Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji
By: Manu S. Pillai
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the daw…
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1. The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters
By: William Dalrymple
3.99
Format: 394 pages, Paperback
William Dalrymple has proved himself to be one of the most perceptive and enjoyable travel writers … read more
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"Hindu civilisation is the only great classical culture to survive intact from the ancient world, and at temples such as Madurai one can still catch glimpses of festivals and practices that were seen …"-William Dalrymple, The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters
2. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
By: Ramachandra Guha
4.39
Format: 912 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's… read more
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"In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in Delhi. Although he believed democracy was the best form of …"-Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
3. City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
By: William Dalrymple , Olivia Fraser
4.12
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old his… read more
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"There was that all-pervasive evening scent of cut grass and jasmine."-William Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
"Partition was a total catastrophe for Delhi,’ she said. ‘Those who were left behind are in misery. Those who were uprooted are in misery. The Peace of Delhi is gone. Now it is all gone."-William Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
"His diaries had begun to assume something of the knowingness of incipient middle age; at times, indeed, he was in danger of becoming priggish and opinionated. As with many later European voyagers, tr…"-William Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
4. The Complete Adventures of Feluda, Vol. 1 (Feluda #1-16)
By: Satyajit Ray , Gopa Majumdar
4.55
Format: 788 pages, Paperback
Between 1965 and 1992, Satyajit Ray wrote a total of 35 Feluda stories, featuring the master sleuth… read more
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5. Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
By: William Dalrymple , Anita Anand
4.04
Format: 335 pages,
The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated a… read more
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6. Nine Lives
By: William Dalrymple
4.23
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
From the author of The Last Mughal and In Xanadu, comes a mesmerizing book that explores how tradit… read more
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7. The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
By: William Dalrymple
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On a hazy November afternoon in Rangoon, 1862, a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of B… read more
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8. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more
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9. Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth
By: Audrey Truschke
3.50
Format: 185 pages, Hardcover
Aurangzeb Alamgir (r. 1658-1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, is widely reviled in India today. Hindu… read more
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10. Train to Pakistan
By: Khushwant Singh
3.85
Format: 128 pages,
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11. Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory
By: Aanchal Malhotra
3.78
Format: None pages,
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12. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.51
Format: 383 pages, Paperback
High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, ab… read more
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13. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
By: William Dalrymple
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results… read more
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14. Lords of the Deccan : Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas
By: Anirudh Kanisetti
4.23
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The history of the vast Indian subcontinent is usually told as a series of ephemeral moments when a… read more
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15. Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence
By: Shrayana Bhattacharya
4.29
Format: 384 pages, None
In this pathbreaking work, Shrayana Bhattacharya maps the economic and personal trajectories--the j… read more
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16. Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From
By: Tony Joseph
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Who are we Indians ? Where did we come from ? Many of us believe our ancestors have lived in South … read more
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17. Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
By: Melanie Mitchell
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping examination of the current state of artificial intelligence and how it is remaking our w… read more
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"Hofstadter... fears that AI might show us that the human qualities we most value are disappointingly simple to mechanize."-Melanie Mitchell, Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
18. The Paradoxical Prime Minister
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.39
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Narendra Modi is a paradoxical man. He says one thing and does another. He gives voice to a num… read more
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19. Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji
By: Manu S. Pillai
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the daw… read more
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20. Girl in White Cotton
By: Avni Doshi
3.35
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Antara has never understood her mother Tara's decisions - walking out on her marriage to follow a g… read more
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21. Democracy on the Road
By: Ruchir Sharma
3.80
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
On the eve of a landmark general election, Ruchir Sharma offers an unrivalled portrait of how India… read more
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