Biography
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A new biography of RSS’s founder KB Hedgewar recounts Gandhi’s impression of its training camps
Sachin Nandha
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‘Soumitra Chatterjee and His World’: A moving tribute to a beloved Bengali icon
Rush Mukherjee
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Hindi biography: An excerpt from ‘Raj Kapoor: Aadhi Hakikat, Aadha Fasana,’ by Prahlad Agarwal
Prahlad Agarwal
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Fateh Sahi: The 18th-century Huseypur ruler who fought a guerrilla war against East India Company
JN Sinha
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Army biography: The early days of ‘rifleman’ Aurangzeb of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment
Damini Punia
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Who were the people and ideas that inspired revolutionaries MN Roy and Virendranath Chattopadhyay?
Kavitha Rao
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‘The Lone Wolf’: A military biography of grit and fortitude during India’s 1971 war with Pakistan
Swati Rai
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‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
Shakir Mir
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Anna Bhau Sathe’, by Vishwas Patil
Vishwas Patil Suresh Maheshwari
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From the biography: Why particle physicist Ashutosh Kotwal took up a summer job at IBM as a student
Manik Kotwal Jerry Pinto
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Hindi biography: Excerpt from ‘Karpoori Thakur: Jannayak Se Bharat Ratn Tak’, by Harinarayan Thakur
Harinarayan Thakur
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From the biography: When DLF CEO KP Singh fell out of favour with an important minister
KP Singh Aparna Jain
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Biography: Ayyappa Paniker left an indelible mark on academia, Malayalam literature, and his mentees
Priyadas G Mangalath Radhika P Menon
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NIF Prize-winner ‘A Part Apart’: A milestone on publisher Navayana’s 21-year journey with Ambedkar
Alex George Anand
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For children: Boxer Mary Kom’s journey from a childhood of hardships to an Olympic medal
Swayam Ganguly
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Ashok Gopal wins Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for his Ambedkar biography ‘A Part Apart’
Scroll Staff
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A new book investigates poet Mustafa Zaidi’s death, still a subject of controversy in Pakistan
Saba Imtiaz Tooba Masood-Khan
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‘Iru’: A biography in motion about anthropologist Irawati Karve, who lived life on her own terms
Ipshita Mitra
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From the biography: How Bombay’s diverse architectural landscape inspired architect Charles Correa
Mustansir Dalvi
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From the biography: Why BR Ambedkar became a Buddhist (and the changes he wanted in the religion)
Anand Teltumbde