Bhaskar Parichha reviews Shashi Tharoor's latest book, The Battle of Belonging (Published by Aleph Books, November 2020) and explains how...
Indian history
By Najmul Hoda Title: Akbar in the Time of Aurangzeb Author: Shazi Zaman Publisher: Rajkamal Publications Pages: 368 Price: Rs 799 To buy...
THe PoRTuguese Terror, Luxury and Decay At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Gujarat was probably the most important trading centre...
By Sukant Deepak William Dalrymple will speak to us on one condition. "Order tea for me, and make me talk."...
The political scope of non-violence Gandhi does not envisage a tactical non-violence confined to one area of life or to...
By R. Krithik Author Anu Kumar on her book on Chandragupta Maurya, historical fiction in India, and why she chose...
By Abhishek Sikhwal I have been waiting for a book like An Era of Darkness for quite some time. While...
By Nirupama Dutt Instead of becoming a jewel in the crown, the diamond of destiny — Kohinoor — could well have...
Having recently passed a Waterstones’ window that advertised a book based on a hideously abused childhood with the words: “Seriously...
By the end of the nineteenth century, India was Britain’s biggest source of revenue, the world’s biggest purchaser of British...