17 must-read nonfiction books like The Origin Story of India's States by Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

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The Origin Story of India's States

By: Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

3.49

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The story of the birth of India's states is the story of the birth and continuing rebirth of India,…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Origin Story of India's States by Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple

1. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

By: William Dalrymple

4.34

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah S… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
"No one was planning to travel light. One brigadier claimed that he needed fifty camels to carry his kit, while General Cotton took 260 for his. Three hundred camels were earmarked to carry the milita…"

-William Dalrymple, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

"The first Embassy to Afghanistan by a western power left the Company's Delhi Residency on 13 October 1808, with the Ambassador accompanied by 200 calvary, 4,000 infantry, a dozen elephants and no few…"

-William Dalrymple, Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

Cover of ആടുജീവിതം | Aatujeevitham by Benyamin

2. ആടുജീവിതം | Aatujeevitham

By: Benyamin

4.31

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

ലക്ഷകണക്കിനു മലയാളികള്‍ ഗള്‍ഫില്‍ ജീവിക്കുന്നു, ലക്ഷങ്ങള്‍ ജീവിച്ചു തിരിച്ചു പോയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇതില്‍ എത്ര പേര്‍ മരുഭൂ… read more

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  • india
"നിങ്ങൾ സത്യമായും നിർഭാഗ്യത്തിന്റെ നാടുവിലാണെങ്കിൽ, പിന്നെ നിങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നതെല്ലാം ഒന്നാംതരം മണ്ടത്തരങ്ങളായിരിക്കും"

-Benyamin, ആടുജീവിതം | Aatujeevitham

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3. Bad Science

By: Ben Goldacre

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

Full of spleen, this is a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of Bad … read more

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  • nonfiction

4. Sam Walton: Made In America

By: Sam Walton , John Huey

3.82

Format: 295 pages,

Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, w… read more

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5. 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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6. More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #2)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.87

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the … read more

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7. Do Epic Shit

By: Ankur Warikoo

3.76

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty and brutally honest thoughts… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Irrational optimism is a founder's death trap!"

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"Safe is better than sorry. Nope. Risk is better than regret."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"Only when you go against the flow will you find your own flow."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

"You don't control your results. You always control your inputs."

-Ankur Warikoo, Do Epic Shit

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8. Why I am an Atheist and Other Works

By: Bhagat Singh

4.41

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

Bhagat Singh is a name that became synonymous with revolution in India’s struggle for Independence.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
"Do you really know the most cursed sin in this world is to be poor? Yes, poverty is a sin; it is a punishment!"

-Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist and Other Works

"...life is really humiliating, why don't you try to improve it by agitating? Perhaps, you will say that this struggle would be futile, but this is precisely the argument which is usually used a cover…"

-Bhagat Singh, Why I am an Atheist and Other Works

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9. Whole Numbers and Half Truths

By: Rukmini S.

4.22

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

How do you see India? Fuelled by a surge of migration to cities, the country's growth appears to… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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10. The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State

By: Josy Joseph

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘They were not expected to behave like the terrorists they were hunting. Even in the thickest fog o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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11. 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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  • nonfiction
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12. Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story

By: K.J.S. 'Tiny' Dhillon

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

He has extensively served in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the North-East of India. He has the distinct… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
Cover of Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From by Tony Joseph

13. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. Let's Talk Mutual Funds: A Systematic, Smart Way to Make Them Work for You

By: Monika Halan

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In the past two decades, mutual funds have emerged as the preferred investment option for Indians. … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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15. Let's Talk Money

By: Monika Halan

4.44

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

We work hard to earn our money. But regardless of how much we earn, the money worry never goes away… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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16. The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation

By: Girish Kuber

4.37

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

The Tatas is the story of one of India's leading business families. It starts in the nineteenth cen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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17. Heart: A History

By: Sandeep Jauhar

4.07

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

The heart lies at the centre of every facet of our existence. It’s so bound up with our deepest fee… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"For even if the heart is not the seat of the emotions, it is highly responsive to them."

-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History

"Continuous blood flow is antithetical to the way that humans, pulsatile beings, evolved. Though continuous flow can keep us alive, it alters ours physiology in idiosyncratic and unpredictable ways."

-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History

"In many ways, the heart does resemble a house. It is divided into multiple chambers, separated by doors. The walls have a characteristic texture. The house is old, designed over many millennia. Hidde…"

-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History

"Traditional" Japanese immigrants had coronary disease rates in line with their homeland counterparts. "Westernised" immigrants had a prevalence that was at least 3 times higher. "Retention of Japanes…"

-Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: A History

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18. Ambedkar: A Life

By: Shashi Tharoor

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, MA, MSc, PhD, DSc, DLitt, Bar-at-Law, is today among the most rev… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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19. Whose Samosa is it Anyway?

By: Sonal Ved

3.37

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Did the European traders come before the Arab conquerors? Can you say cinnamon is an Indian spice e… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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20. The Learning Trap : How Byju’s took Indian edtech for a ride

By: Pradip K. Saha

4.16

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

Byju’s went from being a one-man coaching centre to being an education technology pioneer with mill… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Origin Story of India's States by Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

21. The Origin Story of India's States

By: Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan

3.49

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The story of the birth of India's states is the story of the birth and continuing rebirth of India,… read more

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4.34

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4.39

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Mohnish Pabrai

4.23

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Morgan Housel

4.19

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Morgan Housel

4.30

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Ankur Warikoo

3.76

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