14 must-read history books like The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Political Party by Nalin Mehta

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The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Political Party

By: Nalin Mehta

4.24

Format: 840 pages, Hardcover

In election after election since 2014, both at the Union and state levels, the BJP has won more oft…

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1. How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region

By: Joe Studwell

4.26

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

How Asia Works( Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region) Hardcover JoeStudwell G… read more

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2. A Fine Balance

By: Rohinton Mistry

4.37

Format: 603 pages, Paperback

With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magn… read more

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"Time had changed the magical to mundane"

-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

"Marriage is like death, only happens once."

-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

"How starved they seemed for ordinary kindness"

-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

"the secret of survival was to balance hope and despair"

-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

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3. Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle

By: Mark Tully , Satish Jacob

2.86

Format: 358 pages,

Mark Tully and Satish Jacob , who ran the BBC's bureau in Delhi, here trace the long build-up to th… read more

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4. Against the Odds: An Autobiography

By: James Dyson

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

The maverick inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner recounts how he succeeded against the odds to b… read more

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5. A History of the World in 6 Glasses

By: Tom Standage

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standa… read more

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6. 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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7. The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

By: Jason Fung , Jimmy Moore

4.15

Format: None pages,

Thousands of books have been written about the latest and greatest diets that will help people lose… read more

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8. Being Hindu: Old Faith, New World and You

By: Hindol Sengupta

4.33

Format: 192 pages,

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9. A Secular Age

By: Charles Margrave Taylor

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Almost everyone would agree that the place of religion in our societies has changed profoundly over… read more

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10. 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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11. 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)

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12. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

By: Vaseem Khan

4.02

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more

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"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"

-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)

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13. The Khandavaprastha Conspiracy (The Mahabharata Quest, #3)

By: Christopher C. Doyle

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

SCIENCE. HISTORY. THE MAHABHARATA. ACTION. ADVENTURE. INTRIGUE. 3340 BCE: A deadly scourge ravag… read more

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14. Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi

By: Vinay Sitapati

4.38

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

Narendra Modi has been a hundred years in the making. Vinay Sitapati's Jugalbandi provides this bac… read more

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  • political science
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15. 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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16. Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future

By: Raghuram G. Rajan

4.08

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

Where is India going today? Is it surging forward, having just overtaken the United Kingdom to beco… read more

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17. No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

By: Sarah Frier

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning reporter Sarah Frier reveals an inside, never-before-told, behind-the-scenes look at … read more

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"Mosseri’s answer to the important question was perfect by Facebook standards: “Technology isn’t good or bad—it just is,"

-Sarah Frier, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

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18. India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765

By: Richard M. Eaton

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Protected by vast mountains and seas, the Indian subcontinent might seem a nearly complete and self… read more

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"[D]uring the years 1219-21 Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol empire in eastern Asia, burst into western Asia. Offended by the insolent behaviour of the same ruler of Khwarazm who a few years ea…"

-Richard M. Eaton, India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765

"In addition, Sultan Iltumish, for all his rhetoric of being India's sole legitimate Muslim ruler, continued to issue coins with the old bull-and-horseman motif and a Sanskritized form of his name and…"

-Richard M. Eaton, India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765

"[T]he demonization of Mahmud [of Ghazni] and the portrayal of his raid on Somnath as an assault on Indian religion by Muslim invaders dates only from the early 1840s. In 1842 the British East Indian …"

-Richard M. Eaton, India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765

"['A]lamgir [Aurangzeb] came to formulate a very different model of sovereignty for himself and for the empire he ruled. In this new dispensation, the kingdom would be governed not by a charismatic, s…"

-Richard M. Eaton, India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765

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19. The Mahabharata: Volume 1

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

4.44

Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition

The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more

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"Pity is a poison. -Kunti"

-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1

"And also those who are free, through the powers of meditation and yoga, percieve established in themselves like reflections in a mirror."

-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1

"You should not sorrow for that which was bound to happen. Those who are wise do not feel sorry over fate. Even with the greatest wisdom, that which is ordained will happen. No one can transgress the …"

-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1

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20. The Laws of Trading: A Trader's Guide to Better Decision-Making for Everyone (Wiley Trading)

By: Agustin Lebron

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Every decision is a trade. Learn to think about the ones you should do ― and the ones you shouldn’t… read more

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21. The Mahabharata: Volume 2

By: Bibek Debroy

4.53

Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition

The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more

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22. The Mahabharata: Volume 3

By: Bibek Debroy

4.36

Format: 645 pages, Kindle Edition

The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more

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23. The Mahabharata: Volume 4

By: Bibek Debroy

4.52

Format: 624 pages, Kindle Edition

The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war… read more

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24. The Mahabharata: Volume 5

By: Bibek Debroy

4.52

Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition

The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war… read more

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"He (Abhimanyu) picked up a chariot wheel and angrily rushed at Drona. His limbs blazed because of the dust raised by the wheels. He was radiant with the chariot wheel raised high in his arms. In that…"

-Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata: Volume 5

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25. Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India

By: K.S. Komireddi

4.19

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

‘INDIA IS AN IMPROBABLE NATION.’ Under Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party, India has und… read more

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26. The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Political Party

By: Nalin Mehta

4.24

Format: 840 pages, Hardcover

In election after election since 2014, both at the Union and state levels, the BJP has won more oft… read more

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27. The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise and Fall, and the Future of the Administrative State

By: Thomas W. Merrill

3.77

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A leading expert on the administrative state describes the past, present, and future of the immense… read more

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28. Braving a Viral Storm: India’s Covid-19 Vaccine Story

By: Aashish Chandorkar

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In July 2022, India crossed 200 crore vaccinations in the country. This was merely 547 days from th… read more

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29. Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

By: Luis Elizondo

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs—now known as unid… read more

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30. Sky High: The IndiGo Story

By: Tarun Shukla

4.20

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

IndiGo was one of the late entrants in the low-cost airline business in India. The market already h… read more

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Transform Your Habits

How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region

Joe Studwell

4.26

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Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle

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2.86

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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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Anand Ranganathan

4.48

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Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits

Rahul Pandita

3.43

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4.48

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S. Jaishankar

3.94

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4.63

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