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…
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4.39
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"In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in Delhi. Although he believed democracy was the best form of …"-Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
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By: Jerry Pinto
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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3.50
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4.23
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8. Whole Numbers and Half Truths
By: Rukmini S.
4.22
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
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By: Josy Joseph
4.39
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10. Sakina’s Kiss
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4.10
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By: Shrayana Bhattacharya
4.29
Format: 384 pages, None
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By: M.R. Sharan
4.28
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
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4.33
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3.76
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16. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages
By: Peggy Mohan
4.19
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. Price of the Modi Years
By: Aakar Patel
4.50
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
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By: Kavitha Rao
4.49
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20. India Moving: A History of Migration
By: Chinmay Tumbe
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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21. Love Jihad and Other Fictions: Simple Facts to Counter Viral Falsehoods
By: Sreenivasan Jain
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Love jihad, Muslim appeasement, forced conversions—these conspiracy theories are now driving everyd… read more
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