From the biography: When Jagadish Chandra Bose’s father put his young son under an ex-pirate’s care

Sudipto Das

· Jan 12, 2024 · 09:33 am

From the autobiography: The founder of Kalyan Jewellers reflects on the pros of going ‘hyper-local’

TS Kalyanaraman

· Jan 05, 2024 · 01:30 pm

Happy new year: Six recently published non-fiction books with which to usher in 2024

Sayari Debnath

· Dec 31, 2023 · 08:30 am

Interviews: 2022 NIF Translation Fellows Rahul Srawate, NS Gundur, V Ramaswamy and Amlan Biswas

Sayari Debnath

· Dec 30, 2023 · 01:30 pm

A new book examines how we can strive for ‘swaraj’ to ensure a more equitable and sustainable world

Sumanas Koulagi

· Dec 21, 2023 · 08:30 am

Memoir: One of India’s richest jewellers recalls the business principles he learnt from his father

Joy Alukkas Thomas Scaria Nidhi Jain

· Dec 15, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Why does the Bible have no reference to any female godly presence, or to divine spouses or lovers?

Mineke Schipper

· Dec 07, 2023 · 01:30 pm

A new book suggests the first tools may have been invented by female Homo habilis to feed herself

Cat Bohannon

· Dec 06, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Tales of Chanan Singh Dhillon, an Indian soldier in World War Two who cheated death on land and sea

Probal Dasgupta

· Dec 05, 2023 · 09:46 am

‘Being Adivasi’: Questions about Adivasi life are answered in this book, but not always convincingly

Avadhoot Dongare

· Dec 03, 2023 · 07:30 am

Seeing out 2023: Six new nonfiction books that illustrate the hard (and hopeful) realities of India

Sayari Debnath

· Dec 02, 2023 · 07:30 am

From academic Pranab Bardhan’s memoir: Why the Naxalite movement of the 1970s was bound to fail

Pranab Bardhan

· Nov 30, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘Isn’t Dr C wonderful?’: In her memoir, an Indian doctor recalls working in the NHS in 1960s England

Lindy Rajan Cartner

· Nov 23, 2023 · 08:30 am

New India Foundation announces shortlist for 2023 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize for nonfiction

Scroll Staff

· Nov 21, 2023 · 12:36 pm

A CEO and founder addresses some basic questions of business (and some of life) in a new book

Vaibhav Maloo

· Nov 21, 2023 · 12:30 pm

‘Intercourse’: Why Andrea Dworkin’s radical critique of male power resonates with Gen Z feminists

Camilla Nelson, The Conversation

· Nov 18, 2023 · 05:30 pm

‘Secular’ governance is compatible with both democracy and authoritarianism, argues a new book

Nivedita Menon

· Nov 14, 2023 · 08:30 am

Fashion history: This 19th-century undergarment made a woman’s hips look bigger, and her, wealthier

Heather Radke

· Nov 13, 2023 · 05:30 pm

How did China, once criticised for ‘copying’ Western technology, go on to innovate?

Keyu Jin

· Nov 13, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Travelogue: The secrets of the mystical Karmapas or the Black Hat Lamas of Rumtek Monastery, Gangtok

Rea Oberoi

· Nov 09, 2023 · 01:30 pm