, turning adversity into opportunity, overcoming impossible situations with a smile. The highest military honour, Paramvir Chakra is awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the face of enemy. Awarded 21 times, this book talks about our real heroes in battle. What makes these men the way they are? This book helps us understand better the Indian soldier and his degree of commitment to the Indian Army, and to the nation that he serves.

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Gen Cardozo was the first war-disabled officer to be approved for command of a battalion and a brigade.

Rishi Kumar is a graduate from Delhi College of Art in the Applied Art course. He has worked as an illustrator with various advertising and publishing companies. He is currently working as a freelance illustrator.

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Thinking with Ghalib Poetry for a New Generation Anjum Altaf & Amit Basole

Connecting Ghalib with the realities of life encountered by contemporary readers, this volume departs from the traditional approach and abandons the ghazal as the primary medium for introducing this extraordinary poet to new readers. With a selection of couplets from Ghalib’s ghazals that best exemplify his power as a source of insight, knowledge, and wisdom, these are presented in Urdu, Hindi, and Roman transliteration along with a literal translation, and interpretation, relating it to the central social, political and economic issues of our times. It is the creative timelessness of his poetry that makes this a ‘brilliant contribution to understanding the past in the present.’

‘For those looking to enter the world of Urdu poetry or Ghalib in particular, without learning Urdu, this is the perfect volume to start with, and in the process to start reflecting on our own state of affairs.’ maaz bin bilal, hindustan times ‘The book calls out to young South Asians – whose “multi-cultural, multi-religious civilization” is under attack – to recover lost ground with the legendary poet.’ shad naved, the wire

Anjum Altaf is a South Asian living in Lahore.

He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired

by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Aakar Books Delhi 2019, Liberty Books Karachi 2020.

Amit Basole teaches Economics at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Urdu poetry as well as history and architecture of the Indian subcontinent are his passions.

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Sawaneh-i Dehli Biography of Delhi

text Mirza ahmad akhtar gorgani translated by ather farouqui

‘Farouqui’s translation of Sawaneh-i Dehli is a cultural, archaeological, historical treatise since it is not limited to simply translating the text from one language to another but also painstakingly locates factual errors in Gorgani’s original text and has elaborate explanatory footnotes.’ vinita chandra, thebookreviewindia.org

‘Farouqui’s extensive translations will significantly benefit scholars who research and write about Delhi.’ salman khurshid, hindustan times

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First published in 1894, Sawaneh-i Dehli, or the Biography of Delhi, is a graphic and dramatic first-hand account of life on the streets of Delhi penned by Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani, grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor of India.

From being the abode of gods where lying and dying was supposed to be a blessing to becoming the imperial city facing decline and ruin in the early nineteenth century, Sawaneh-i Dehli – written by a great admirer of the British Empire – offers a glimpse into one of the oldest cities in the Indian subcontinent.

Ather Farouqui is a pioneering scholar of Urdu language and education. He was conferred the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012 for his Urdu and Hindi translations of Sons of Babur (Babur ki Aulad), an English play written by Salman Khurshid. Farouqui’s academic focus lies on aspects of Urdu, Urdu-related politics, as well as Muslims in contemporary India. One of his notable publications include the translation of The Life and Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

He also edited Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views and Redefining Urdu Politics in India. His most recent publication, Delhi in Historical Perspectives, is a translation of essays on the historical and cerebral cultural life of the capital city by medieval Indian historian Professor K.A. Nizami.

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The Ayurvedic Wellness Cookbook

Gastronama The Indian Guide to Eating Right

Recipes for Balance and Rejuvenation Gita Ramesh

Kalpish Ratna

In ayurveda, one does not count calories, instead we commit to a philosophy and a way of life. By making a shift to a way of slow eating, using freshly sourced, seasonal ingredients, this cookbook shifts the focus of eating to detoxification and rejuvenation for all body types. Written by Gita Ramesh who has channelled her years of expertise as an Ayurvedic practitioner into preparing and curating them, the recipes in The Ayurvedic Wellness Cookbook are vegetarian, nutritious and with therapeutic values with the idea that food has medicinal properties with the power to heal.

COVID-19 hides the pandemic we pass off as ‘lifestyle diseases’ – obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease. These co-morbidities have allowed SARSCoV2 to claim 6.5 million lives. The next microbe may accomplish worse unless we rid ourselves of these illnesses.

Gita Ramesh is the managing director of Kairali Ayurvedic Group, pioneering in promoting ayurvedic retreats and treatment centres globally. It is now recognized around the globe as the essence of true ayurveda.

Ishrat Syed and Kalpana Swaminathan write together as Kalpish Ratna. As practicing surgeons, they believe the end of the antibiotic era and the emergence of new diseases calls for an urgent shift of medical attention from hospital to home.

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Tomorrow’s diseases are unlikely to come with ready cures. We can only avoid them by restoring our bodies to a state of health which assures both energy and immunity. And really, there is only one way to do that: by eating right.

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75 Years of India-Pakistan Cricket amrish kumar

Shashi Tharoor, Shaharyar Khan Edited by David Page

Twenty-one-year-old Kabir Menon loves living in Hyderabad, has no idea what he wants to do with his life and believes that his fate is inexorably linked to the fortunes of the Indian cricket team. But when divisive forces unspool the peace in his multicultural community, Kabir unwittingly finds himself embroiled in the conflict. The ensuing coming-ofage story is an unforgettably hilarious and pacy rendering of what it means to find your place in the world and the choices you make to get there. Amrish Kumar’s sparkling debut is a story of many firsts – in equal parts charming and convincing.

Shadows Across the Playing Field tells the story of the turbulent cricketing relations between India and Pakistan through the eyes of Shashi Tharoor and Shaharyar Khan, who bring to the task not only great love of the game but also deep knowledge of subcontinental politics and diplomacy. In their essays, the two authors trace the growing popularization of cricket and show how politics and cricket became intertwined and assess the impact it has had on the game.

Amrish Kumar is an entrepreneur who has spent over a decade working in Indian textiles as the managing director of brand ‘Ritu Kumar’. His desire to be heard has resulted in him building a record label, an internet film venture and leaving a trail of long suffering friends and family.

Shashi Tharoor is currently a Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

He is an acclaimed novelist, author and newspaper columnist.

Shaharyar Khan has had a lifelong interest in cricket and over the past ten years has played a pivotal role in cricketing relations between India and Pakistan.

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Urnabhih

Really, Your Highness!

Chanakya’s Scribe Sumedha V. Ojha

Jyoti Jafa

Misrakesi, Acharya Chanakya’s scribe in the Mauryan Palace, part of the royal administration; Misrakesi, with child, carrying the future Senapati of the Mauryans; Misrakesi, the new wife, trying to fit into one of the most powerful families in the kingdom while battling both assassins and more intimate threats to her own happiness with Pushyamitra. This is the new reality of the dancing girl from Ujjain, who had first come to this city of secrets with only revenge on her mind.

In this sequel to Urnabhih, book one, Misrakesi finds herself vulnerable at the centre of a political chakravyuh. Her child, her husband, her family, and her very existence all seem to be pawns in an unseen but lethal game of power swirling around her.

India’s last maharajahs were people caught between two worlds—the ancient feudal one at home, and a modern Europe riven by conflicting imperialistic aims and political ideologies. This helped create an anti-colonial Indian leadership addicted to Western-style parliamentary democracy. And socialism. Really, Your Highness! tells the story of three Princely States—Chattargadh, Pisshengunj, and Fateypur—linked by centuries of kinship and conflict. The utterly different Rajput and English frames of reference, attitudes, upbringing, and conduct in the council chamber, sports field, battlefield, and the world at large result inevitably in muddles and misunderstandings. These are the cornerstones of this book.

Sumedha Verma Ojha, Geneva-based historian and author, is a 1992 batch IRS officer who switched careers in 2014. Sumedha brings ancient India alive with books and documentaries on the Mauryans.

Jyoti Jafa is an aristocrat by birth, a diplomat by training and a writer by inclination. She infuses her writing with her own joie de vivre and an artist’s sensitivity to ambience.

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100 Ideas that Transformed India Rashmi Sadana

Dinesh Sharma ‘Immersive and powerful.’ nandan nilekani

‘The book has a film-like quality to it. It straddles noir, satire, romance and action with ease....’ mukta naik, moneycontrol

As India turns 75, Indian Innovation unpacks 100 ideas that transformed a young democratic republic into a complex and thriving nation of a billion-plus people. With compelling urgency and the lucidity of a skilled narrator, Dinesh C. Sharma does the difficult job of writing about the original disruptions that revolutionized the way things were done in a particular sector and context. Propulsively put together, with effortless prose, Sharma’s writing, with his decades’ long journalistic understanding of science, technology, environment, and communities, is teeming with stories and anecdotes of innovations that went on to change the lives of Indians forever.

Metronama is a rich and intimate account of urban transformation told through the story of Delhi’s Metro, a massive infrastructure project that is reshaping the city’s social and urban landscapes.

Ethnographic vignettes introduce the feel and form of the Metro and let readers experience the city, scene by scene, stop by stop, as if they, too, have come along for the ride. Through exquisite prose, Rashmi Sadana transports the reader to a city shaped by both its Metro and those who depend on it, revealing a perspective on Delhi unlike any other.

DINESH C. SHARMA is a New Delhi-based awardwinning journalist and author with over 35 years of professional experience.

Rashmi Sadana is Associate Professor at George Mason University and author of English Heart, Hindi Heartland: The Political Life of Literature in India.

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Like Fine Wine

Hidden Women

Nine Real, Rare Love Stories

The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty

Syeda Imam

Greta Rana

Is it given or taken – or both? Does love double or halve the lives it touches and enfolds? Is it luck or gruelling hard work... or the two together? Does it move the heart, the mind, as much as the body, the soul? How does it face life, cope, smile despite its knocks, its hurts? Is it a secret? Does it elude most? Can it be sought and found? Will it happen to you, has it... will it not? Within these pages some clues, some answers you may find. From those few ‘chosen’ ones who choose to tell.

Mere shadows in the life of Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana, the founder of the Rana dynasty that ruled Nepal for 104 years, Hidden Women are women about whom we know nothing, or very little.

Not much is written about these women in Jung Bahadur’s life except that against his wishes they committed sati when he was cremated. They enjoyed a prominent place in his life, and ironically the one he admired most, tried to kill him. Narrated through the eyes of Jung Bahadur’s wet-nurse, the story is a sensitive depiction of women.

Syeda Imam is an award-winning writer and editor of The Making of Advertising, The Positive Side and The Untold Charminar. After working as Executive Creative Director at India’s three foremost advertising agencies, Syeda joined the Government of India in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and External Affairs.

Greta Rana builds together a feasible picture of how women lived and thought, hoped and died in a restrictive feudal society of Nepal.

Greta Rana MBE (awarded Order of the British Empire in 2005) was a British author and poet who lived in Nepal for over fifty years.

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The Benegal Brothers

A Glorious Century

An Extraordinary Family and the Making of Modern India

Samar Singh

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Dungarpur: A Glorious Century is a concise and crisp historical account, from 1846 to 1948, relating to three outstanding rulers of the Guhilot-Ahada dynasty, which ruled the erstwhile Dungarpur State (now Dungarpur District) in south Rajasthan for nearly eight centuries without a break. These years were glorious in the long and chequered history of the erstwhile Dungarpur State on account of the extraordinary performance of three rulers – Maharawals Udai Singh, Vijay Singh and Lakshman Singh – who ruled during this period and achieved eminence. This century-long fascinating story, hitherto untold, is captured in this book.

An educator, a jurist, a diplomat and a journalist – four diversely talented sons of a Chitrapur Saraswat family, and their journey through life as it was in the late 19th and first half of 20th century. What were the defining social and political events in pre-independence India, what did it mean for social equity, for women’s status, for rule of law... these questions form a starting point for this book. Here is a story of the Benegal family, hailing from a little-known coastal community in southwestern India – who could as well be called global citizens in many senses.

Samar Singh is the son of the Late Maharaj Virbhadra Singh, younger brother of Maharawal Lakshman Singh of Dungarpur and the last Dewan (Prime Minister) of erstwhile Dungarpur State from 1932 to 1948.

Kanchan Karopady Bannerjee is the Honorary Secretary of Indian Cancer Society, Bengaluru and a Trustee on the Board of Karunashraya, a Cancer Hospice in Bengaluru. She writes for children in multiple languages.

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Nehru: The Making of India

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An Illustrated Biography Pramod Kapoor

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Endpaper: Shadows fall on the curtain on the sets of Lagaan, a grand period film that was nominated for the Academy Awards. The Hindi film industry in Mumbai, now known as ‘Bollywood’, has come to be defined by its extravagant projects and foreign-locale settings.

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Mumbai: Now brings this shape-shifting, elusive city to you – from the stories of the first Goan migrants to the lives of native Koli fishermen; from the tradition of dabbawalas to that of ‘cutting’ chai; and from the potters in Dharavi to the pink flamingos in Sewri – in a series of beautiful, moving pictures that capture the many moods and faces of Mumbai.

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ombay is a city always on the move. Driven by multiple impulses, it has been the site for a Buddhist ethos, a safe haven for refugees from Persia, a hub of maritime trade and a melting pot of European and Eastern influences. Enriched with in-depth historical research and exclusive photographs, Bombay: Then documents the transformation of the once ‘insignificant cluster of islets’ into one of the most exciting spots for cultural exchange in South Asia.

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q Jim Masselos is an honorary reader in history in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney. He received a doctorate from the Heras Institute of Indian History and Culture, St Xavier’s College, University of Bombay. He has written Indian Nationalism: An History, co-authored Beato’s Delhi: 1857-1997, and co-edited India: Creating a Modern Nation and Bombay and Mumbai: The City in Transition, among many others.

Pramod Kapoor is a collector of historical records and photographs and a publisher by profession. He painstakingly researched the photographs for this book and has previously compiled pioneering books like the Unforgettable Maharajas, India: Then and Now, and Witness to Life and Freedom: Margaret Bourke-White in India.

His ground-breaking book, New Delhi: Making of a Capital, is a bestseller and has received much critical acclaim.

q Cover: The Jehangir (Readymoney) family was one of Bombay’s leading and most respected Parsi families. In this photograph, taken during a trip to London, the Jehangir family poses with another formidable Parsi figure - Jamsetji Tata (centre), founder of the house of Tata.

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Khan Mohammed Sharief Waza, master of Kashmiri cuisine, belongs to the Waza family, who introduced wazwaan to Kashmir. Always interested in his family tradition, he joined his father, the legendary Abdul Ahad Waza, at a very young age. He says, ‘My father used to say that wazwaan is a feast for kings. All I know about the intricacies of the art of wazwaan, I learnt from him.’

Khan Mohammed Sharief Waza and his brothers, Shafi and Rafiq, have popularised wazwaan in India and abroad over the last 10 years. Wherever there is a Kashmiri food festival anywhere, the catering is invariably done by their Delhi-based company, Ahad Sons. The brothers’ passionate devotion to the cause of promoting wazwaan far and near has resulted in their carving a prominent niche for gourmet Kashmiri food.

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The Bird, A Bone and Other Witnesses of a Museum Fire

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Sahil Naik At around 1:45 a.m. on a Tuesday in 2016, security personnel from the National Museum of Natural History in New Delhi called emergency services to report a fire on the top floor of the six-storey museum building. All of the museum documentation and archives – digitized on CDs – were also lost. Such a loss of a natural history repository has not seen outside of war, and it raised serious questions about the bureaucracy, cultural infrastructures and political apathy towards national, rather globally significant treasures. This book is a semifictional speculative book that focuses on the artefacts lost in the fire and stories around them.

Sahil Naik is an artist based in Goa. His practice examines the modalities of evidence and truth through architecture, minor and casual histories, mythology, forensics and the internet.

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The Fifth Estate NGOs Transforming Rural India in Environment, Health and Education

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Gandhi and Health @150

Touching Lives Improving Lives through Research

IJMR Journal On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian Council of Medical Research – one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world – has brought out this collectable edition of their Indian Journal of Medical Research as a tribute to the man who sacrificed his life for the sufferings of the poor and downtrodden. With fascinating insights into Gandhi’s health, habits, and customs from leading medical experts on the subject, this edition is sure to be an important contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the Father of the Nation.

For over a century, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has spearheaded the planning, formulation, coordination, implementation, and promotion of biomedical research – both in India and internationally. This book is a passion project of the ICMR, and serves to recognize the important work undertaken by biomedical scientists and researchers across the country. The intent is to celebrate the success stories of ICMR research and the various ways in which it has impacted the lives of people over the course of its century-long journey. Roli Books was given the turnkey project to commission text and photography for the book, as well as design and publish it to celebrate the centenary.

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DLF has always been at the vanguard, setting benchmarks for the development industry in India. With The Camellias, they have taken a quantum leap, ‘bettering their best’, to position themselves at par with select, distinguished international companies, showcasing the ultraluxury residential complex in Gurugram, Haryana, as a hallmark of their prowess. The Making of The Camellias traces the ten-year journey from conceptualization to completion of the 429 apartments and 1,60,000-square-feet clubhouse that has become the first residential project in India to be awarded the prestigious Platinum LEED Certification for green development.

Determined to make a remarkable product on a scale and of a calibre hitherto unattempted, DLF did a deep dive envisioning the complete gamut of luxury, conjoining extensive research, international and indigenous expertise, and innovative technologies with ethical, responsible practices for every aspect of development.

Collaborating with Hafeez Contractor, one of India’s best-known architects; Rockwell Group, New York; SWA, Los Angeles; The Wright Fit, New York; Isometrix + Lighting, London; and GOCO Hospitality, Bangkok, and several others, they achieved a spectacular result that is there for all to see and experience. Documenting the enormity of the accomplishment and the challenges DLF surmounted, the book is an invaluable tool showing the way forward for development projects internationally.

The Making of the Camellias

O.P. Jindal Global University

Sonal Shah & Pramiti Madhavji

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Founded by Chaudhary Raghvendra Singh in 1946, DLF is one of the leading real estate companies in India that has built many premium and exclusive properties. Their latest is the ultra-luxurious development, The Camellias, in Gurugram, Haryana.

With state-of-the-art facilities, DLF aims to set a new benchmark for housing internationally through this development. Utmost care has been taken at the time of construction not just for manpower but also for the environment, to create a dynamic haven for an elite clientele.

O.P. Jindal Global University: Where History, Civilization and Education Converge attempts to record the journey of the university to becoming the first private university in the state of Haryana and one of the top private universities in the country by juxtaposing it with the journey of Indus Valley Civilization, remnants of which can be found in Sonepat, Haryana – where the university is located – to this day. Through visual documentation, the book shows the transformation of an idea into reality, the architectural marvel of the university, and how, ultimately, it altered the face of education.

Ajmal Jami is an award-winning photographer, cinematographer and filmmaker.

Kishalay Bhattacharjee is the Executive Dean of the Jindal School of Journalism and Communication.

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Woodstock

One Step at a Time

A School of India

The Birth of the Christian Medical College, Vellore

ANNE MUNRO MCGREGOR

REENA GEORGE

Woodstock School is a residential international school established in 1854 in Mussoorie, a town nestled in the foothills of North India’s spectacular Himalayas.

In 1819, John and Harriet Scudder left home and country to serve in the distant land of India. A century later, a group of teenage girls entrusted their lives to another audacious Scudder, who dreamt of a great medical college despite its makeshift circumstances.

Rooted in Indian soil, its history has grown out of a deep relationship characterized by reciprocal respect, empathy, and a vigorously upheld commitment to the cultivation of tolerance and the celebration of diversity. This book is the story of the special history and inspiring alumni – the incredible and world-changing legacy of Woodstock School.

One Step at a Time is the story of the many vocational journeys that created one distinctive institution. This book revisits the hidden years of the school, its struggle for survival, and its role in a newly independent country.

DR ANNE MCGREGOR is an academic editor and writer specializing in Indo-European languages and comparative literature, currently based in New Zealand.

REENA GEORGE MD, is Professor and Head of Palliative Care and in-charge of the archives at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, and is the founding editor of the Indian Journal of Palliative Care.

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The Indus Valley Civilization A History MERCY DUTTA In the Bronze Age, the fertile flood plains of the River Indus birthed a flourishing civilization that spanned large tracts of Northwest India and parts of Pakistan. In the thousands of cities that have been unearthed, archaeologists have discovered a people of vision and innovation, committed to peace, prosperity, and technological advancement. This book is a celebration of another journey – of 25 years of IndusInd Bank – and the striking parallels between a people who prospered then, and an institution that thrives now. It is the triumphant story of IndusInd Bank: a testament to the courage and resilience of each of its stakeholders, promoters, and employees across strata, over a quarter of a century.

MERCY DUTTA is a research scholar at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dutta completed her master’s with specialization in ancient Indian history.

CPKA Five Decades of India’s Built Environment Dikshu C . Kukreja Arunima Kukreja This book captures the transformations that have taken place in India post-independence – of architectural history through the lens of a leading, multidisciplinary architecture and engineering practice, CP Kukreja Architects.

Dikshu C. Kukreja received his Masters of Architecture and Urban Design from Harvard University. His firm CPKA is a premier multidisciplinary architectural and engineering organization, ranking amongst the top 100 architecture firms in the world and top five in Asia.

Arunima Kukreja heads the CPKA Foundation for Design Excellence, which promotes consciousness in design, cutting across genres.

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Lest We Forget Our Roots The History of Lala Bishen Das Khanna (1879-1968) and His Family

Deepak Khanna

The Dhingra Legacy

Lest We Forget Our Roots The History of Lala Bishen Das Khanna (1879–1968) and His Family

Ruchika Chanana

Deepak Khanna

This book tells the story of Sohan Singh Dhingra – a brilliant graduate of IIT Kharagpur – and how fate, circumstance and emotions influenced the course of that life, his choices and his future. Examining several generations of a family of entrepreneurs in the paint business, the book – through stories, anecdotes, history and images – delves into the lives of S.S. Dhingra’s ancestors, the close-knit family and its values. And the success that was just within his reach when tragedy struck, so he never saw the astounding trajectory of the family business begun by him and run by his two brothers, Gurbachan and Kuldip Singh Dhingra, which eventually became the giant of the industry, Berger Paints.

Lest We Forget Our Roots embarks on a riveting journey through generations, tracing the rich tapestry of a family’s history. Spearheaded by Deepak Khanna, the book spans three generations and covers approximately five decades revealing the profound connections that bind the past and present. With the primary focus of this family history centering on Lala Bishen Das Khanna and his descendants, the author’s diligent efforts to document his family’s history – more than half of whom now reside outside India – lays a strong foundation and roadmap for future generations, enabling them to connect with their heritage and build upon it in meaningful ways.

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The Mathai Legacy tells the fascinating story of a man with strong ideals and unwavering faith in God. It also explores the unique history of the Syrian Christians in India. Leaving his familiar life in Kerala behind, he moved to North Kanara at the turn of the century as an evangelist but eventually became a teacher. Together with his remarkable wife Annamma he passed on a set of values and a way of life founded on love, Christianity, self discipline, equality and compassion to his eleven children. Each of those children lived their lives steadfastly manifesting these values. Spread all over the world, the Mathai family forms a loving web anchored by their common roots.

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Dark Side of the Bean: 150 Sweet Temptations

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Master Chefs of India

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Preeta Mathur

Enriched by her travels around the world, Preeta has developed a fine appreciation of the nuances of different cuisines, and has also held cooking classes across continents. Over the last decade, she has authored an immensely popular page ‘Kitchen Queen’ in Vanita magazine. She represented her university in basketball and is fond of penning short stories for children. She is also adept at sketching and painting.

The recipes in this book, sourced from Kayastha communities living across Kashmir to Kanyakumari, are sure to make it seem like you’ve been toiling in the kitchen. While in reality, the methods have been modernized without compromising on taste. This book is a guide to age-old cooking secrets -- passed from mothers to their daughters, and now to you, the reader.

ThE COuRTly CuISInE

Preeta Mathur has inherited a rich legacy of exclusive recipes from her mother, and over the years, built a reputation of preparing simple yet gastronomically amazing meals.

She has painstakingly spent time in experimenting and adapting recipes from family, friends, and different cultures in India and abroad.

Kayastha Kitchens Through Inida

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Kayastha Kitchens Through India

Preeta Mathur Photographs

highly educated and cultured community, the Kayasthas occupied powerful positions in various courts spread across the country. They have an evolved and well-developed culinary history. Given the myriad regional influences (mainly Muslim) the Kayastha cuisine is marked by the dominance of red meat, masalas, and cooking styles that are distinctly unique, like dhungar and dum.

The Courtly Cuisine: Kayastha Kitchens Through India highlights some of the more refined and popular recipes passed down from one generation to the next. The recipes here are truly home-style cooking as they have been modified and made simple, without compromising on taste, to suit the present day needs. Each dish has step-by-step photographs which make cooking more fun and simple. Recipes are carefully picked to represent the Kayastha community from all parts of India. They are robust, aromatic, and flavourful.

A must-have book for all lovers of good food!

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The Ayurvedic Wellness Cookbook: Recipes for Balance and Rejuvenation

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The Masala Art

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Hemant Oberoi

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Salma Yusuf Husain

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The Ultimate Army Cookbook: A Memsahib Cooks

Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine

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A.V. Ramana Dikshitulu and Kota Neelima

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The Finest Treasures Of Civilisation And Nature

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100 Wonders of India: The Finest Treasures of Civilisation and Nature Nirad Grover

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5000 Years of Indian Art

A God in Exile: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Sushma K. Bahl

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Buddhism: A Journey Through Art

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Calcutta Then & Kolkata Now

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Dancescapes: A Photographic Journey

Dancing with the Gods

Shobha Deepak Singh

Monidipa Mukherjee and Sutapa Sengupta

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Delhi 360º

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Delhi 360° | Shahjahanabad: Mapping the Panoramic Views of a Mughal City

Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina

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Delhi Then & Delhi Now

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Dialects of Silence: Delhi Under Lockdown Parul Sharma

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GanDhi in the Gallery The ArT of DisobeDience

S u m at h i R a m a S wa m y

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India and the UAE: In Celebration of a Legendary Friendship Venu Rajamony

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India: A Story Through 100 Objects

Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History

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Vikram Doctor

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India Five Senses

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India: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization Maria Angellillo 9788861120570 `895

Italian Indian Classical Dance Leela Venkataraman

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India: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization Maria Angellillo

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India: Then and Now

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India: Then and Now

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India: Then and Now

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Inspired by India: How India Transformed Global Design Phyllida Jay

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Insurgency and the Artist: The Art of the Freedom Struggle in India Vinay Lal

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Jal Mahal: Revival of a Pleaseure Palace Navrattan Kothari, Rajeev Lunkad & Pramod Kumar KG

Jangarh Singh Shyam: The Enchanted Forest Aurogeeta Das

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Kite’s-Eye View India

Kushti in Banaras: Wrestling as a Homage to the Gods

Nicolas Chorier

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Janamsakhi: Paintings of Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh 8.74 X 11.73” 204 PGS HB 9789392130809 `3,500

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Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India Amin Jaffer

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Made for Mughal Emperors: Royal Treasures from Hindustan Susan Stronge

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Madras Then & Chennai Now

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Masterpieces of Indian Art Alka Pande

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Mèla: Everyday Indian Aesthetic Sayali Goyal

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Motherland: Pushpamala N.’s Woman and Nation Monica Juneja and Sumathi Ramaswamy

Mughal Glass: Blown and Decorated Objects from the Indian Subcontinent

Shobha Deepak Singh

Tara Desjardins

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Royal Indian Portraits PRAMOD KUMAR KG

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Front cover: Prince Bhupal Singh (b. 1884, r. 1930-55) of Udaipur with the Governor-General Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (r. 1910-16), c. 1915. The presence of pets in family portraits was a common occurrence in British India though unusual in Raj encounters where the heir apparent of an important princely state was with the Governor General. The larger than life black painted dog in the foreground is in sharp contrast with the distinct yellow and green painted upholstery on which the two sitters pose.

Pictorial Archive of the Maharanas of Mewar, Udaipur.

FORewORD by ARvInD SInGh MewAR PRAMOD KUMAR KG ROLI BOOks

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Old Delhi - New York

Posing for Posterity Royal Indian Portraits

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Rajasthan: Under The Desert Sky

Ramayana

Rajesh Bedi

J.P. Losty and Sumedha V. Ojha

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The lens of a camera never more brilliantly captured the well-orchestrated spectacle of pomp and glory that was the Raj, than in the portraits of the rulers of Princely India.

Both amateur and professional early Indian photographers captured rulers and their families at their flattering best, creating enduring images that remain evocative and crucial visual documents of our past.

The depiction of the Indian ruler was primarily governed by formal court protocol and etiquette, but also by the capabilities of early photographic technology and the capacity of its practitioners for experiment. The resulting images offer glimpses of a glorious past, but equally reveal the carefully choreographed presentation of royal personas for posterity and the hidden story of the patron–photographer relationship, which played a significant role in enabling it.

It is vital then, to see the picture from multiple viewpoints, both contextual and metaphorical, and this volume draws together the many threads together for the first time, including the history and functions of both portraiture as well as photography in India; the socio-cultural position of the portrait (princely or otherwise) in the past two centuries; and their political subtext. Drawing on previously unpublished material from collections across India and the world, and illustrated with the resulting panoply of images, the reader is at last in possession of an accessible, comprehensive introduction to royal Indian portraits.

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My Passage from India

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Pramod Kumar KG is the Managing Director of the Delhi-based Eka Archiving Services Pvt. Ltd. – India’s first museum consulting company. He is the consultant curator for the City Palace Museum, Udaipur and was until recently Associate Director of the Alkazi Foundation, which holds the Alkazi Collection of Photography. He set up the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing in 2005, and was its FounderDirector. During his tenure as the Director of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation, Pramod KG organised the Jaipur Heritage International Festival and founded the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2005.

Back cover: Mehboob Ali Khan with Princess Ghous-unNisa Begum, 11 November 1890. This intimate portrait shows the sixth Nizam, Mir Mehboob Ali Khan, with his infant daughter who is bedecked with jewellery. The Nizam, a keen patron of photography, is known to have been involved in the photo shoots of his children with several sessions being organised within the palace.

Private Collection, Hyderabad.

Musicscapes: The Multiple Emotions of Indian Music

Saris: Tradition and Beyond Rta . Kapur Chishti Gen Ed: Martand Singh 12 X 9.5’’ 276 PGS HB 9788174363749 `4,500

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Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City

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Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra Ashish Khokar

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Sikh Art: From the Kapany Collection

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Sikh Heritage: A History Sita Ram Picturesque Views of Valour and Devotion of India: Lord Hastings’s Rishi Singh Journey from Calcutta to Photographer: Sondeep the Punjab, 1814-15 Shankar 9.25 X 9.25” 216 PGS HB 9788193984604 `2,495

J.P. Losty

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Splendors of Punjab Heritage Dr. Pervinderjit Singh Khanuja

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Tradition and Beyond Tarun Tahiliani: Journey The Unforgettable to India Modern Maharajas: One Hundred Handcrafted Indian Textile Tarun Tahiliani and Seventy Five Years of Rahul Jain, Rta Kapur Chishti, Martand Singh Vidya Dehejia and Peter Rockwell Photography 10.25 X 12.5’’ 324 PGS HB The Unfinished: Stone Carvers at work on the Indian Subcontinent

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E. Jaiwant Paul

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Sunderson 1954–74

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William Morris

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Alfred Wuerfel 1979

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Ayurvedic Herbal Massage

Bombay: An Illustrated History

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Andrea Kuratli and Johannes Beltz

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Brooklyn: Heritage Reclaimed Sabina R. KorfmannBodenmann

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Calcutta: An Illustrated History

Dateline 1857 Revolt Against the Raj

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Rudrangshu Mukherjee

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Tushita Foundation

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Delightful Delhi A to Z

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Everything is Pink in My Garden

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Faces and Places Deepak Nayyar

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Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography

Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography

Harmony: The Indian Book of Wellness

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Heart Care

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Didier Grumbach

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Home Doctor Natural Healing with Herbs, Condiments and Spices

I Will & I Can: The Story of Jai Hind College

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Nandita Bhavnani

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History of International Fashion

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I’m Gandhi: Youth for Gandhi Foundation Janhavi Prasada

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Iconic Trees of India S. Natesh

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If I Die Here, Who Will Remember Me?: India and the First World War Vedica Kant Foreword by Amitav Ghosh 8 X 10’’ 256 PGS HB 9788174369796 `3,500

In Custody: Women in Tihar

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India: The Spirit of Enterprise

Jodhpur Lancers

Ashok Malik Foreword by T.N. Ninan

Michael Creese

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Kashmir: An Illustrated History Sandeep Bamzai

Ed. by Anuradha Majumdar

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O.P. Jindal Global University

Plants: Why You Can’t Live Without Them

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Living Heritage: Centuries in Business Sabina R. KorfmannBodenmann

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Dr S.K. Maini Dr Vishwanath Pandey K. Chandramouli 7 X 9’’ 232 PGS HB 9788174368447 `1,295

Light Matter: Atelier Pierre Legrand

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Polo in India

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Pondicherry: That was once French India Raphael Malangin

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Prince, Patron and Patriarch: Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala

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Pukka Indian: 100 Objects that Define India

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Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore Bina Kak

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Slow Living: What You can do about Climate Change

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Tagore: An Illustrated Biography Uma Dasgupta

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Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay’s Jazz Age 6 X 8.8’’ 192 PGS HB 9789351941736 `795

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The Herbal Sutra: Indian Wisdom & Wellness Through 100 Herbs Madhulika Banerjee

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The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters Phejin Konyak & Peter Bos 8.55 X 12.05” 240 PGS HB 9789351941125 `3,995

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The Great Indian Railway Saga

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The Lay of the Land: A Story of India through its Maps

The Monsoon War: Young officers reminisce 1965 India–Pakistan War

Deepti Anand & Sanghamitra Chatterjee

Amarinder Singh & Lt. Ge. Tajindar Shergill, PVSM

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The Nehrus: Personal Histories

Very Important Pets

Mushirul Hasan

Priya Kapoor & Nandita Jaishankar

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With Great Truth & Regard: A Story of the Typewriter in India Chirodeep Chaudhuri & Sidharth Bhatia 9 X 9’’ 304 PGS HB 9788193274002 `2,500

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Udaan: A Graphic Glimpse through the life of Praful Patel Timmy Verghese

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Witness To Life & Freedom Margaret Bourke-White in India and Pakistan Vicki Goldberg

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Wonderful Wildlife A to Z

Yoga for the Family: A Holistic Approach

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Geetika Jain and Bittu Sahgal

Bharat Thakur

CINEMA

100 Iconic Bollywood Costumes Sujata Assomull

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Bollywood Today

Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents

Kaveree Bamzai

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Namrata Dutt Kumar & Priya Dutt

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Beliefs

Buddhist Pilgrimage

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Brij Tankha

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography Tenzin Geyche Tethong

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Pilgrimage to a Mysterious World

From a lonely shopowner in Baramulla to the widows of Brindavan, and from her visit to Auschwitz to her journey to Rawalpindi tracking the memory of her mother, Kusum Ansal’s poems are a reflection of her quest for the ultimate reality and understanding of this world. Her journey discerning the infinite is a pilgrimage to a world full of mysteries we all try to understand.

Kusum Ansal

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Kusum AnsAl Pilgrimage to a Mysterious World

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The Love of Sai (Hindi)

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Rupinder S. Brar

Vikas Mehta

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The Japji of Guru Nanak

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20 x 20: Twenty Architects and Twenty Homes Gauri Kelkar

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Architectural Ornamentation in Shrines & Mosques of Kashmir Qamoos Bukhari

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Bombay Art Deco Architecture: A Visual Journey (1930–1953) Navin Ramani

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Fatehpur Sikri: Revisiting Akbar’s Masterpiece

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Gardens of Delight: Indian Gardens Through the Ages

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CPKA: Five Decades of India’s Built Environment

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New Delhi: Making of a Capital

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Mosques

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Kunjamma… Ode to a Kunjamma… Ode to a Eternal Romantic: My Nightingale: Father, Gemini Ganesan Nightingale: M.S. Subbulakshmi (Limited Edition) M.S. Subbulakshmi Narayani Ganesh 7.25 X 9’’ 144 PGS HB 9788174365781 `495

Lakshmi Vishwanathan

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Rajmata Gayatri Devi Enduring Grace

Ravi Shankar Bapi...

The Love of My Life

Ruskin, Our Enduring Bond

Ustad Allauddin Khan

Dharmender Kanwar

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Anoushka Shankar

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Ganesh Saili

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T h e S e n s u o u s Wo m a n

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Kama Sutra Alka Pande

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Kama Sutra: The Art of Making Love to a Woman Pavan K. Varma

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Bijoya Ray Remembers Satyajit Ray at Work

Bollywood Nostalgia

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Indian Erotic Art

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Maharajas at the London Studios

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In his Own Words

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Remembering Agra

Rolls-Royce and the Indian Princes

Satish Gujral: Drawings and Collages

Satish Gujral: Sculptures

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The Art of A. Ramachandran

The Art of G.R. Santosh

The Art of Gulammohmmed Sheikh

The Art of Vivan Sundaram

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The Dancing Phenomenon: Birju Maharaj

The Dancing Phenomenon: Kelucharan Mohapatra

The Lafayette Studio and Princely India

Whistling Steam Romance of Indian Rail

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India–Pakistan: Cricketing Ties, Neighbour’s Pride

Illustrated History of Indian Cricket

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In 1953, when he was thirty-three years old, Edmund Hillary became the first man to stand at the summit of Mount Everest, the Holy Grail for a generation of mountain climbers who had tried and failed to reach the highest point on earth (29,035 feet). High Adventure is Hillary’s definitive and wonderfully entertaining memoir of his Himalayan quest, beginning with the 1951 expedition that discovered a possible route up the south slope of Everest, and culminating in the successful expedition of 1953 led by Sir John Hunt. Hillary’s memoir takes us step-by step up the slopes of Everest, describing vividly and in great detail the agonizing climb that he and Tenzing Norgay embarked upon, the perils they faced, and the dramatic final ascent that forever secured them a place of honour in the annals of human exploration.

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The Madras Quartet 

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Foreword raju santhanam

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THE UNTOLD STORY OF

CHRISTIAN MICHEL AND AGUSTAWESTLAND

"The best account of a story of our times that is still unfolding. Briton Christian Michel is in a Delhi prison extradited from Dubai to face charges of bribery for a deal for Westland helicopters that ultimately floundered.

A close-up view of the man, the case and its many loose ends in Italy, where the parent company is headquartered, and in Delhi with its complex web of politics and business."

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The AgustaWestland scandal has a distinct Bofors flavour to it. Stories, in the case of both, first broke in the foreign media. The countries that produced the Bofors gun and the AgustaWestland choppers have long forgotten the scandal. In India, though, amidst the heat and dust generated by leaks, insinuations and wild interpretations, the truth still eludes us.

The Untold Story looks at how the scandal first unfolded in Italy and later became a raging storm in India. Caught in the web of complex events orchestrated by powerful corporate kingpins with vested interests are the three main players – Guido Haschke, Giuseppe Orsi and Christian Michel.

The book also provides insights into the role of coteries in India’s power politics. Confidential UK cabinet documents from the archives give a totally new insight into the deal first struck in 1987. The Untold Story is a ringside view on the scandal and its ramifications.

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These are some of the questions Pradip Chanda tackles in his book, A Requiem for a Brand.

The book lays out a new way of managing brands. It also shows future trends that may influence how brands are managed over the next decade or two. Pradip highlights his thesis with several Indian and international case studies which make fascinating reading.

BU S I N ESS

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– Sunil Gupta Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Harvard Business School Boston

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rawing from his extensive business management experience, Pradip Chanda turns traditional wisdom on its head when he proposes that Brand Loyalty is inversely proportional to the income and education levels of the ‘knowledge consumer’. He examines how and why brands became strategic assets, traces the evolution of the knowledge consumer and what can companies do to protect equity of the brands they have nurtured over decades.

A new approach to building Brand Loyalty that gives marketers a competitive edge in today’s hightech, high-stakes, brand-hostile environment. The book combines the knowledge with engaging real-life case studies and proven examples.

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‘Anil later recalled that Dhirubhai’s personal physician, a Dr Pandey, had predicted the morning of that Saturday that his patient would choose such a day to die. “Sir planning mein chaltey hain na?” Pandey said. “Sir jayenge to Saturday raat ko hi jayenge.” (“Sir plans before he does anything? If Sir goes then he will go on Saturday night.”) As he explained: “Sir is a person who will not inconvenience anybody. If he goes on Saturday night, it will be after a day’s work. The funeral will be on Sunday. As that’s a holiday, there will be no office, people can attend, there will be no traffic for the funeral site. It will be over by evening and on Monday morning, everyone can get back to work.” Dhirubhai indeed died later that day, shortly before midnight. Anil recalled getting home at 2.30 a.m., grabbing some sleep, then going to tell Kokilaben around 5 a.m. She saw my face, folded her hands and asked: “When did it happen?” I told her and she said, “Did he go peacefully?” I said, “Yes, he had a big smile on his face.”’

Ambani & Sons is the riveting story of one of the wealthiest families in the world. Dhirubhai Ambani was a rags-to-riches tycoon whose company, Reliance, is now one of India’s major corporations. His sons, Anil and Mukesh, took over after his death in 2002 and their respective arms of the company are bigger than the parent ever was. However, a family feud of colossal proportions, that has had political reverberations, ensued.

The Ambani tale contains a bigger story about modern India, not only as an economic powerhouse, but about the complicated links between government and big business.

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His book on turnaround management, The Second Coming: Creativity in Corporate Turnarounds has been widely acknowledged as a valuable guide for practicing managers. An international edition titled Corporate Turnaround: Strategies for Renewal is distributed in many countries worldwide and has been translated into Mandarin for distribution in China.

Are brands losing power? If yes, what changes are causing the decline in brand power? And how should brands be managed differently in the twenty-first century?

A Requiem for a Brand

Pradip Chanda is a management consultant, author, columnist and noted speaker on the subject of corporate turnarounds and start-ups.

Vote of Confidence: Profiles of Young Politicians

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Profiles in Enterprise: Inspiring Stories of Indian Business Leaders Peter Church

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New Age Management: Philosophy from Ancient India V. Srinivasan

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Storms in The Sea Wind: Ambani Vs Ambani

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Beyond Silence Kusum Ansal

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DevDas and other stories

Born in Bombay in 1865, Rudyard Kipling was the first English-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1907). A widely read and quoted writer, Kipling’s experience in India forms the background of most of his best work.

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

This first-ever Kipling anthology features some lesser known but powerful stories and poems along with old favourites.

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The KOh-i-nOOr DiamOnD

Born in Bombay in 1865, Rudyard Kipling was the first English-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1907). A widely read and quoted writer, Kipling’s experience in India forms the background of most of his best work.

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Frank Unedited: The Best of Frank Simoes Frank Simoes

Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter M.J. Akbar

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Riot After Riot: Reports on Clashes and Communal Violence in India

Ruskin Bond’s Green Book

M.J. Akbar

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Present Tense: Living on the Edge

Namita Gokhale Editions 5.5 X 8.5” 144 PGS PB 9788174363084 `295

Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service Foreword by Rajdeep Sardesai

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Ruskin Bond

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A Home for Gori

A Life Full of Adventure

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A Life in Cricket: Memoirs Kishore Rungta 5.5 X 8.5’’ HB 9789392130939

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A Life in Shadow: The Secret Story of A.C.N. Nambiar Vappala Balachandran

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An Unheard Melody: Annapurna Devi an Authorised Biography

Swapan K. Bondyopadhyay

Amongst the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars Dr. Surjit Kaur, Int. by Khushwant Singh

An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography Lt Gen. J.F.R. Jacob

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A Tide in the Affairs of Men: A Public Servant Remembers

Jenny Housego with Maya Mirchandani

Prateep K. Lahiri

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Begums of Bhopal

Begam Samru: Fading Portrait in a Gilded Frame

A Sculptor of Talent Vijay Kichlu Meena Banerjee

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A Woven Life

Baji Rao: The Warrior Peshwa

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Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography

Borders to Boardroom: A Memoir

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John Lall

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Cartoos Saab: A Soldier’s Story of Resilience in Adversity Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo 5.5 X 8.5 456 PGS HB 9789392130199 `795

Easier Said Than Done: A Life In Sport

Feroze: The Forgotten Gandhi

Alan Wilkins

Bertil Falk

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Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir

From Kippers to Karimeen: A Life

Har Dayal: The Great Revolutionary

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Honorary Tiger: The Life of Billy Arjan Singh

Verghese Kurien as told to Gouri Salvi

I Too Had a Dream

I Too Had a Dream (Hindi)

Dream Chasing: Dream, Hope, Betrayal, Grit, Sacrifice, Triumph S.B. Misra

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Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain & Ecstasy Ajai Mansingh, Foreword by Gopi Chand Narang 5.5 X 8.5’’ 280 PGS PB 9788174369222 `495

Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography

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Duff Hart-Davis

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JP in Jail: An Uncensored Account

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Kasturba Gandhi: A Biography

Kafka in Mumbai: A Prison Memoir

M.G. Devasahayam

Wahid Shaikh & Amrit B.L.S.

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Mahatma Gandhi: A Historical Biography Bidyut Chakrabarty

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Manmohan Desai’s Enchantment of the Mind

Connie Haham Foreword by Amitabh Bachchan

Meena Kumari: The Poet A Life Beyond Cinema

Murlidhar Bhandare: An Autobiography

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e My Father, Our Fraternity is an intensely personal memoir which brings alive the rich classical music tradition from the early twentieth century to the present. Amjad Ali Khan offers an insider’s view of this era, through the life and times of his father, the famous sarod icon, Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan. He also affords us a glimpse into the deeply held traditions of Indian classical music, like the guru-shishya parampara, and the unique ways in which taleem (training) is imparted.

My Father, Our Fraternity

Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed masters of the music world. Born to the Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Gharana, Khan gave his first performance at the age of six. Over the course of his career, the world saw the sarod being given a new and yet timeless interpretation by him. He has reinvented the technique of sarod playing which today is distinct in its nomenclature. He has won numerous accolades including a Grammy nomination, the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and has performed at venues world over like the Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

Married to Subhalakshmi Khan, his sons, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan, are also very talented and celebrated sarod players.

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My Father, Our Fraterniy The story of Haafiz Ali Khan and my world

As Amjad Ali Khan grows from a child prodigy to an accomplished musician, he expresses an acute sense of responsibility towards his guru and his family’s musical legacy, passed on from ancestors who created the sarod. The personal and the professional are intertwined in this book as they are in the author’s life. His friendships, relationships, and the milieu in which he has lived and performed, make for a delightful read for anyone who is interested in the classical music and musicians of India.

Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan, Gauripur, Bengal. Early 1930s..

My Crazy Tale: His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa

Amjad Ali Khan

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My Life and Times: Munshi Premchand Madan Gopal

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My Memories of INA and Netaji

Gen. Shah Nawaz Khan Foreword Jawaharlal Nehru 5.5 X 8.5” HB 9789392130663

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My Father Our Fraternity: The Story of Haafiz Ali Khan & My World

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Nehru’s Hero Dilip Kumar in the Life of India Lord Meghnad Desai

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Nehru: The Making of India M.J. Akbar

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Mohammed Hyder

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Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo 5.5 X 8.5” 228 PGS PB 9788174362629 `395

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Paramvir Abdul Hamid: A Saga of Bravery and Martyrdom

October Coup: A Memoir of the Struggle for Hyderabad

Param Vir Chakra: Abdul Hamid

Shuja Ali

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Param Vir Chakra: Hoshiar Singh

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Param Vir Chakra: Manoj Pandey

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Param Vir Chakra: Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

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Param Vir Chakra: Rama Raghoba Rane

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Maj. Gen. Ian Cardozo & Rishi Kumar

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Param Vir Chakra: Sanjay Kumar

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Rajesh Pilot: A Biography Rama Pilot

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Rajesh Pilot: A Biography

Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster’s Master

Ram Vilas Paswan: A Biography

Rani of Jhansi Lakshmi Bai

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Rama Pilot (Hindi)

Kunal Purandare

Sobhana K. Nair

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Ranji, Maharaja of Connemara

Rasa Yatra My Journey in Music

Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur: Life and Legend

Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography

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Anne Chambers

Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur

R.P. Singh

Post her tenure as Professor of History at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, she has been researching with the Godrej archives in mumbai.

Currently, she is Professor at the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, biTS Pilani (Goa), and also associate member at the institute of advanced Studies, nantes, France.

“With great care, Lakshmi Subramanian draws out Gandhi’s belief in music as a serious, committed, moral and spiritual activity, and his loathing of it being appropriated for parochial manoeuvres.

Singing Gandhi’s India is a powerful narrative that investigates this separation.

Through this wonderfully crafted work, Subramanian implores us to ask one question of ourselves: why are we truly moved by music?”

T.M. KriShna Singing Gandhi’s India unpacks how the mahatma’s relationship with music—one of his most powerful tools of mass mobilization for india’s independence—significantly shaped the history of modernww india.

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Lakshmi Subramanian is an indian historian with a long and distinguished teaching and research career, having taught history in india and elsewhere.

Her work in the fields of maritime history and the social history of indian music is widely recognized.

Vaibhav Purandare

singing gandhi’s india

Here is the first ever and only detailed account of Gandhi and music in india. How politics and music intersperse with each other has been paid scanty, if not any, attention, let alone Gandhi’s role in it. Looking at prayer as politics, Singing Gandhi’s India traces Gandhi’s relationship with music and nationalism. uncovering his writings on music, ashram bhajan practice, the Vande mataram debate, Subramanian makes a case for a closer scrutiny of Gandhi’s oeuvre to map sonic politics in twentieth century india.

Music and Sonic Nationalism

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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir Ajit Bhattacharjea

Shyam Benegal Sangeeta Datta

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Singing Gandhi’s India

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Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan

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Subhan & I: My Adventures with the Angling Legend of India Saad Bin Jung

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Surat: Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince

Sushma Swaraj: A Biography

Moin Mir

Radhika Ramaseshan

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The Benegal Brothers: An extraordinary family and the making of modern India Kanchan Karopady Bannerjee

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The Deserter’s Tale Joshua Key

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The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle The Autobiography Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Translator: Imtiaz Ahmad Sahibzada 5.5 X 8.5’’ 576 + 8 PGS HB 9788194969143 `695

The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue Rasheed Kidwai

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The Last Maharaja of Indore

The Man Who Bent Light: Father of Fiber Optics

The Raja of Harsil: The Legend of Frederick ‘Pahari’ Wilson

The Red Sari: A Dramatized Biography of Sonia Gandhi

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The Rope in The Water

To Kill Rasputin: The Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin

The Memoirs of Dr. Haimabati Sen

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The Regal Patriot: Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner Prof. L.S. Rathore

Sylvia Fraser

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Robert Hutchison

Javiar Moro

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Tapan Raychaudhuri & Geraldine Forbes

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Unlikely Hero: Om Puri Nandita C. Puri

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Zubin Mehta: The Score of my Life Zubin Mehta

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1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: Last War of Independence Pramod Kapoor

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Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan E. Jaiwant Paul

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Banned & Censored: What the British Raj Didn’t Want Us to Read Devika Sethi

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Bhopal Connections Vignettes of Royal Rule

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By My Sword and Shield: Traditional Weapons of the Indian Warrior

Delhi Durbar: 1911, The Complete Story

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Sunil Raman and Rohit Agarwal

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Dungarpur: A Glorious Century Samar Singh

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Fault Lines Of Nationhood

Gyanendra Pandey Yunas Samad Sr Ed. David Page 5.5 X 8.5” 144 PGS HB 9788174365309 `495

Gandhi Gandhism and The Gandhians Thomas Weber

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Honour and Fidelity: India’s Military Contribution to the Great War 1914-1918 Amarinder Singh

India: The Siege Within M.J. Akbar

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John Company to The Republic Mushirul Hasan

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Laid to Rest: The Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death Ashis Ray

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Medieval Seafarers of India Lakshmi Subramanian

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Phantom Warriors: India’s Secret Tibetan Army Ngari Rinpoche Tenzin Geyche Tethong 5.5 X 8.5’’ PB 9789392130984

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Revisiting 1857: Myth, Memory, History Sharmistha Gooptu & Boria Majumdar

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St. Stephen’s College: A History

Taj Mahal and Mughal Agra

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Sawaneh i Dehli: Biography of Delhi

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Tales of Two Cities

The Bhagavad Gita

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The Greased Cartridge: The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58 E. Jaiwant Paul

The Indus Saga Aitzaz Ahsan

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The Last Durbar Shashi Joshi

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The Men Who Killed Gandhi

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The Last Gathering A Vivid The Last Sunset: Portrait of life in the Red Fort The Rise and Fall of the Munshi Faizuddin Lahore Durbar Translator: Ather Farouqui

Amarinder Singh

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The Raja of Bourbon

The Romance of Salt

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Michel De Grece

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The Loharu Legacy Rakhshanda Jalil

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The Sinking of INS Khukri Survivors’ Stories

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The STory of Tea

Born in Bombay in 1865, Rudyard Kipling was the first English-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1907). A widely read and quoted writer, Kipling’s experience in India forms the background of most of his best work.

This first-ever Kipling anthology features some lesser known but powerful stories and poems along with old favourites.

ISBN: 978-81-86939-56-7

E. Jaiwant Paul

Khushwant Singh, celebrated columnist, author and ardent Kipling fan, knits this anthology with a fascinating introduction on the life of this controversial writer.

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The Steel Frame: A History of the IAS Deepak Gupta

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The Story of Tea

The Trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar

Women of Pride: The Devadasi Heritage

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17 Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir

A Bend in the Ganges

A Chance at Happiness: A Book of Short Stories

Jaspreet Singh

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Manohar Malgonkar

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A Mirror Greens in Spring

A Married Woman

Anthems of Resistance: A Celebration of Progressive Urdu Poetry

Rani Dharker

Selina Sen

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Manju Kapur

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Auras of the Jinn: A Pakistani Story

Black Limericks

Black Tongue Anjana Basu

Rakesh Satyal

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Blue Boy

Blue Dust

Boots Belts Berets

Brahma’s Dream Shree Ghatage

Manohar Malgonkar

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Cactus Country

ROLI he sun rose in a streak of red over the hills. It looked as though the land beyond was bleeding to death, especially when the red spread to the Lake of the Moon and the waters rippled in red rivulets backwards and forwards, backwards and forwards. Later Chinku was to remember that day in all its details, first the red sky, then the pointing fingers of the hills, and then the black shadow of the first of the raiders.

Dragged by her father from the verandah and hidden in a rabbit hole, Chinku hears sounds of attack and realizes that a strange and deadly foe has been sent to attack her village — the Shadow Armies of the King of Kalabash.

In this world of turmoil and helplessness she is the only one who can save her village with the help of Matrix Stones and her special friend, the wolfboy.

ISBN: 978-81-86939-53-6

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Anjana Basu

Chinku

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Anjana Basu

Welcome to the world of Chinku and the wolfboy. A fantastic place filled with mystery and enchantment.

Helped by magic and the remarkable people she meets along the way, Chinku finds herself embarking on an adventure that will change her life.

Chinku and the wolfboy

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Chinku and the Wolfboy

Crossing the Road Sudhir Thapliyal

Madhumita Bhattacharyya

5.5 X 8.5’’ 211 PGS PB 9788186939536 `395

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Anjana Basu

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Dirty Women

Escape From Harem: A Mughal Saga of Romance, Revenge and Retribution Tanushree Podder

5.5 X 8.5’’ 216 PGS PB 9788186939765 `395 NEW

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Freedom’s Ransom Prafulla Roy

5.5 X 8.5’’ 328 PGS PB 9788186939406 `395

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Gods of Willow A Coming of Age Innings Amrish Kumar

5.5 X 8.5’’ 316 PGS PB 9788186939970 `495

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Hindutva, Sex & Adventure

Claudine Le Tourneur d’Ison

5.5 X 8.5’’ 166 PGS PB 9788186939499 `395

Hacks and Headlines Rashme Sehgal

5.5 X 8.5’’ 320 PGS PB 9788186939208 `295

Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty Greta Rana

5 X 7.78’’ 400 PGS PB 9788186939932 `495

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Hira Mandi

Hul Cry Rebel!

I’m Not Butter Chicken

5.5 X 8.5’’ 176 PGS PB 9788186939543 `395

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Sanjay Bahadur

Paro Anand

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John Maclithon

NEW

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I Witness: Partial Observations Kapil Sibal

6 X 8’’ 160 PGS FLEXIBACK 9788186939451 `295

Anuradha Majumdar 5.5 X 8.5’’ 252 PGS PB 9788186939772 `395

Meera, Sanga and Mewar Jyoti Jafa

5 X 7.78’’ 272 PGS PB 9788186939840 `395

Madhav & Kama: A Love Story from Ancient India A.N.D. Haksar

5.5 X 8.5’’ 96 PGS PB 9788186939246 `295

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My World Within

Nelycinda & Other Stories

Neti Neti - Not This, Not This

No Guns at my Son’s Funeral

5.5 X 8.5’’ 232 PGS PB 9788186939666 `295

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Kapil Sibal

6 X 8’’ 172 PGS FLEXIBACK 9788186939635 `295

IND IAINK

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Infinity Papers

Susan Visvanathan

No Margin for Error: A Tale of Bravery and Brotherhood set in the Indian Army

On the Double: Drills, Drama, and DareDevilry at the Indian Military Academy

5.5 X 8.5” 304 PGS PB 9788186939826 `395

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Tanushree Podder

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Tanushree Podder

Anjum Hasan

Pure Sequence

Paro Anand

Shadowland

Paro Anand

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.5 X 8.5’’ 168 PGS PB 9788186939567 `295

5.5 X 8.5’’ 178 PGS PB 9788186939611 `195

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Something Barely Remembered

The Conch Bearer

The Dark Rainbow

The Gardener’s Song

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5.5 X 8.5’’ 220 PGS PB 9788186939680 `395

5.5 X 8.5’’ 232 PGS PB 9788186939352 `395

Susan Visvanathan

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Vikrant Dutta

Kalpana Swaminathan

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The Heavens We Chase

The Longest Race

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The Mystic Temple

The Seine at Noon

The Small Tigers of Shergarh

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The Simians of South Block and the Yumyum Piglets

The Garden of Earthly Delights Indrajit Hazra

5.5 X 7.7’’ 209 PGS HB 9788186939147 `395

Susan Visvanathan

Tom Alter

Ranjit Lal

5.5 X 8.5’’ 152 PGS PB 9788186939444 `295

The Lost Fragrance of Infinity Moin Mir

5.5 X 8.5’’ 332 PGS HB 9788186939987 `495

Ranjit Lal

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Asmita Goyanka

Lavanya Shanbhogue-Arvind

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The Sound of Water

The Top of the Raintree

The Village Before Time

The Visiting Moon

5.5 X 8.5’’ 164 PGS PB 9788186939468 `295

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5.5 X 8.5’’ 180 PGS PB 9788186939079 `295

5.5 X 8.5’’ 153 PGS HB 9788186939116 `250

Urnabhih: A Mauryan Tale of Espionage, Adventure and Seduction

Urnabhih: Chanakya’s Scribe

Sanjay Bahadur

Kamalini Sengupta

Madhavan Kutty

Susan Visvanathan

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The Wise Woman and Other Stories: The Best of Mannu Bhandari Translator: Vidya Pradhan

Tunnel Vision

Shandana Minhas 5.5 X 8.5’’ 292 PGS PB 9788186939376 `295

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Weed

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Sumedha V. Ojha

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Wingless

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Sumedha V Ojha

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I N DEX

17 Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir, 151 20 x 20: Twenty Architects and Twenty Homes, 28, 124 26/11 Mumbai Attacked, 135 100 Headlines: That Defined India, 42, 135 100 Iconic Bollywood, 123 100 Promises to My Baby, 129 100 Questions from My Child, 129 100 Wonders of India: The Finest Treasures of Civilisation and Nature, 84, 112 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: Last War of Independence, 66, 148 5000 years of Indian Art, 84, 112

B Back to the Roots: A Definitive Guide to Grassroots & Football Development, 129 Baji Rao: The Warrior Peshwa, 141 Bal Thackeray & The Rise of the Shiv Sena, 135 Bambi, Chops And Wag, 138 Banaras & Sarnath, 102 Banaras: Walks Through India’s Sacred City, 83, 129 Banaras: Walks Through India’s Sacred City (Limited Edition), 129 Banned & Censored: What the British Raj Didn’t Want Us to Read, 65, 148 Begam Samru: Fading Portrait in a Gilded Frame, 141 Begum Akhtar: Love’s Own Voice, 112 Begums of Bhopal, 141 Behind Bars: Prison Tales of India’s Most Famous, 81, 129 Bejewelled Treasures Achievement: The Al Thani Collection, 112 Beliefs, 123 Bengal: The Cookbook, 15, 105 Bengali Cinema: An Other Nation, 129 Bengali Kitchen, 109 Best Stories from The Indian Classics, 138 Beyond Silence, 138 Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography, 80, 141 Bhopal Connections Vignettes of Royal Rule, 148 Billy Arjan Singh’s Tiger Book, 139 Black, Brown & the Blue Shuvaprasanna, 112 Black Limericks, 152 Black Tongue, 152 Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer, 82, 129 Blood Brothers: A Family Saga, 138 Blue Boy, 152 1 57

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A A Bend in the Ganges, 151 A Chance at Happiness: A Book of Short Stories, 151 Added Value: The Life Stories of Indian Business Leaders, 136 Afterbirth and other Stories, 138 A God in Exile: The Fourteenth Dalai Lama, 85, 112 Agra: The Architectural Heritage, 129 A Home for Gori, 140 Alice Boner, 118 A Life Full of Adventure, 140 A Life in Cricket: Memoirs, 36, 140 A Life in Shadow: The Secret Story of A.C.N. Nambiar, 141 A Married Woman, 84, 152 Ambani & Sons, 80, 136 A Mirror Greens in Spring, 152 Ammi’s Kitchen: Heirloom Recipes from Rampur, 23, 105 Amongst the Sikhs: Reaching for the Stars, 141 Amritsar: Flavours of the Golden City, 105 An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Guidebook for Beginners, 83, 129 Annals & Antiquities of Rajasthan, 148 Annapurni: Heritage Cuisine from Tamil Nadu, 86, 105 An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography, 141

Anthems of Resistance: A Celebration of Progressive Urdu Poetry, 83, 152 An Unheard Melody: Annapurna Devi an Authorised Biography, 80, 141 Anurima, 152 Architectural Ornamentation in Shrines & Mosques of Kashmir, 124 A Requiem for a Brand: Targeting the New-Age Consumer, 136 Around India in 80 Trains, 82, 129 A Sculptor of Talent Vijay Kichlu, 141 A Soldier’s Diary: Kargil The Inside Story, 135 A Tide in the Affairs of Men A Public Servant Remembers, 141 Auras of the Jinn: A Pakistani Story, 152 Awadhi Kitchen, 109 A Woven Life, 141 Ayurvedic Herbal Massage, 118

Blue Dust, 152 Bollywood Nostalgia, 127 Bollywood Today, 123 Bombay: An Illustrated History, 39, 118 Bombay Art Deco Architecture: A Visual Journey (1930–1953), 124 Bombay Then & Mumbai Now, 85, 112 Boots Belts Berets, 84, 152 Borders to Boardroom: A Memoir, 141 Brahma’s Dream, 152 Brick by Brick: Sushil Ansal, 118 Brooklyn: Heritage Reclaimed, 118 Buddhism: A Journey Through Art, 48, 112 Buddhist Pilgrimage, 123 Byline, 139

By My Sword and Shield: Traditional Weapons of the Indian Warrior, 148

IND EX SHOWCASE

C Cactus Country, 152 Calcutta: An Illustrated History, 39, 118 Calcutta Then & Kolkata Now, 112 Canteen: A Guide to India’s Iconic Eateries, 22, 105 Cartoos Saab: A Soldier’s Story of Resilience in Adversity, 67, 142 Caught by the Police, 138 Chicken Delight, 109 Chinese Kitchen, 109 Chinku and the Wolfboy, 153 Colaba, 30, 112 Continental Cuisine for The Indian Palate, 130 Cook IT, 130 Costumes & Textiles of Awadh: From the Era of Nawabs to Modern Times, 112 CPKA: Five Decades of India’s Built Environment, 95, 124 Crossing the Road, 153 Curries & Rice, 109 D Dancescapes: A Photographic Journey, 113 Dancing with the Gods, 113 Dark Side of the Bean: 150 Sweet Temptations, 105 Dateline, 1857 Revolt Against the Raj, 118 Days of Innocence: Stories for Ruskin Bond, 130 Dealing with Divorce Made Easy, 130 Death at My Doorstep, 82, 139 Decoding Intolerance: Riots and the Emergence of Terrorism in India, 135 Delhi 360°: A Unique Panorama in The British Library Collection, 54, 84, 113 Delhi 360º (Limited Edition), 113 Delhi 360° | Shahjahanabad: Mapping the Panoramic Views of a Mughal City, 113

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Delhi Agra Jaipur, 102 Delhi: A Thousand Years of Building An Intach Roli Guide, 82, 130 Delhi Durbar: 1911, The Complete Story, 148 Delhi Kitchen, 109 Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina, 113 Delhi: The Emperor’s City, 102 Delhi Then & Delhi Now, 113 Delhi: Unknown Tales of a City, 130 Delightful Delhi A to Z, 119 Derivatives, 119 Derivatives II, 119 Destiny’s Flowers: The Story of a Spiritual Detective, a Raging Nun and a Boy on the Run, 138 Devdas, 138 Dharamsala: Tibetan Refuge, 102 Dialects of Silence: Delhi Under Lockdown, 113 Digital Pioneer, 117 Dining with the Maharajas, 86, 105 Dining with the Nawabs, 86, 106 Dirty Women, 153 Discover Nainital: A Guide to the Unseen Past and the Living Present, 43, 102 Divided By Democracy, 135 Dog Care Made Easy, 130 Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, 81, 130 Drama Queens: Women who Created History on Stage, 113 Dream Chasing: Dream, Hope, Betrayal, Grit, Sacrifice, Triumph, 142 Dum Cuisine, 109 Dungarpur: A Glorious Century, 77, 148 E Easier Said Than Done: A Life In Sport, 142 Escape From Harem: A Mughal Saga of Romance, Revenge and Retribution, 153 Establishment 22: Story of the Indian Army’s Worst Kept Secret, 149 Eternal Romantic: My Father, Gemini Ganesan, 125 Everything is Pink in My Garden, 119 F Faces and Places, 119 Family Secrets: The Khan Family Cookbook, 106 Fatehpur Sikri: Revisiting Akbar’s Masterpiece, 124 Fault Lines Of Nationhood, 149 Favourite Indian Desserts, 110 Feroze: The Forgotten Gandhi, 142 Finding Shangri La: Visions of Ladakh and Spiti, 102 Firaq Gorakhpuri: The Poet of Pain & Ecstasy, 142

Food Path: Cuisine Along the Grand Trunk Road from Kabul to Calcutta, 106 Forever Ladakh: The Crown Jewel of India – A Guide to Ladakh in the Himalayas, 102 Fractured Freedom: A Prison Memoir, 81, 142 Frank Unedited: The Best of Frank Simoes, 140 Freedom’s Ransom, 153 From Kippers to Karimeen: A Life, 142 From the Nawab’s Kitchen: Wajid Ali Shah’s Family Cookbook, 23, 107 G Gandhi and Health @150 IJMR Journal, 92 Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography, 81, 119 Gandhi at First Sight, 130 Gandhi Gandhism and The Gandhians, 149 Gandhi in the Gallery: The Art of Disobedience, 113 Gardens of Delight: Indian Gardens Through the Ages, 124 Gastronama: The Indian Guide to Eating Right, 72, 130 Getting it Right The Second Time, 137 Glorious Hotels of India, 26, 102 Goan Kitchen, 110 Goa: Paradise on Sea, 103 Goa: The Cookbook, 16, 106 Gods of Willow: A Coming of Age Innings, 73, 153 Going Native: Gandhi’s Relationship with Western Women, 130 Gourmet Journeys in India, 106 Guilt-free Vegan Cookbook: Oil, Sugar, Gluten and Dairy Free Vegetarian Recipes, 106 Gujarat: Cook book, 15, 106 Gujarati Kitchen, 110

I IC814 Hijacked: The Inside Story, 83, 135 Icing on the Landour Cake: ‘Olde Worlde’ Cake Recipes, 127 Iconic Trees of India, 24, 120 If I Die Here, Who Will Remember Me?: India and the First World War, 120 Illustrated History of Indian Cricket, 128 I’m Gandhi: Youth for Gandhi Foundation, 120 I’m Not Butter Chicken, 153 In Custody: Women in Tihar, 120 India, 104 India and the UAE: In Celebration of a Legendary Friendship, 114 India: A Story in 100 Bites, 9, 114 India: A Story Through, 100 Objects, 85, 114 India Five Senses, 85, 114 India: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization, 114 India in a Bowl, 18, 106 India Local: Classic Street Food Recipes, 50, 106 Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History, 85, 114 Indian Classical Dance, 114 Indian Design Edge, 131 Indian Erotic Art, 127 Indian Flavours, 106 Indian Innovation, Not Jugaad: 100 Ideas that Transformed India, 75, 131 Indian Love Stories, 138 Indian Videshinis European Women in India, 131 India–Pakistan: Cricketing Ties, Neighbour’s Pride, 128 India: A Story in, 100 Books, 8, 114 India: Then and Now, 85, 114 India: The Siege Within, 149 India: The Spirit of Enterprise, 120 Infinity Papers, 154 Inspired by India: How India Transformed Global Design, 56, 114 Insurgency and the Artist: The Art of the Freedom Struggle in India, 64, 115 159

SHOWCASE IND EX

H Hacks and Headlines, 153 Har Dayal: The Great Revolutionary, 142 Harmony: The Indian Book of Wellness, 10, 119 Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter, 140 Heal’s, 117 Heart Care, 119 Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography, 142 Hemi Bawa, 113 Hidden Women: The Ruling Women of the Rana Dynasty, 76, 153 High Adventure: Our Ascent of the Everest, 81, 130 Hindutva, Sex & Adventure, 153 Hira Mandi, 153 His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama: An Illustrated Biography, 81, 123 History of International Fashion, 119 Home Doctor Natural Healing with Herbs, Condiments and Spices, 87, 119

Honorary Tiger: The Life of Billy Arjan Singh, 142 Honour and Fidelity: India’s Military Contribution to the Great War, 1914-1918, 149 HT Leadership Summit: Building a Better India, 131 HT Leadership Summit: Keeping Pace with a Changing World, 131 HT Leadership Summit: Reshaping India, 131 HT Leadership Summit: What’s Next?, 131 HT Leadership Summit: Winning in Testing Times, 131 Hul Cry Rebel!, 153

In the Shadow of the Sun, 138 IPL an Inside Story: Cricket & Commerce, 131 I Too Had a Dream: Verghese Kurien as told to Gouri Salvi, 80, 142 I Too Had a Dream (Hindi), 142 I Will & I Can: The Story of Jai Hind College, 119 I Witness: Partial Observations, 154 Iyer Kitchen, 110

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J Jaipur City Palace, 103 Jal Mahal: Restoration of the Pleasure Palace, 27, 115 Janamsakhi: Paintings of Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art, 58, 115 Jangarh Singh Shyam: The Enchanted Forest, 115 Jashn-e-Khusrau A Collection, 115 Jodhpur Lancers, 120 John Company to The Republic, 149 JP in Jail: An Uncensored Account, 143 K Kafka in Mumbai: A Prison Memoir, 43, 143 Kailash Manasarovar: A Sacred Journey, 131 Kama Sutra, 104, 105, 126 Kama Sutra (Also in Little Maestro Series), 126 Kama Sutra: Amorous Man/ Sensuous Woman, 86, 126 Kama Sutra: Magnet, 126 Kama Sutra Magnum, 126 Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, 125 Kama Sutra (Also in Golden India Series), 126 Kama Sutra: The Art of Making Love to a Woman, 126 Kashmir: An Illustrated History, 38, 120 Kashmir: Behind the Vale, 82, 135 Kashmiri Cuisine: Through the Ages, 87, 106 Kashmiri Kitchen, 110 Kasturba Gandhi: A Biography, 143 Kerala, 103 Kerala Kitchen, 110 Kipling’s India, 138 Kite’s-Eye View India Between Earth and Sky, 85, 115 Knockings at My Heart Unpublished Poems of Rabindranath Tagore, 131 Kohinoor of Rice and Spice, 107 Kumari the Virgin Goddess, 127 Kunjamma… Ode to a Nightingale: M.S. Subbulakshmi, 125 Kunjamma… Ode to a Nightingale: M.S. Subbulakshmi (Limited Edition), 125 Kushti in Banaras: Wrestling as a Homage to the Gods, 115

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L Lahore: The Architectual Heritage, 131 Laid to Rest: The Controversy over Subhas Chandra Bose’s Death, 149 Legendary Maps from the Himalayan Club, 103 Lest We Forget Our Roots: The History of Lala Bishen Das Khanna (1879–1968) and His Family, 96 Light Matter: Atelier Pierre Legrand, 120 Like Fine Wine: Nine Real, Rare Love Stories, 76, 132 Living Heritage: Centuries in Business, 120 Low Calorie Desserts, 110 M Maa… Siddheshwari, 143 Madan Mohan Malaviya, 120 Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India, 86, 115 Made for Mughal Emperors: Royal Treasures from Hindustan, 115 Madhav & Kama: A Love Story from Ancient India, 154 Madhubani: Traditional Wall Paintings of Bihar, 40, 115 Madhya Pradesh from Above, 62, 103 Madras Then & Chennai Now, 115 Maharajas at the London Studios, 127 Mahatma Gandhi: A Historical Biography, 143 Manjit Bawa… In his Own Words, 127 Manmohan Desai’s Enchantment of the Mind, 143 Marwari Kitchen, 110 Marxism in India: From Decline to Debacle, 132 Masterpieces of Indian Art, 116 Medieval Seafarers of India, 149 Meena Kumari: The Poet A Life Beyond Cinema, 143 Meera, Sanga and Mewar, 154 Mèla: Everyday Indian Aesthetic, 25, 115 Men of Steel: India’s Business Leaders in Candid Conversation, 137 Metronama: Scenes from the Delhi Metro, 75, 132 Modern British Designers, 117 Monpas: Buddhists of the High Himalayas, 103 Mosques, 124 Motherland: Pushpamala N.’s Woman and Nation, 115 Mountain Echoes Reminiscence of Kumaoni Women, 132 Mr and Mrs Dutt: Memories of our Parents, 123 Mughal Glass: Blown and Decorated Objects from the Indian Subcontinent, 6, 116 Munshi Premchand’s: Godaan, Nirmala and other stories, 132 Murlidhar Bhandare: An Autobiography, 36, 143

Musicscapes: The Multiple Emotions of Indian Music, 116 My Crazy Tale: His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa, 143 My Father Our Fraternity: The Story of Haafiz Ali Khan & My World, 143 My Life and Times: Munshi Premchand, 143 My Memories of INA and Netaji, 42, 143 My Passage from India, 116 My World Within, 154 N Nehru’s Hero Dilip Kumar in the Life of India, 144 Nehru: The Making of India, 81, 144 Nelycinda & Other Stories, 154 Nepal, 103 Nepalese Kitchen, 110 Neti Neti - Not This, Not This, 154 New Age Management: Philosophy from Ancient India, 137 New Delhi: Making of a Capital, 84, 124 No Guns at my Son’s Funeral, 84, 154 No Margin for Error: A Tale of Bravery and Brotherhood set in the Indian Army, 154 Nurjahan, 139 O October Coup: A Memoir of the Struggle for Hyderabad, 144 Old Delhi - New York, 116 On the Double: Drills, Drama, and Dare-Devilry at the Indian Military Academy, 154 O.P. Jindal Global University, 93, 120 One Step at a Time: The Birth of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, 94

Q Quick & Easy Indian Simply Bread, 107 Quick & Easy Indian Simply Fish & Seafood, 107 Quick & Easy Indian Simply Lamb, 107 Quick & Easy Indian Simply Rice, 107 R Rajasthani Kitchen, 110 Rajasthan: Under The Desert Sky, 86, 116 Rajesh Pilot: A Biography, 145 Rajmata Gayatri Devi Enduring Grace, 125 Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster’s Master, 145 Ramayana, 116 Ramayana (Limited Edition), 116 Ram Vilas Paswan: A Biography, 35, 145 Rani of Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, 145 Ranji, Maharaja of Connemara, 146 Rasa Yatra My Journey in Music, 146 Ravi Shankar Bapi... The Love of My Life, 125 Real Heroes: Ordinary People Extraordinary Service, 140 Really, Your Highness!, 74, 139

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P Paachakam: Heritage Cuisine of Kerala, 60, 107 Pakistan Before and After Osama, 135 Pandemonium: The Rreat Indian Banking Tragedy, 83, 137 Paramvir Abdul Hamid: A Saga of Bravery and Martyrdom, 37, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Abdul Hamid, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Arun Khetarpal, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Bana Singh, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Hoshiar Singh, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Manoj Pandey, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, 144 Param Vir Chakra: Piru Singh, 145 Param Vir Chakra: Rama Raghoba Rane, 145 Param Vir Chakra: Ramaswamy Parameshwaran, 145

Param Vir Chakra: Sanjay Kumar, 145 Param Vir Chakra: Shaitan Singh, 145 Param Vir Chakra: Somnath Sharma, 145 Param Vir Chakra: Vikram Batra, 145 Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle, 69, 144 Parsi Kitchen, 110 Parul: A Love Story, 139 Phantom Warriors India’s Secret Tibetan Army, 33, 149 Pilgrimage to a Mysterious World, 123 Plants: Why You Can’t Live Without Them, 120 Polo in India, 121 Pondicherry, 103 Pondicherry: That was once French India, 121 Pop Patterns, 118 Posing for Posterity Royal Indian Portraits, 116 Present Tense: Living on the Edge, 140 Prince, Patron and Patriarch: Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, 121 Profiles in Enterprise: Inspiring Stories of Indian Business Leaders, 137 Pukka Indian: 100 Objects that Define India, 85, 121 Punjabi Kitchen, 110 Pure & Healthy: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, 87, 107 Pure Sequence, 154 Pure & Simple: Homemade Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, 86, 107 Pure & Special: Gourmet Indian Vegetarian Cuisine, 86, 107 Pure & Healthy Special and Simple Series Gift Box, 107

IND EX

Remembering Agra, 127 Retired But Not Tired: Retirement Made Easy, 132 Revisiting, 1857: Myth, Memory, History, 149 Riot After Riot: Reports on Clashes and Communal Violence in India, 140 Rolls-Royce and the Indian Princes, 127 Royal Jaipur, 103 Ruskin Bond’s Green Book, 140 Ruskin, Our Enduring Bond, 125 S Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography, 146 Saris: Tradition and Beyond, 12, 116 Satish Gujral: Drawings and Collages, 127 Satish Gujral: Sculptures, 127 Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur: Life and Legend, 146 Sawaneh i Dehli: Biography of Delhi, 71, 149 Seafood Platter, 111 Serampore, 33, 121 Set Apart by God: The Mathai Legacy, 97 Set of 4 Chefs’ Series, 111 Shadowland, 154 Shadows Across the Playing Field: 75 Years of India-Pakistan Cricket, 73, 132 Shahjahanabad: Mapping a Mughal City, 55, 116 Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah: Tragic Hero of Kashmir, 146 Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, 116 Shyam Benegal, 146 Sikh Art: From the Kapany Collection, 117 Sikh Heritage: A History Of Valour and Devotion, 117 Silent Life, 146 Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore, 121 Sindhi Kitchen, 111 Singing Gandhi’s India, 146 Sita Ram Picturesque Views of India: Lord Hastings’s Journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814-15, 117 Slow Living: What You can do about Climate Change, 11, 121 Snacks & Desserts, 111 Society Girl: A Tale of Sex, Lies, and Scandal in Pakistan, 34, 132 Something Barely Remembered, 155 Southern India: A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums, 132 South India A Mosaic, 103 South Indian Kitchen, 111 South Indian Vegetarian Kitchen, 111 Splendors of Punjab Heritage: Art from the Khanuja Family Collection, 59, 117 Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, 80, 146 162

Srinagar: An Architectural Legacy, 132 Storms in The Sea Wind: Ambani Vs Ambani, 137 St. Stephen’s College: A History, 149 Subhan & I: My Adventures with the Angling Legend of India, 146 Sunderson, 1954–74, 118 Surat: Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince, 146 Sushma Swaraj: A Biography, 35, 146 T Tagore: An Illustrated Biography, 41, 121 Taj Mahal, 104, 105 Taj Mahal and Mughal Agra, 149 Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay’s Jazz Age, 86, 121 Tales of Two Cities, 150 Tandoori Cuisine, 111 Tarun Tahiliani: Journey to India Modern, 46, 117 Tehzeeb: Culinary Traditions of Awadh, 107 Thai Kitchen, 111 The Andhra Cookbook, 105 The Art of A. Ramachandran, 128 The Art of G.R. Santosh, 128 The Art of Gulammohmmed Sheikh, 128 The Art of Indian Cuisine, 87, 108 The Art of Oratory, 132 The Art of Vivan Sundaram, 128 The Ayurvedic Cookbook: Get Fit in Just Two Weeks, 108 The Ayurvedic Wellness Cookbook: Recipes for Balance and Rejuvenation, 72, 108 The Benegal Brothers: An extraordinary family and the making of modern India, 77, 147 The Best of Thakazhi S. Pillai, 139 The Bhagavad Gita, 150 The Bird, A Bone and Other Witnesses of a Museum Fire (PRAF), 90 The Book of Emotions, 132 The Children Of Nature: The Life and Legacy of Ramana Maharshi, 133 The Complete Indian Sports Quiz Book, 133 The Conch Bearer, 155 The Courtly Cuisine: Kayastha Kitchens Through India, 108 The Dancing Phenomenon: Birju Maharaj, 128 The Dancing Phenomenon: Kelucharan Mohapatra, 128 The Dark Hour: India Under Lockdowns, 135 The Dark Rainbow, 155 The Deserter’s Tale, 147 The Dhingra Legacy, 96 The Famous Ghalib: The Sound of my Moving Pen, 81, 133 The Fifth Estate: NGOs Transforming Rural India in Environment, Health and Education, 91 The Fifties, 118

The Monsoon War: Young officers reminisce, 1965 India–Pakistan War, 122 The Mughal Feast: Recipes from the Kitchen of Emperor Shah Jahan, 87, 108 The Mystic Temple, 155 The NaMo Story: A Political Life, 136 The Nehrus: Personal Histories, 122 The Novel Cure: An A - Z of Literary Remedies, 133 The Other Senses, 133 The Pakistani Masters, 133 The Patiala Cookbook: Secret Recipes of the Royal Family, 20, 107 The Philosopher’s Dog, 139 The Practice of Marketing: Science or Superstition?, 137 The Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business 2005-2006, 133 The Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business 2006-2007, 133 The Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business 2007-2008, 134 The Prize Stories: Best in the Indian News Business 2008-2009, 134 The Punjab Story, 82, 136 The Raja of Bourbon, 150 The Raja of Harsil: The Legend of Frederick ‘Pahari’ Wilson, 147 The Raj on the Move: Story of the Dak Bungalow, 134 The Red Sari: A Dramatized Biography of Sonia Gandhi, 80, 147 The Regal Patriot: Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, 147 The Romance of Salt, 150 The Rope in The Water, 147 The RTI Story: Power to the People, 83, 136 The Sardar of Spin: A Celebration of the Life and Art of Bishan Singh Bedi, 134 The Seine at Noon, 155 The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity, 136 The Sheena Bora Case, 134 The Simians of South Block and the Yumyum Piglets, 155 The Sinking of INS Khukri Survivors’ Stories, 150 The Small Tigers of Shergarh, 155 The Sound of Water, 156 The Steel Frame: A History of the IAS, 83, 151 The Story of Tea, 151 The Top of the Raintree, 156 The Trial of Bahadur Shah Zafar, 151 The Ultimate Army Cookbook: A Memsahib Cooks, 108

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The Foodhall Cookbook: For the Love of Food, 108 The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle - The Autobiography Abdul Ghaffar Khan, 80, 147 The Gardener’s Song, 155 The Garden of Earthly Delights, 155 The Golden Tap: The Inside Story of Hyperfunded Indian Start-ups, 137 The Greased Cartridge: The Heroes and Villains of, 1857-58, 150 The Great Indian Railway Saga, 40, 121 The Great Indian Thali: Seasonal Vegetarian Wholesomeness, 61, 108 The Himalayan Cookbook, 21, 108 The Heavens We Chase, 155 The Herbal Sutra: Indian Wisdom & Wellness Through 100 Herbs, 52, 121 The History of World Cup Cricket, 1975–2011, 128 The House of Scindias: A Saga of Power, Politics and Intrigue, 85, 147 The Indian Masters, 133 The Indus Saga, 150 The Indus Valley Civilization A History, 95 The Japji of Guru Nanak, 123 The Koh-i-Noor Diamond, 139 The Konyaks: Last of the Tattooed Headhunters, 121 The Lafayette Studio and Princely India, 128 The Landour Cookbook: Over Hundred Years of Hillside Cooking, 87, 108 The Last Durbar, 150 The Last Gathering A Vivid Portrait of life in the Red Fort, 150 The Last Maharaja of Indore, 32, 147 The Last Sunset: The Rise and Fall of the Lahore Durbar, 83, 150 The Last Word: Obituaries of, 100 Indians Who Led Unusual Lives, 133 The Lay of the Land: A Story of India through its Maps, 4, 122 The Loharu Legacy, 37, 150 The Longest Race, 155 The Lost Fragrance of Infinity, 155 The Love of Sai (Hindi), 123 The Madras Quartet: Women in Karnatak Music, 133 The Making of the Camellias, 93 The Man Who Bent Light: Father of Fiber Optics, 147 The Masala Art, 108 The Maverick Republic, 135 The Memoirs of Dr. Haimabati Sen, 147 The Men Who Killed Gandhi, 82, 150 The Monastery of Solitude, 34, 133

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The Unfinished: Stone Carvers at work on the Indian Subcontinent, 117 The Unforgettable Maharajas: One Hundred and Seventy Five Years of Photography, 13, 117 The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AgustaWestland, 136 The Village Before Time, 156 The Visiting Moon, 156 The War Room, 136 The Wise Woman and Other Stories: The Best of Mannu Bhandari, 156 Thinking with Ghalib: Poetry for a New Generation, 70, 134 This is All I Have to Say, 134 Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine, 87, 108 Tikkas & Kebabs, 111 Tirumala: Sacred Foods of God, 87, 109 Tirumala: Sacred Foods of God (Limited Edition), 109 To Kill Rasputin: The Life and Death of Grigori Rasputin, 147 Touching Lives: Improving Lives through Research, 92 Tradition and Beyond Handcrafted Indian Textile, 117 Train to Pakistan, 82, 139 Tunnel Vision, 156

Urnabhih: Chanakya’s Scribe, 74, 156 Ustad Allauddin Khan, 125

U Udaan: A Graphic Glimpse through the life of Praful Patel, 122 Understanding Addictions, 134 Unlikely Hero: Om Puri, 148 Urnabhih: A Mauryan Tale of Espionage, Adventure and Seduction, 156

Y Yoga for the Family: A Holistic Approach, 122

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V Vegetarian Fiesta, 111 Very Important Pets, 122 Vote of Confidence: Profiles of Young Politicians, 136 W Wazwaan Traditional Kashmiri Cuisine, 87, 109 Weed, 84, 156 When a Tree Shook Delhi: The, 1984 Carnage and its Aftermath, 83, 136 Whistling Steam Romance of Indian Rail, 128 Wild Tales From The Wild, 134 William Morris, 118 Wingless, 84, 156 With Cyclists Around The World, 134 With Great Truth & Regard: A Story of the Typewriter in India, 122 Witness To Life & Freedom Margaret BourkeWhite in India and Pakistan, 122 Women of Pride: The Devadasi Heritage, 151 Women of Vision: Nine Business Leaders in Conversation, 137 Wonderful Wildlife A to Z, 122 Woodstock: A School of India, 94

Z Zero Point Bombay: In & Around Horniman Circle, 151 Zubin Mehta: The Score of my Life, 80, 148

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