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 …
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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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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. Gandhi Before India
By: Ramachandra Guha
4.22
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
The first volume of a magisterial biography: the definitive portrait of the life and work of one of… read more
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"You gave us a lawyer; we gave you back a Mahatma."-Ramachandra Guha, Gandhi Before India
4. 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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5. Freedom at Midnight
By: Dominique Lapierre , Larry Collins
4.20
Format: 32 pages,
A famous, major work on Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, and the partition of India. read more
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6. Palestine
By: None , Joe Sacco
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Prior to Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995--Joe Sacco's breakthrough novel of … read more
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7. The Problems of Philosophy
By: Bertrand Russell
4.50
Format: 87 pages,
A lively and still one of the best introductions to philosophy, this book pays off both a closer re… 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. Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits
By: Rahul Pandita
3.43
Format: 375 pages,
Rahul Pandita was fourteen years old in 1990 when he was forced to leave his home in Srinagar along… read more
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10. 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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11. Eisenhower in War and Peace
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.06
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more
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"Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
12. Shubeik Lubeik
By: Deena Mohamed
4.50
Format: 528 pages, ebook
A brilliant and imaginative debut graphic novel that brings to life a fantastical Cairo where wishe… read more
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13. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
14. 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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- history
15. 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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"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)
16. The Magicians of Mazda
By: Ashwin Sanghi
3.98
Format: 492 pages, Paperback
YATHA AHU VAIRYO ATHA RATUSH ASHAT CHIT HACHA VANGHEUSH... AS THE MASTER, SO IS THE JUDGE TO BE … read more
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17. Victory City
By: Salman Rushdie
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hidden in a clay pot. Sealed with wax. Buried at the heart of a ruined palace amidst the ashes of o… read more
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"History is a consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"History is the consequence not only of people’s actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"fHistory is the consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
18. Don't Believe Everything You Think
By: Joseph Nguyen
3.76
Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition
Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt & self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or … read more
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19. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
3.86
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more
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20. 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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"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)
21. Illuminations: Stories
By: Alan Moore
3.53
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a se… read more
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"When most of our contemporary superhero movies are showcases for their escalating special effects, then the question of which film has the greater cinematic or artistic value becomes a matter of comp…"-Alan Moore, Illuminations: Stories
22. The Mistress of Bhatia House (Perveen Mistry, #4)
By: Sujata Massey
4.02
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Bombay’s only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex … read more
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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History
By: Manu S. Pillai
3.96
Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition
From a Maratha prince who parodied caste to a Muslim deity in a Hindu temple; from a courtesan who … read more
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28. The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays
By: Salman Rushdie
3.33
Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition
The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the greatest rulers and statesm… read more
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29. How to Become Rich: 12 Lessons I Learnt from Vedic and Puranic Stories
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.85
Format: 120 pages, paperback
Lakshmi is worshipped as the goddess of wealth. Her arrival is considered auspicious, while her dep… read more
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30. Talking Life: Javed Akhtar in Conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir
By: Javed Akhtar
4.56
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
A freewheeling conversation between Javed Akhtar and Nasreen Munni Kabir, the book provides fascina… read more
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