Nonfiction
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June global nonfiction: From 14th to 21st century, six new books tell humanity’s essential stories
Scroll Staff
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A new book examines caste privilege and how it has shaped – and limited – India after liberalisation
Ravikant Kisana
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June nonfiction: Six recently published books that try to make sense of India’s past and present
Scroll Staff
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How Fanny Bullock Workman climbed the Himalayas in 1906 without any equipment and wearing a skirt
Fanny Bullock Workman
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A new book examines how epidemics have been represented in Indian literature and cultural media
Dilip K Das
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A new book throws light on a utopian population control plan after India became independent
Ravi K Mishra
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Bin free, litter-free, dust-free: How Indore became one of India’s cleanest cities
Asad Warsi Mercy S Samuel
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May nonfiction: Six newly published books that present the many ways of seeing India
Scroll Staff
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How demand for rubber led to the gory exploitation of native populations in South America and Africa
Vidya Rajan
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‘Pratap: A Defiant Newspaper’: A thrilling account of a persistent voice of dissent in India
Aakriti Mandhwani
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A new book suggests that young Indians’ use of recreational drugs points to complex class politics
Sanjana Ramachandran
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Sunday book pick: Eight iconic women writers inspire freedom and creativity in ‘A Life of One’s Own’
Sayari Debnath
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‘Ananda’: An illuminating and diverse account of the deep roots of cannabis in Indian society
Aniruddha Banerjee
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What has life in Myanmar been like after the violent military coup of February 2021?
Bertil Lintner
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How did former Indian PM Jawaharlal Nehru react to the mutiny in a newly independent Congo in 1960?
Swapna Kona Nayudu
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‘Careless People’: A searing tell-all about destructive structural incentives that embolden Facebook
Faiz Ullah
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April global nonfiction: Six new books about the many ways human history has changed over the years
Scroll Staff
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How the Nattukottai Chettiars of TN built businesses across South India, Burma in the unstable 1930s
Raman Mahadevan
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In a new book, a diplomat’s wife recounts a funny anecdote from a party while posted in Switzerland
Preeti Singh
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A new book examines the role of the Indian man at home, and his dependence on his family and wife
Gyanendra Pandey