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NIF announces ten-book longlist for the 2025 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize for nonfiction
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August global nonfiction: Six new books about the secrets of the past and predictions of the future
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2025 NIF Translation Fellowships to translate texts from 10 Indian languages open for applications
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‘Dapaan’: Accounts from the valley rewrite the Kashmir narrative with empathy, precision, and fire
Bilal Gani
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August nonfiction: Six new books that talk about the shadow of India’s past on its present
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From the memoir: Industrialist Subroto Bagchi examines India’s attitude towards blue-collar jobs
Subroto Bagchi
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From the biography: How Atal Bihari Vajpayee tried to balance Pakistan, USA, Europe and China
Abhishek Choudhary
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Former civil servant and RBI governor YV Reddy revisits his mistakes and interventions in a new book
YV Reddy Kavi Yaga
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Myths, hearsay, and historical memory coexist in the ways Kashmiris remember decades-long conflicts
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Global nonfiction: Six new books about our perilous past and precarious future
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‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
Narayani Basu
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Valley of Words Book Awards announces its 2025 longlists across eight categories
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July nonfiction: These six new titles explore the constantly changing nature of the Indian identity
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This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings
Gayathri Prabhu
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This book by a university clinic therapist explores causes of ‘suicidality’ among young Indians
Ambika Singh
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‘A puzzle-solving activity’: NS Gundur on translating DR Nagaraj’s seminal work on Allama Prabhu
NS Gundur
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Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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This study of queer relationships examines why homosocial bonds are so widely accepted in India
R Raj Rao
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What is the scope of using AI for early detection of critical diseases in Indian public healthcare?
Barsali Bhattacharyya Sidharth Sreekumar
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Asbestos in talcum, testing on prisoners: An account of Johnson & Johnson’s dangerous practices
Gardiner Harris