14 best-selling nonfiction books like Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy's Turning Point by Gyan Prakash

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Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy's Turning Point

By: Gyan Prakash

3.86

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

The gripping story of an explosive turning point in the history of modern India On the night of …

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1. Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent

By: Pranay Lal

4.53

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive natural history of the Indian subcontinent. Did you know that the exquisite… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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2. One Part Woman

By: பெருமாள் முருகன் , Aniruddhan Vasudevan , Perumal Murugan , Deepa Samuel

3.81

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

All of Kali and Ponna’s efforts to conceive a child—from prayers to penance, potions to pilgrimages… read more

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  • asia
  • india
"There is no female without the male, and no male without the female. The world goes on only when they come together."

-பெருமாள் முருகன், One Part Woman

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3. 1991: How P. V. Narasimha Rao Made History

By: Sanjaya Baru

4.33

Format: 308 pages,

P. V. Narasimha Rao (or PV as he was popularly known) has been widely praised for enabling the econ… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. Flood of Fire

By: Amitav Ghosh

3.43

Format: 80 pages,

It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crac… read more

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  • asia
  • india
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5. Vikram Sarabhai

By: Amrita Shah

3.50

Format: 93 pages,

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6. Salvation of a Saint

By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect Xwas a hit with critics and readers alike. The first major English… read more

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7. Midnight’s Children

By: Salman Rushdie

3.98

Format: 647 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke… read more

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"Life again refused to remain lifesized"

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"What grows best in the heat: fantasy; unreason; lust."

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"For every snake, there is a ladder; for every ladder,a snake"

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence."

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

8. Half - Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India

By: Vinay Sitapati

4.57

Format: 201 pages,

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9. Train to Pakistan

By: Khushwant Singh

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

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10. Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire

By: Alex von Tunzelmann

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

A re-creation of one of the key moments of twentieth-century history: the partition and independenc… read more

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11. Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1)

By: Amitav Ghosh

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage acro… read more

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12. Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Man for All Seasons

By: Kingshuk Nag

3.03

Format: 234 pages,

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13. River of Smoke

By: Amitav Ghosh

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In September 1838, a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment… read more

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14. A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India

By: Josy Joseph

4.15

Format: None pages,

'Every day, millions of people -- the rich, the poor and the many foreign visitors -- are hunting f… read more

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15. THE DRAMATIC DECADE : The Indira Gandhi Years

By: Pranab Mukherjee

3.07

Format: None pages,

The Dramatic Decade focuses on one of the most fascinating periods in the life of this nation--the … read more

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16. The Adivasi Will Not Dance

By: Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

4.08

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HINDU PRIZE 2016 In this collection of stories, set in the fecund, mineral-rich… read more

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17. The Hungry Tide

By: Amitav Ghosh

4.04

Format: 538 pages, Paperback

A contemporary story of adventure, history, and identity by acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh. Off the … read more

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18. 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
  • asia
  • politics
  • india
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

By: Richard P. Feynman

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific mi… read more

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  • biography
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  • audiobook
"I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!"

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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20. Home in the World: A Memoir

By: Amartya Sen

4.17

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and i… read more

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  • biography
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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. 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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"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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22. 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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"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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23. Sakina’s Kiss

By: Vivek Shanbhag

3.81

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Venkat answers urgent knocks on the door to his flat one evening to find two insolent young men cla… read more

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24. 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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25. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking

By: Krish Ashok

3.77

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Ever wondered why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas,… read more

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26. Legal Fiction

By: Chandan Pandey

3.65

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Legal fiction: A rule assuming as true something that is clearly false. Often used to get around th… read more

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27. Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy's Turning Point

By: Gyan Prakash

3.86

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

The gripping story of an explosive turning point in the history of modern India On the night of … read more

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28. Nehru: The Debates That Defined India

By: Tripurdaman Singh

3.87

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

From being elected as Congress president in 1929 till his death in 1964, Jawaharlal Nehru remained … read more

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29. Coromandel: A Personal History of South India

By: Charles Allen

3.85

Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition

COROMANDEL. A name which has been long applied by Europeans to the Northern Tamil Country, or (more… read more

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30. The Verdict: Decoding India's Elections

By: Prannoy Roy

3.84

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

What are the key factors that win or lose elections in India? What does, or does not, make India's … read more

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31. RSS: A View to the Inside [Hardcover] Walter K. Andersen and Shridhar D. Damle

By: Walter K. Andersen

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The RSS is the most influential cultural organization in India today, with affiliates in fields as … read more

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Pranay Lal

4.53

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Sanjaya Baru

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Vikram Sarabhai

Amrita Shah

3.50

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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

William Dalrymple

4.20

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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

Ramachandra Guha

4.39

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Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle

Mark Tully , Satish Jacob

2.86

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How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century

Shyam Saran

3.97

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Dominique Lapierre , Larry Collins

4.20

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