‘Sugar: The Silent Killer’ unravels the unsavoury side of India’s favourite carbohydrate It may be a birthday or a festival or a joyous occasion, but Indian households can’t have enough of sugar. We live in a country where sugar is…
Circa 1998, the Pokhran nuclear tests, and Amartya Sen winning the Nobel Prize in economics were among the key events that hit the headlines in India that year. What many don’t know was that the same year, the Indian government…
The New Asian Writing Solitude Grant has been awarded to Ms Sushila Naresh Chandran. Her fictional work centres around identifying phonetic patterns with roots in Sanskrit in other foreign languages. We would also like to thank all other participants who…
As India marks the 75th anniversary of its Independence, history has been a timely reminder of the cost paid by the previous generations for the said freedom. From Mahatma Gandhi to BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh, many names have contributed…
For most of us, Jagdish Chandra Bose is a name often seen in biology textbooks. Bose is most notably known for establishing that plant tissues respond to various stimuli, thereby drawing a parallel between the physiology of plant and animal…
Book Blurb: Sweets play a central role in all festivals and celebrations of India and every part of the country has special desserts that are prepared in specific ways. In The Sweet Kitchen: Tales and Recipes of India’s Favourite Desserts,…
FIDELITY: HOW TO CREATE A LOVING RELATIONSHIP THAT LASTS by Thich Nhat Hanh A manual to finding healthy and enduring intimacy in our relationships. BOOK DESCRIPTION (INR 299, 112PP)In his first ever book on intimacy and healthy sexuality, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches…
TAGORE AND GANDHI: WALKING ALONE, WALKING TOGETHER by Rudrangshu Mukherjee The first in-depth study of the deep bond between Mahatma Gandhi and Gurudev Tagore by an eminent historian. BOOK DESCRIPTION (INR 699, 208PP)The first in-depth study of the deep bond between Mahatma Gandhi and…
THE VIOLENCE IN OUR BONES: MAPPING THE DEADLY FAULT LINES WITHIN INDIAN SOCIETY by Neera Chandhoke BOOK DESCRIPTION (INR 699, 288PP)The Buddha, Ashoka, Gandhi—the three greatest Indians who ever lived—were emblematic of non-violence. Yet, paradoxically, their country of origin is one of the most…
WHO ARE WE?: AN ENQUIRY INTO THE INDIAN MIND AND HOW WE CAME TO BE WHO WE ARE by Rajesh Kasturirangan A multidisciplinary approach to understanding who we are as a nation in the twenty-first century. BOOK DESCRIPTION (INR 499, 136PP)India is both an…
THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL HISTORY OF INDIAN ART CINEMA Through careful archival research, the book presents, how art films emerged out of a particular relationship between ordinary people and the arts. Rochona Majumdar analyzes the aspirations, films, and writings of…