Nonfiction
-

Why are Bengaluru residents considered some of the most polite people in India?
Shoba Narayan
-

Could Udaipur, City of Lakes, turn into a dust bowl surrounded by denuded mountains?
Harini Nagendra Seema Mundoli
-

From the memoir: Mani Shankar Aiyar on his first election victory and a ‘half-life’ in politics
Mani Shankar Aiyar
-

September reads: Six recently published nonfiction books about public and private lives of Indians
Sayari Debnath
-

Is hydrogen the fuel of the future? Yes, says a new book, suggesting ways to make it affordable
Sumant Sinha
-

Why Shashi Tharoor has written a book of aphorisms along with this friend Joseph Zacharias
Shashi Tharoor Joseph Zacharias
-

Is vulnerability an essential quality for being a good leader at the workplace? Yes, says a new book
Avinash Jhangiani
-

The story of how Gauhati University, the first university in Assam, was established in 1948
Arupjyoti Saikia
-

How Justice DY Chandrachud ensured radical equality for women with the Sabarimala judgment
Gautam Bhatia
-

War: The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 proved that nuclear confrontation can be devastating
Gwynne Dyer
-

How the East India Company made its first maps and conducted land surveys in India
Rosie Llewellyn Jones
-

The fascinating story of Sridhar Das, famed for his innovative illumination at community festivals
Samragngi Roy
-

What starvation could mean for Adivasi communities in the first decade of the 21st century
Annie Zaidi
-

India has promised for many decades to get rid of poverty. It has consistently failed to deliver
Jan Breman
-

‘Marginlands’: A timely dive into the lives of people and species hit by environmental exploitation
Saurabh Sharma
-

From the war annals: An operation by the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiment in Sri Lanka
Ian Cardozo
-

From politician Sanjay Jha: A book about the adventures of his beloved pet dog, Louis
Sanjay Jha
-

This book examines how merchants enforced caste ideals in 18th century Marwar as markers of identity
Divya Cherian
-

From Sri Aurobindo’s biography: Who was Mirra Alfassa before she became ‘The Mother’?
Roshen Dalal
-

April 16, 2022: How the 74-year-old CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat stopped the Jahangirpuri demolitions
Nidhi Sharma