October nonfiction picks: Six recent books that look at aspects of Indian history through new lenses

A history of Indian women through sports, a study of the Dom caste population, a public intellectual’s memoir, and more.

Sayari Debnath

· Sep 30, 2023 · 12:30 pm

Fiction: When Myung flees the whale of babel, she stumbles into a new universe and new adventures

An excerpt from ‘Mad Sisters of Esi’, by Tashan Mehta.

Tashan Mehta

· Sep 29, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Epigamia: How the Greek yogurt brand from India came into existence and got its name

An excerpt from ‘Booming Brands: Inspiring Journeys of 11 ‘Made in India’ Brands (Volume 2)’, by Harsh Pamnani.

Harsh Pamnani

· Sep 29, 2023 · 12:30 pm

What kind of Constitution did VD Savarkar want? A new book probes narratives about the Constitution

An excerpt from ‘The Colonial Constitution: An Origin Story’, by Arghya Sengupta.

Arghya Sengupta

· Sep 29, 2023 · 08:30 am

Fiction: The neighbours seem like the perfect couple until one day when the wife goes missing

An excerpt from ‘Cold Blooded Love’, by Girish Dutt Shukla.

Girish Dutt Shukla

· Sep 28, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Are the ESG – Environment, Social, Governance – goals of modern business enterprises realistic?

An excerpt from ‘The Notorious ESG: Business, Climate, and the Race to Save the Planet’, by Vasuki Shastry.

Vasuki Shastry

· Sep 28, 2023 · 01:30 pm

How molecular ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan decodes wildlife mysteries through genetics (and faeces)

An excerpt from ‘Women in the Wild: Stories of India’s Most Brilliant Women Wildlife Biologists’, edited by Anita Mani.

Prerna Singh Bindra

· Sep 28, 2023 · 08:30 am

‘Animal Farm’ retold: A new novel examines politics in the Internet age through a farmyard satire

An excerpt from ‘Beasts of England’, by Adam Biles.

Adam Biles

· Sep 27, 2023 · 05:30 pm

Who is a ‘Digital Didi’, and how is she spreading digital literacy in rural India?

An excerpt from ‘Fintech For Billions: Simple. Human. Ubiquitous’, by Bhagwan Chowdhry and Anas Ahmed.

Bhagwan Chowdhry

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Anas Ahmed

· Sep 27, 2023 · 01:30 pm

From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir

An excerpt from ‘Farooq of Kashmir’ by Ashwini Bhatnagar and RC Ganjoo.

Ashwini Bhatnagar and RC Ganjoo

· Sep 27, 2023 · 08:30 am

For children: When Mahalaxmi can’t go on the class trip to Mysore, Ira knows she has to help

An excerpt from ‘Mahalaxmi Will Go to Mysore’, by Niyatee Sharma. Illustrated by Suvidha Mistry.

Niyatee Sharma

· Sep 26, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Meet Dalit transgender activist Grace Banu, who campaigns for reservations for transgender people

An excerpt from ‘Over the Rainbow: India’s Queer Heroes’, by Aditya Tiwari.

Aditya Tiwari

· Sep 26, 2023 · 08:30 am