Nonfiction
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Why was footballer David Beckham ignored for knighthood? An investigative writer looks for answers
Tom Bower
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How a tailor found himself in years of captivity while seeking the origin of the Brahmaputra river
Anu Kumar
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How Sikh chiefs of Punjab became important power brokers in North India in the late 18th century
Sarbpreet Singh
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In her memoir, a sex traffic activist writes about those who made the most impact on her life
Sunitha Krishnan
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A new book examines Gandhi’s perceptions of Australia and what Australians thought of him
Thomas Weber
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Sunday book pick: A forensic report of urban loneliness in Olivia Laing’s ‘The Lonely City’
Sayari Debnath
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This new book explains why ‘Punjabiyat’ or ‘Punjabiness’ is both emotionally and culturally complex
Anshu Malhotra
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Why Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, rarely thinks about his time there
Pankaj Mishra
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How poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan coined the term ‘Videsh Mantralaya’ (which impressed PM Nehru)
Kallol Bhattacharjee
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‘Bhang Journeys’: A heady tale about the popular Indian intoxicant and its many splendours
Ipshita Mitra
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Nobel laureate VS Naipaul’s sister writes about being Indian in a Creole society in her memoir
Savi Naipaul Akal
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This book brings oral testimonies of women who survived the 1984 anti-Sikh violence in Delhi
Sanam Sutirath Wazir
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June global nonfiction: Six newly published books illustrate how the world has changed with time
Scroll Staff
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Zai Whitaker writes of her (and Rom’s) wild adventures in conserving reptiles and their habitats
Zai Whitaker
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How leaked emails of climate scientists were misinterpreted to deny climate change, discredit them
Fiona Fox
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From the memoir: How Bhantus, a ‘criminal tribe’, found acceptance from Christian missionaries
Nusrat F Jafri
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In 1971, Delhi Police caught an ex-soldier for duping SBI of Rs 60 lakh by posing as the PM’s aide
Rasheed Kidwai Prakash Patra
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June nonfiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to read as you cross this year’s halfway mark
Sayari Debnath
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Is storytelling essential for journalism? A new book of essays asks how important stories are
Jeremy Harding
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How former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur democratised education by making English non-compulsory
Santosh Singh Aditya Anmol