18 Top history books like The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh

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The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste

By: Sahana Singh

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where …

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1. Autobiography of a Yogi

By: Paramahansa Yogananda

4.24

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures … read more

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"Who am I? The great inquiry indeed."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"Todo tiene su momento, y cada cosa su tiempo bajo el cielo"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

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2. The Accidental Prime Minister

By: Sanjaya Baru

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In 2004 Sanjaya Baru left a successful career as chief editor of the Financial Express to join Prim… read more

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  • india
  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • history
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3. ಆವರಣ [Aavarana]

By: S.L. Bhyrappa

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Aavarana (Kannada: aavrnn) is a 2007 Kannada novel by one of the eminent novelists S.L. Bhyrappa. A… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
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4. City of Victory: The Rise and Fall of Vijayanagara

By: Ratnakar Sadasyula

3.09

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

In the year 1336 AD, two brothers Harihara and Bukka Raya, founded a kingdom on the banks of the Tu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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5. Understanding Muhammad

By: Ali Sina

4.21

Format: 324 pages,

Understanding Muhammad is a psychobiography of Allah's Prophet. It seeks to unveil the mystery of t… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

6. A Short History of Nearly Everything

By: Bill Bryson

3.42

Format: None pages,

In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans… read more

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  • history
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7. 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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8. Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service

By: Michael Bar-Zohar , Nissim Mishal

4.10

Format: 9 pages, Hardcover

The Mossad is widely recognized today as the best intelligence service in the world. It is also the… read more

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9. ಸಾರ್ಥ [Sartha]

By: S.L. Bhyrappa

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Saartha, which means Caravan. Through a caravan, the novel explores the whole of India of the 8th c… read more

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10. The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1)

By: Brad Thor

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

On the snowy Utah slopes, thirty Secret Service agents are viciously executed and the vacationing p… read more

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11. Kundalini: An untold story

By: Om Swami

3.50

Format: None pages,

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12. Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master

By: Sri M.

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The author Sri 'M' is an extraordinary individual. His uniqueness lies not only in the fact that at… read more

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13. 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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14. Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom

By: Sanjeev Sanyal

4.63

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

The official narrative of India's freedom struggle has almost entirely been about the non-violent p… read more

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  • india
  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • history
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15. India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

By: J. Sai Deepak

4.46

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of Europea… read more

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  • history
  • indian literature
  • india
  • nonfiction
"The spiritual character of the relationship between indigeneity and nature is an emotion that the coloniser can at best exoticise but can never relate to."

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Rest of the world was not living in the Dark Ages before Pax Europaea or European Peace, and will certainly not plunge into ignorance and darkness after the demise of Pax Europaea. Therefore, it is t…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Until a decolonial approach is employed by experts and ‘intellectuals’, we will continue to see the entrenchment of colonialised identities and fissures, which began with an anti-Brahmin slant but wh…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"The ‘modern’, ‘rational’, ‘scientific’, Christian European coloniser could not get himself to acknowledge that the lived experience and traditional knowledge of native societies gathered over millenn…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

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16. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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17. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By: Hans Rosling

4.36

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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18. 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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19. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

By: Masaji Ishikawa

4.28

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The harrowing true story of one man’s life in—and subsequent escape from—North Korea, one of the wo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"I want to give this food to my family in North Korea. But I can’t. So I entrust it to the seagulls. And in my heart, they carry it off to my family. And I weep."

-Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

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20. 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
  • history
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21. India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation (Bharat Trilogy #2)

By: J. Sai Deepak

4.63

Format: 568 pages, Hardcover

India, Bharat and Pakistan, the second book of the Bharat Trilogy, takes the discussion forward fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History by Vikram Sampath

22. Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History

By: Vikram Sampath

4.52

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat, who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But Lo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984 by G.B.S. Sidhu

23. The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984

By: G.B.S. Sidhu

4.20

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and An… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
Cover of MAHARANAS: A Thousand Year War for Dharma by Omendra Ratnu

24. MAHARANAS: A Thousand Year War for Dharma

By: Omendra Ratnu

4.58

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The book that is going to become as sacred as scriptures in each Hindu home. The book that will des… read more

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  • india
  • history
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25. RAYA : Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara

By: Srinivas Reddy

3.66

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

In 1509 Krishnadevaraya, a prince from humble origins, ascended the throne of Vijayanagara. The emp… read more

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  • indian literature
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Cover of Aghori- An Untold Story by Mayur Kalbag

26. Aghori- An Untold Story

By: Mayur Kalbag

4.14

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

Is a vibrantly colored collage of varied experiences that the protagonist, Subraiya or Subbu as he … read more

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"Dear child, please remember, for your Guru or for any teacher each and every one of his students is the same. His love is just like the Sun’s rays that reach every form of existence with the same int…"

-Mayur Kalbag, Aghori- An Untold Story

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27. Women and Sabarimala : The Science behind Restrictions

By: Sinu Joseph

4.27

Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition

Women and Sabarimala is an answer to the question “why aren’t women of menstrual age allowed to ent… read more

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Cover of Being Hindu In Bangladesh: The Untold Story by Deep Halder

28. Being Hindu In Bangladesh: The Untold Story

By: Deep Halder

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

For those who carry the scars of Partition, more than seven decades after arbitrary lines scarred t… read more

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  • history
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29. The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste

By: Sahana Singh

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where … read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • education
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30. Snakes in the Ganga: Breaking India 2.0

By: Rajiv Malhotra

4.26

Format: 864 pages, Hardcover

Snakes in the Ganga unveils uncomfortable truths concerning India’s vulnerabilities: Intense warfa… read more

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31. The New World Disorder and the Indian Imperative

By: Shashi Tharoor

3.94

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

The world is in a state of disorder. As we approach the end of the second decade of the twenty-firs… read more

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