nonfiction
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From the memoir: Ruchi Ghanashyam on being the first Indian woman diplomat posted in Islamabad
Ruchi Ghanashyam
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: ‘Bhartiya Rashtriya Aandolan Aur Rashtravad’, by Irfan Habib
Irfan Habib Ramesh Rawat
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Memoir: A police officer on how he competed in the Ironman triathlon despite suffering from cancer
Nidhin Valsan
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A new book on video culture examines the phenomenon of wedding photos – and later, videos – in India
Ishita Tiwary
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Translated Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Aapatkal Aakhyan’, by Gyan Prakash
Gyan Prakash Mihir Pandya
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A new book recounts how the volcano Eyjafjallajökull’s eruption in 2010 curtailed global commerce
Guru Madhavan
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The early years of Nandlal Kapur, the young Indian recruited as a British spy in the 1920s
Enakshi Sengupta
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September nonfiction: A new book of Indian history by William Dalrymple and five more titles to read
Sayari Debnath
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Art history: What was the work of the Madras Progressive Painters’ Association like?
Bina Sarkar Ellias
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Hindi travelogue: An excerpt from ‘Weh Bhi Koi Desh Hai Maharaj’ by Anil Yadav
Anil Yadav
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This book examines how the 1992 Mumbai riots increased ghettoisation and Hindu-Muslim distrust
Meena Menon
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How the Indian upper castes (and the Portuguese) exploited the tribals of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Neelesh Kulkarni
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August global nonfiction: Six new books to read to acquaint yourself with the stories of the world
Scroll Staff
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‘Syeda’s story is also Delhi’s story’: Why Neha Dixit wrote about an ‘unknown’ working-class woman
Yamini Krishnan
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Hindi memoir: An excerpt from ‘Nadi Sinduri’ by Shirish Khare
Shirish Khare
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A new book tells the story of Sri Lanka with myths and folklore about demon-king Ravana
Sunela Jayewardene
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Writer Veio Pou on the struggles of living and raising children in Delhi as a ‘North-Eastern’ person
Veio Pou
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Translated into Hindi: An excerpt from ‘Rashtra Aur Naitikata’ by Rajeev Bhargava
Rajeev Bhargava Abhishek Shrivastava
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Why do Millennials enjoy watching ‘cringe’ content on social media? This book tries to find answers
AM Gautam
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A new book looks at how Amrut Distilleries of Bengaluru gained global fame for its whiskeys
Sriram Devatha