How demand for rubber led to the gory exploitation of native populations in South America and Africa

Vidya Rajan

· Yesterday · 01:30 pm

‘Pratap: A Defiant Newspaper’: A thrilling account of a persistent voice of dissent in India

Aakriti Mandhwani

· Apr 26, 2025 · 07:30 am

A new book suggests that young Indians’ use of recreational drugs points to complex class politics

Sanjana Ramachandran

· Apr 23, 2025 · 08:30 am

Sunday book pick: Eight iconic women writers inspire freedom and creativity in ‘A Life of One’s Own’

Sayari Debnath

· Apr 20, 2025 · 01:30 pm

‘Ananda’: An illuminating and diverse account of the deep roots of cannabis in Indian society

Aniruddha Banerjee

· Apr 19, 2025 · 07:30 am

What has life in Myanmar been like after the violent military coup of February 2021?

Bertil Lintner

· Apr 17, 2025 · 08:30 am

How did former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru react to the mutiny in a newly independent Congo in 1960?

Swapna Kona Nayudu

· Apr 16, 2025 · 08:30 am

‘Careless People’: A searing tell-all about destructive structural incentives that embolden Facebook

Faiz Ullah

· Apr 13, 2025 · 07:30 am

April global nonfiction: Six new books about the many ways human history has changed over the years

Scroll Staff

· Apr 12, 2025 · 08:30 am

How the Nattukottai Chettiars of TN built businesses across South India, Burma in the unstable 1930s

Raman Mahadevan

· Apr 11, 2025 · 08:30 am

In a new book, a diplomat’s wife recounts a funny anecdote from a party while posted in Switzerland

Preeti Singh

· Apr 08, 2025 · 08:30 am

A new book examines the role of the Indian man at home, and his dependence on his family and wife

Gyanendra Pandey

· Apr 07, 2025 · 08:30 am

April in nonfiction: Six new books about the complexities of the ever-evolving Indian experience

Scroll Staff

· Apr 05, 2025 · 08:30 am

A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy

Pavan K Varma

· Apr 04, 2025 · 08:30 am

Kalimpong: India, China, and a history of espionage and political intrigue in ‘the harbour of Tibet’

Prem Poddar

· Apr 02, 2025 · 08:30 am

Corporate controversies: What made Johnson & Johnson the subject of investigations in India?

Kaunain Sheriff M

· Apr 01, 2025 · 08:30 am

A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister

Sanjeev Chopra

· Mar 31, 2025 · 08:30 am

From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station

Sangeetha Vallat

· Mar 28, 2025 · 08:30 am

A new biography of RSS’s founder KB Hedgewar recounts Gandhi’s impression of its training camps

Sachin Nandha

· Mar 24, 2025 · 08:30 am

This book examines the legal history of mercy and violence as vital facets of colonial rule in India

Alastair McClure

· Mar 17, 2025 · 08:30 am