August global nonfiction: Six new books to read to acquaint yourself with the stories of the world

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2024 · 01:30 pm

‘Syeda’s story is also Delhi’s story’: Why Neha Dixit wrote about an ‘unknown’ working-class woman

Yamini Krishnan

· Aug 17, 2024 · 07:30 am

Hindi memoir: An excerpt from ‘Nadi Sinduri’ by Shirish Khare

Shirish Khare

· Aug 16, 2024 · 06:30 pm

A new book tells the story of Sri Lanka with myths and folklore about demon-king Ravana

Sunela Jayewardene

· Aug 14, 2024 · 01:30 pm

Writer Veio Pou on the struggles of living and raising children in Delhi as a ‘North-Eastern’ person

Veio Pou

· Aug 14, 2024 · 08:30 am

Translated into Hindi: An excerpt from ‘Rashtra Aur Naitikata’ by Rajeev Bhargava

Rajeev Bhargava Abhishek Shrivastava

· Aug 13, 2024 · 06:30 pm

Why do Millennials enjoy watching ‘cringe’ content on social media? This book tries to find answers

AM Gautam

· Aug 13, 2024 · 08:30 am

A new book looks at how Amrut Distilleries of Bengaluru gained global fame for its whiskeys

Sriram Devatha

· Aug 12, 2024 · 11:30 am

How Ayurveda led to the growth of ‘medical nationalism’ in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Saurav Kumar Rai

· Aug 08, 2024 · 08:30 am

Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘The Second Sex’ by Simone De Beauvoir, translated by Monica Singh

Simone De Beauvoir Monica Singh

· Aug 06, 2024 · 06:30 pm

How the Hindi magazine ‘Sarita’ cultivated new reading practices and redefined the Indian citizen

Aakriti Mandhwani

· Aug 06, 2024 · 08:30 am

A new book follows the life of a faceless Indian woman from Varanasi to Delhi over 30 years

Neha Dixit

· Aug 05, 2024 · 08:30 am

August nonfiction: These six new books celebrate the long history of India and being an Indian

Sayari Debnath

· Aug 04, 2024 · 07:30 am

Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Bin Pani Sab Soon’ by Anupam Mishra

Anupam Mishra

· Aug 02, 2024 · 06:30 pm

A new book shows how 3D printing will revolutionise the creation and distribution of physical things

Ray Kurzweil

· Aug 02, 2024 · 01:30 pm

How gender worked in Indian religious communities from early British rule till the late 20th century

Tanika Sarkar

· Aug 02, 2024 · 08:30 am

A new book shows how venture capital influences the functioning of startups and affects employees

Benjamin Shestakofsky

· Aug 01, 2024 · 01:30 pm

How Kabir Kala Manch, the anti-caste cultural troupe, challenges the hierarchical social order

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jul 30, 2024 · 08:30 am

A new book about Jamsetji Tata explains his visions for homegrown industries and honing local talent

Harish Bhat R Gopalakrishnan

· Jul 29, 2024 · 08:30 am

A new book predicts that Gen Z will demand and drive flexibility at Indian workplaces

Chandrasekhar Sripada

· Jul 26, 2024 · 08:30 am