india

The story of discovery of Buddha and Ashoka

Eck’s magnificent tour of Darsan

I loved the way he looks at myths

David Gilmour renders a social history of the Raj through vivid portraits of the men and women who lived in India—administrators, adventurers, philologists, and saints—not as an imperial chronicle but as human experience.

An English journalist's journey across India following the monsoon from Kerala to Cherrapunji. A meditation on why India's unpredictable rains shaped a culture infinitely patient with uncertainty.

Swami Harshananda explains Hindu temple architecture, from the philosophy behind temple design to the intricate rituals of construction and worship.

Chinmay Tumbe surveys migration patterns across India with fascinating anecdotes, from money order innovations to the Tebbit cricket test of patriotism.

William Dalrymple traces how India's ideas, aesthetics, and sciences traveled across the world—from Rome to China to Southeast Asia to Europe—through trade, faith, and scholarship.

Anirudhya Mitra's fast-paced account of the manhunt following PM Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, showing the mix of politics, luck, and persistence behind a shocking crime.

Tripurdaman Singh chronicles India's First Amendment—a constitutional rewrite that curtailed free speech, property rights, and set the stage for reservations, reshaping the republic within sixteen months.

A weekend journey from Chennai to the former French colony of Pondicherry along the scenic East Coast Road, exploring French architecture, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, pristine beaches, and the experimental township of Auroville.

by Charles Allen

The story of discovery of Buddha and Ashoka

by Diana L. Eck

Eck’s magnificent tour of Darsan

by Joseph Campbell

I loved the way he looks at myths.

by David Gilmour

A social history of the men and women who lived and died in British India.

by Tripurdaman Singh

India's First Amendment that curtailed free speech, property rights, and enabled reservations.

by Anirudhya Mitra

The fast-paced manhunt following Rajiv Gandhi's 1991 assassination.

by William Dalrymple

A love letter to Indian civilization showing how India exported its ideas across half the world.

by Saradindu Bandopadhyay

Six detective stories featuring the truth-seeker Byomkesh, though the translation is pedestrian.

by Chinmay Tumbe

Anecdotes and stories about migration within and away from India.

by Alexander Frater

Following India's unpredictable life-giving rains from Kerala to Cherrapunji.

by K. Hariharan

A love letter to 40 of Kamal Haasan's best movies with interviews and behind-the-scenes stories.

by Ramachandra Guha

A magnificent biography capturing both the saint and the human being filled with complexities and contradictions.

by Kingshuk Nag

Biography of one of India's most respected prime ministers.

by Swami Harshananda

A guide to Hindu temple architecture, rituals, and religious significance.