nonfiction
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From the memoir: A retired IAS officer’s first-hand account of handling the dire 1972 Gujarat famine
Moosa Raza
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Seven new non-fiction books that narrate histories, old and recent, of India and its people
Sayari Debnath
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How Naga Chef, a culinary competition in Nagaland, is putting the state’s food on the global map
Bhairavi Jani
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Historian Nayanjot Lahiri on encountering Indian emperor Ashoka in a small coastal town in Thailand
Nayanjot Lahiri
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A former RBI Governor offers crucial insights into the pathbreaking economic reforms of the 1990s
C Rangarajan
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Atta Galatta Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize announces shortlists across eight categories
Scroll Staff
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A sex educator answers awkward questions about sex and the body in her new book
Leeza Mangaldas
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Tata Literature Live announces winners in all categories for its 2022 awards
Scroll Staff
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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for 2022 announces its shortlist of five nonfiction books
Scroll Staff
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An Indian Army officer throws some light on the history of the Siachen glacier dispute in a new book
Ramesh Kulkarni Anjali Karpe
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Tata Literature Live announces shortlisted titles in all categories for its 2022 literary awards
Scroll Staff
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Tata Literature Live announces longlists across categories for its 2022 literary awards
Scroll Staff
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A food writer visits five Indian states to document diverse eating practices and culinary histories
Karen Anand
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An Anglo-Indian writer offers insights into the colourful history of his community’s cuisine
Barry O’Brien
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P Sainath’s second book, ‘The Last Heroes’, will be published 25 years after his iconic first book
Scroll Staff
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October in nonfiction: Seven recent books that offer unique perspectives on India and its people
Sayari Debnath
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An Indian man from an immigrant family of silk traders in Kenya recalls his first moments in Bombay
Ram Gidoomal
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A new book restores Maharaja Sir Madhava Rao’s treatise on statecraft, the first one in Modern India
Rahul Sagar
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2022 Kirkus Prize: 18 fiction, nonfiction, young readers’ books compete for $50,000 cash prize
Scroll Staff
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An economist proposes ways for India to revive its economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Jayati Ghosh