Biography
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A new biography of David Hare examines how the educationist reformed schools in colonial India
Sarojesh Mukherjee
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From the biography: Sheikh Abdullah opposed the Dogra monarchy’s systems, till he grew autocratic
Chitralekha Zutshi
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Happy new year: Six recently published non-fiction books with which to usher in 2024
Sayari Debnath
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Seeing out 2023: Six new nonfiction books that illustrate the hard (and hopeful) realities of India
Sayari Debnath
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From the biography: Meet constitutional lawyer MK Nambyar as an academically gifted schoolboy
KK Venugopal Suhrith Parthasarathy Suhasini Sen
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Grandiose visions, arrested development: A biography considers the contradictions of being Elon Musk
Matthew Ricketson, The Conversation
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An innovative new biography of Emperor Ashoka reads his life from his edicts alone
Nandan S Kaushik
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Gathering human skulls, reading ‘Anandamanth’: Revolutionary Rash Behari Bose’s childhood
Joseph McQuade
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From the biography: Anticolonial anarchist MPT Acharya’s exile in Paris as ‘Mr Bhayankaram’
Ole Birk Laursen
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How RK Narayan, a young graduate rejected by editors, took a leap of faith to become a writer
Indradeep Bhattacharyya
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
Ashwini Bhatnagar and RC Ganjoo
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The fascinating story of Sridhar Das, famed for his innovative illumination at community festivals
Samragngi Roy
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From Sri Aurobindo’s biography: Who was Mirra Alfassa before she became ‘The Mother’?
Roshen Dalal
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This book tells the story of India’s first female physician Anandibai Joshee’s life – in verse
Shikha Malaviya
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From Jim Corbett’s biography: How a hunter of man-eating tigers became a legendary conservationist
Duff Hart-Davis
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From the President of India’s biography: How Puti became Droupadi Murmu
Sandeep Sahu
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‘Vajpayee’: This biography uncovers facts and examines myths with rare nuance and incisiveness
Narayani Basu
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A new biography of Telugu Desam founder NTR explores his transformation from film star to politician
Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla
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Non-fiction books in June: Histories, memoirs, and biographies for a new month of reading
Sayari Debnath
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In his early days in the RSS, Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted minors to be banned from watching films
Abhishek Choudhary