27 Top nonfiction books like The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire by Ashwin Desai

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The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire

By: Ashwin Desai

4.22

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography detailing Gandhi’s twenty-year stay in South Africa and his attitudes and behavior in t…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire by Ashwin Desai , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. The Battle for Rama: Case of the Temple at Ayodhya

By: Meenakshi Jain

4.69

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In her new book, 'The Battle for Rama: Case of the Temple at Ayodhya', Prof. Jain gives a contents-… read more

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  • history
  • india
  • nonfiction
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2. Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse

By: Bhagat Singh , K.C. Yadav , Babar Singh

4.43

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

Autobiography of an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. read more

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  • india
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"LIFE IS LIVE ITS OWN..OTHERS HELP IS NEEDED IN FUNERALS ONLY"

-Bhagat Singh, Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse

"But man's duty is to try and endeavour, success depends upon chance and environments."

-Bhagat Singh, Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse

"I know in the present circumstances my faith in God would have made my life easier, my burden lighter, and my disbelief in Him has turned all the circumstances too dry, and the situation may assume t…"

-Bhagat Singh, Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse

"So that when man can be in great distress having been betrayed and deserted by all friends he may find consolation in the idea that an ever true friend was still there to help him, to support him and…"

-Bhagat Singh, Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse

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3. The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice

By: Christopher Hitchens

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Paperback

Among his many books, perhaps none have sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christop… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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4. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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  • historical
  • india

5. The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide

By: Gary J. Bass

3.71

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A riveting history--the first full account--of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger… read more

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6. Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)

By: Anand Ranganathan

4.48

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

To those who claim we are now living in a totalitarian, fascist, Hindu Rashtra, one must What kind… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
"The concept of justice is like memory. It keeps getting passed on until it is realised."

-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)

"To me, the mark of civilisation is this unquenchable thirst of man to demand justice for his ancestors; to correct a historical wrong. For that exemplifies a continuity; an idea, a memory that can ne…"

-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)

"And to those who now call this nation a Hindu Rashtra, run by religious zealots and fascists, to those I ask: In which theocratic state would religious zealots wait for half a millennium and even the…"

-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)

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7. Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom

By: Sanjeev Sanyal

4.63

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

The official narrative of India's freedom struggle has almost entirely been about the non-violent p… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
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8. The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World

By: S. Jaishankar

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The decade from the 2008 global financial crisis to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has seen a real t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Being an ethical power is one aspect of the India Way."

-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World

"Many friends, few foes, great goodwill, more influence. That must be achieved through the India Way."

-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World

"India is today on a voyage of self-discovery and the lessons of Awadh are its surest compass in that quest."

-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World

"Unlike other nations that rose earlier in Asia, China is much harder to fit into the Western-led global order."

-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World

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9. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

By: Eric Jorgenson

4.44

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Getting rich is not just about luck; Happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirati… read more

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  • nonfiction
"No one in the world is going to beat you at being you."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"An old boss once warned: “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will always offer you a job that’s just good enough."

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

"I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence, to believe because of how you live seventy years here on this planet, you’re going to spend etern…"

-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness

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10. Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

By: Mark Manson

3.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a co… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Because the only thing that can ever truly destroy a dream is to have it come true."

-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

"Ultimately, we are moved to action only by emotion. That's because action is emotion."

-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

"When we deny ourselves the ability to feel pain for a purpose, we deny ourselves the ability to feel any purpose in our life at all."

-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

"Ultimately, the most meaningful freedom in your life comes from your commitments, the things in life for which you have chosen to sacrifice."

-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope

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11. Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story

By: K.J.S. 'Tiny' Dhillon

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

He has extensively served in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the North-East of India. He has the distinct… read more

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  • india
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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12. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

By: Carlo M. Cipolla

3.86

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan"A classic" --Simon Kuper, Finan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person."

-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

"احتمالية أن يكون شخص ما غبيا، مستقلة عن أي سمة أخرى يتصف بها هذا الشخص"

-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

"The Second law of human stupidity: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person"

-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

"If you lose we will be equals and stay friends forever, and if you win you'll take my precious blue flower as a prize and we stay friends forever. How lucky you are!"

-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

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13. India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation (Bharat Trilogy #2)

By: J. Sai Deepak

4.63

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

India, Bharat and Pakistan, the second book of the Bharat Trilogy, takes the discussion forward fro… read more

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  • history
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14. Savarkar: A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966

By: Vikram Sampath

4.72

Format: 600 pages, Hardcover

Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's political… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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15. Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History

By: Vikram Sampath

4.52

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat, who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But Lo… read more

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  • india
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16. Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924

By: Vikram Sampath

4.58

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in I… read more

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"In a rare approach of postulating a broad humanitarian acceptance, Vinayak always emphasized that he or his associates must not hate the British; that they should be considered enemies only till the …"

-Vikram Sampath, Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924

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17. Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi

By: Vikram Sampath

4.68

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Few places in the world carry the heavy burden of history as effortlessly as Kashi, or Varanasi, ha… read more

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18. MAHARANAS: A Thousand Year War for Dharma

By: Omendra Ratnu

4.58

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The book that is going to become as sacred as scriptures in each Hindu home. The book that will des… read more

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19. The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire

By: Ashwin Desai

4.22

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

A biography detailing Gandhi’s twenty-year stay in South Africa and his attitudes and behavior in t… read more

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  • africa
  • race
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  • history
  • world history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • india
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20. Mahabharata Unravelled: Lesser-Known Facets of a Well-Known History

By: Ami Ganatra

4.38

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Millennia have passed since the dharma yudhha of the cousins shook the land of Bharata. But this hi… read more

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21. Ramayana Unravelled: Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Vālmiki’s Epic

By: Ami Ganatra

4.41

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

No epic has moved the consciousness of millions like the Ramayana. The appeal of the story of Rama … read more

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22. Women and Sabarimala : The Science behind Restrictions

By: Sinu Joseph

4.27

Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition

Women and Sabarimala is an answer to the question “why aren’t women of menstrual age allowed to ent… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. The Sarasvati Civilization

By: G.D. Bakshi

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Who were the Harappans? How are they related to present-day Indians? Was there ever an “Aryan Invas… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
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"The crux of the [AIT and IAMT ] debate therefore centers around the a priori existence of the Vedic Sarasvati river. With the existence of the Sarasvati established the entire construct of the geogra…"

-G.D. Bakshi, The Sarasvati Civilization

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24. Vasudeva Krishna and Mathura

By: Meenakshi Jain

4.87

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

This work examines the antiquity of image worship in India. Its main focus is the Bhagavata religio… read more

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  • history
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25. Tiger of Drass: Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil Hero

By: ‎Meena Nayyar

4.63

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

In May 1999, the Kargil insurgency was still being viewed as a routine affair. No one quite underst… read more

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  • biography
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26. Europe, India, and the Limits of Secularism

By: Jakob De Roover

4.39

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

For several decades now, commentators have sounded the alarm about the crisis of secularism. Saving… read more

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  • history
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27. Seventy Years of Secularism: Unpopular Essays on the Unofficial Political Religion of India

By: Sandeep Balakrishna

4.34

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

After seventy years, there is a powerful new political, intellectual and cultural churning occurrin… read more

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  • history
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28. The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste

By: Sahana Singh

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where … read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
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29. What is Hinduism?: A Guide for the Global Mind

By: David Frawley

4.14

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

What Is Hinduism? provides one of the most provocative, engaging and detailed examinations of this … read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries, and the Changing Colonial Discourse by Meenakshi Jain

30. Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries, and the Changing Colonial Discourse

By: Meenakshi Jain

4.52

Format: 490 pages, Hardcover

After making history with her book on the Ayodhya controversy, Rama and Ayodhya (2013), Prof. Meena… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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31. Rama and Ayodhya

By: Meenakshi Jain

4.77

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This work briefly examines the antiquity of the Rama Katha and spread of the Rama cult over the Ind… read more

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  • history
  • india
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Meenakshi Jain

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4.43

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Christopher Hitchens

4.12

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4.28

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William Dalrymple

4.20

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Sanjeev Sanyal

4.63

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