8 must-read biography books like Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma

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Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal

By: Parvati Sharma

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jahangir was the fourth of the six Great Mughals - great grandson of Babur and grandfather of Auran…

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1. Shah Jahan: The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emperor

By: Fergus Nicoll

3.97

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Shah Jahan ruled the Mughal Empire at its high water mark, his name translating literally from the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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2. my Hanuman Chalisa

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

4.33

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Reflecting on one of Hinduism’s most popular prayer for positive energy Acclaimed mythologist Devd… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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3. Open

By: J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi

4.31

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever … read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Control what you can control."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"We talk about things. We talk about nothing."

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"The most animated talks we have are about…things"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

"When they hand me the trophy I think about vomiting into it"

-J.R. Moehringer, Open

Cover of Begumat Kay Ansoo: Dehli Kay Afsanay / بیگمات کے آنسو: دہلی کے افسانے by Khwaja Hasan Nizami, Muhammad Hamid Siraj, Syed Ashraf Hussain Rizvi

4. Begumat Kay Ansoo: Dehli Kay Afsanay / بیگمات کے آنسو: دہلی کے افسانے

By: Khwaja Hasan Nizami , Muhammad Hamid Siraj , Syed Ashraf Hussain Rizvi

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • india
  • history
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5. The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy, #3)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

ONLY A GOD CAN STOP IT. Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and… read more

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  • india
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6. The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of t… read more

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  • india
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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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  • biography
  • india
  • history
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8. 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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  • biography
  • india
  • history

9. Tiger: The Life of Tipu Sultan

By: None

5.00

Format: None pages,

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10. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. 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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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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12. 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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  • india
  • history
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13. War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.65

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH. BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE? INDIA, 3400 BCE. Greed. Rage.… read more

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  • india
"Fresh drops of grief do not cause any ripple in an ocean of anguish."

-Amish Tripathi, War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

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14. The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning

By: Scott Galloway

3.79

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New Yo… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
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15. The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.10

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Today, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man. The hunt is on. The sinister Naga wa… read more

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  • india
"Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence the want"

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don't care a damn as to what happens to the other person."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

"I don’t believe anything till I’ve seen the proof. For anything without proof, I think we should believe the theory that gives us peace. It doesn’t matter whether the theory is true or not."

-Amish Tripathi, The Secret of the Nagas (Shiva Trilogy, #2)

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16. The Cooking of Books: A Literary Memoir

By: Ramachandra Guha

4.28

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

It is not often that an author and his editor strike up a relationship which survives forty years o… read more

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  • biography
  • india
  • history
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17. 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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  • history
Cover of Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma

18. Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal

By: Parvati Sharma

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Jahangir was the fourth of the six Great Mughals - great grandson of Babur and grandfather of Auran… read more

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  • india
  • history
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19. Akbar: The Great Mughal

By: Ira Mukhoty

4.25

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Abu’l Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, is widely regarded as one of the … read more

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  • biography
  • india
  • history
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20. Dethroned: The Downfall of India's Princely States

By: John Zubrzycki

4.05

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

On 25 July 1947, India's last Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, stood before the Chamber of Princes … read more

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  • india
  • history
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21. Won't You Stay, Radhika?

By: Usha Priyamvada

3.89

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

After her widowed father marries a younger woman, Radhika's world falls apart. She feels betrayed—t… read more

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12 Top history books like Jahangir : An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal by Parvati Sharma

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3.97

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4.00

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William Dalrymple

4.24

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3.50

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Suketu Mehta

3.94

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Vikram Chandra , S. Hussain Zaidi

4.36

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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

Shashi Tharoor

3.63

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The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

Tim Marshall

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