12 must-read nonfiction books like The People of the Indus by Nikhil Gulati

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The People of the Indus

By: Nikhil Gulati

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Who were the people of the Indus? Why didn't they build pyramids like the Egyptians? And ultimat…

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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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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Em and The Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto

2. Em and The Big Hoom

By: Jerry Pinto

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In a one-bedroom-hall-kitchen in Mahim, Bombay, through the last decades of the twentieth century, … read more

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  • india
"What is it about the sea? Is it because it’s there?"

-Jerry Pinto, Em and The Big Hoom

"Was there a drain?' 'No. There was no drain. There isn't one even now'."

-Jerry Pinto, Em and The Big Hoom

"Home was where others had to gather grace. Home was what I wanted to flee."

-Jerry Pinto, Em and The Big Hoom

"otherwise, she was Em, and most of the time she was Em with an exclamation mark."

-Jerry Pinto, Em and The Big Hoom

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3. Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India

By: Sujatha Gidla

3.97

Format: 570 pages,

The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, and one, a poet and revolutio… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
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4. 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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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • history
  • nonfiction

5. Sauptik: Blood and Flowers

By: Amruta Patil

4.21

Format: 288 pages,

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
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6. The Blue Umbrella

By: Ruskin Bond

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'… read more

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  • india
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7. Big Mushy Happy Lump (Sarah's Scribbles, #2)

By: Sarah Andersen

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sarah's Scribbles, Goodreads ChoiceAward for 2016: Best Graphic Novels & Comics Sarah Andersen's hu… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
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8. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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  • india

9. The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)

By: Sujata Massey

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Hardcover

Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her f… read more

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10. Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu (Buddha #1)

By: Osamu Tezuka

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanit… read more

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11. Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography

By: Sanjeev Sanyal

5.00

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Did the Great Flood of Indian legend actually happen? Why did the Buddha walk to Sarnath to give hi… read more

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12. 7 Secrets Of Shiva (The 7 Secret Series, #3)

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Smeared with ash, draped in animal hide, he sits atop the snow-capped mountain, skull in hand, with… read more

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13. Kari

By: Amruta Patil

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

They were inseparable - until the day they jumped. Ruth, saved by safety nets, leaves the city. Kar… read more

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14. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea

By: Guy Delisle

3.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Famously referred to as one of the "Axis of Evil" countries, North Korea remains one of the most se… read more

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15. Adi Parva - Churning of the Ocean

By: Amruta Patil

3.46

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Kari comes a brilliant new interpretation of mythology. Combining st… read more

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16. Buddha, Vol. 3: Devadatta (Buddha, #3)

By: Osamu Tezuka

4.00

Format: 204 pages,

The Eisner and Harvey WinnerThe third volume of this epic graphic novel send Siddhartha further int… read more

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17. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
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18. Here, There and Everywhere: Best-Loved Stories of Sudha Murthy

By: Sudha Murty

4.34

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

Wearer of many hats-philanthropist, entrepreneur, computer scientist, engineer, teacher-Sudha Murty… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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19. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Adjusting to life as a world-famous cartoonist isn't easy. Terrifying deadlines, piles of junk-food… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
"Go make stuff."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"In a world where every single person -good or bad- has a voice, I hope you pick up your pen and use yours."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"The Internet was actually never a nice place. With anonymity, soapbox, lost empathy, fire party harassment campaigns exist mainstream, doing damage to the marginalized, saying it was just a joke. It …"

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

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20. Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat

By: Perumal Murugan

4.11

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

Through a seeming act of providence, an old couple receives a day-old female goat kid as a gift fro… read more

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  • india
Cover of The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) by Sujata Massey

21. The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2)

By: Sujata Massey

3.98

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

The highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel The Widows of Malabar Hill.India… read more

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  • india
Cover of Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth by Nick Maggiulli

22. Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth

By: Nick Maggiulli

4.13

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Everyone faces big questions when it comes to money: questions about saving, investing, and whether… read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Fake History

By: Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse

3.64

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Fake news about the past is fake history. Did Hugo Boss design the Nazi uniforms? Did medieval peop… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. 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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  • india
Cover of VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977 by Abhishek Choudhary

25. VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977

By: Abhishek Choudhary

4.40

Format: 530 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The finest biography of an Indian prime minister that I have read’ RAMACHANDRA GUHA‘A real achieve… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
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26. Aranyaka

By: Amruta Patil

4.03

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In the wilderness of humanity, In the forests of the mind, Who eats whom? Who sees whom? Aran… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • india
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27. The People of the Indus

By: Nikhil Gulati

4.35

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Who were the people of the Indus? Why didn't they build pyramids like the Egyptians? And ultimat… read more

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  • history
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • india
  • nonfiction
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28. Rosarita

By: Anita Desai

3.29

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

'Anita Desai is a magnificent writer' - Salman RushdieFrom three times Booker-shortlisted author An… read more

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  • india
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29. An Eye for an Eye (William Warwick #7)

By: Jeffrey Archer

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

In one of the most luxurious cities on earth, a billion-dollar deal is about to go badly wrong. A l… read more

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30. Intertidal: A Coast and Marsh Diary

By: Yuvan Aves

4.26

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

Over two years and three monsoons, Yuvan Aves pays scrupulous attention to the living world of his … read more

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31. Yeh Un Dinoñ Ki Baat Hai: Urdu Memoirs of Cinema Legends

By: Yasir Abbasi

4.29

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Peppered with heartfelt accounts and charming anecdotes, Urdu film magazines were in great favour w… read more

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  • nonfiction

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