Nonfiction
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
Janaki Bakhle
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May in nonfiction: Six new books about the personal and political histories of India
Sayari Debnath
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Remembering writer Paul Auster (1947-2024) with a reading list of his novels, memoirs, translations
Scroll Staff
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A new book covers overburdened public hospitals, expensive private hospitals, and healthcare ethics
Sumanth Raman
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‘Circles of Freedom’ tells a tight-paced story of Asaf Ali and friends during the national movement
Nandan S Kaushik
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Parsi theatre: How female impersonators controlled the female body and its representation on stage
Kathryn Hansen
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What children can learn from the stunning animal carvings on the rocks of Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
Ashwin Prabhu
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This banker’s memoir recounts his journey from a junior officer to executive director
Shiv B Singh
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‘The untouchable is not a citizen’: Why BR Ambedkar wanted political representation for lower castes
Anurag Bhaskar
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Global nonfiction in April: Six new books about our fascinating cultural and personal histories
Scroll Staff
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April in non-fiction: Six new books to add to your shelf, including Salman Rushdie’s memoir
Sayari Debnath
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Women must learn to say ‘no’ to live longer, happier, and healthier, says a new book
Nilanjana Bhowmick
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Reading list: Nine books by Indian-American writers that address urgent global problems
Scroll Staff
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From the biography: Ram Vilas Paswan’s role in implementing the Mandal Commission report
Sobhana K Nair
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Biography: When theatre director Ebrahim Alkazi turned the terrace of his home into an auditorium
Amal Allana
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History of money: How did the Roaring Twenties in America fade out?
Mukesh Jindal
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‘If We Burn’: A book that examines why a decade of mass protest has done so little to change things
Christopher Pollard, The Conversation
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Research veteran N Bhaskara Rao’s book lists ways in which research units can still be independent
N Bhaskara Rao
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A new book talks of IM Lall, the ICS officer who defied the British Empire and won a case against it
Chander M Lall
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‘A Flat Place’: A memoir of landscapes, the hometown, and complex relationships with family
Shreyasi Sharma