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House of the People
An institutional history of Indian parliament, democracy and politics combining archival materials, interviews and visuals.
My Life and Times
Autobiography of a politician from Jammu and Kashmir.
Hungry Nation
Independent India's struggle to overcome famine, hunger, and malnutrition, as told through the voices of politicians, planners, and citizens alike.
Dust on the Throne
Received wisdom has it that Buddhism disappeared from India, the land of its birth, between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, long forgotten until British colonial scholars re-discovered it in the early 1800s. Its full-fledged revival, so the story goes, only occurred in 1956, when the Indian civil rights pioneer Dr. B.R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with half a million of his Dalit (formerly "untouchable") followers. This, however, is only part of the story. Dust on the Throne reframes discussions about the place of Buddhism in the subcontinent from the early nineteenth century onwards, uncovering the integral, yet unacknowledged, role that Indians played in the making of mod...
The Summits of Modern Man
Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.
Sociology and Economics of Casteism in India
Bihar Is One Of The Largest States Of India With Enormous Natural Resources And Vast Manpower. It Has A Glorious And Very Ancient History, Influencing The Course Of Developments And Events Not Only In India But The World At Large. Its Soil Is Fertile, People Hardworking, Rivers Flowing With Water Throughout The Year, Its Earth Full Of Valuable And Even Rare Minerals And The Climate Is Congenial, Yet Its Economy Has Been On The Decline And There Is Poverty Everywhere. Its Cities, Towns And Villages Unmistakably Give The Impression Of Its Continuous Sliding Down. It Is One Of The Most Backward States Of The Country. The Administrative Machinery Seems To Have Withered Away, There Is Anarchy And...
RSS: The Long and Short of it
About the Book THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER FROM ONE OF KANNADA LITERATURE’S TALLEST FIGURES What is the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh? Where is it steering India now that a party aligned to it has been in power for an extended period? And importantly, what does it believe in, what does it reject? These are only some of the questions that Devanura Mahadeva explores in this remarkable exposition that marries mythology with modernity and folklores with keen political insight. With characteristic humour, he urges readers: ‘When the Koogu Maaris of the RSS arrive at our doors, we should refuse to heed them. Like our people in the villages, we must write “Naale baa” (Come tomorrow) on our doors.’ A tract unlike any other, RSS is both a political call to action and a work of outstanding virtuosity.
From Subjects to Citizens
The book offers a fresh and timely perspective on the broader field of early postcolonial South Asian history.
Gandhi's Assassin
Dhirendra Jha's deeply researched history places Nathuram Godse's life as the juncture of the dangerous fault lines in contemporary India: the quest for independence and the rise of Hindu nationalism. On a wintry Delhi evening on 30 January 1948, Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi at point-blank range, forever silencing the man who had delivered independence to his nation. Godse's journey to this moment of international notoriety from small towns in western India is, by turns, both riveting and wrenching. Drawing from previously unpublished archival material, Jha challenges the standard account of Gandhi's assassination, and offers a stunning view on the making of independent India. Born to Brahmin ...
