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APRIL
JANUARY
FEBRUARY 1
MARCH
Catalogue
2021
CONTENTS
HIGHLIGHTS (OCT–DEC 2020)
FICTION & POETRY
NON-FICTION
BUSINESS
CHILDREN’S
NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK & HINDI
HIGHLIGHTS OCT–DEC 2020
CHINMAY
CHINMAY TUMBE THE AGE OF PANDEMICS
With the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdowns around
TUMBE
the world, the attention is back on ‘pandemics’. Yet,
much of what is known is about the European and
American worlds, starting from the Black Death plague
of 1348 (which barely affected India) to modern times.
WINNER OF Author of India Moving: A History of Migration The Indian experience of pandemics is barely known
THE AGE OF
to the general public, which is surprising, because the
Indian subcontinent was the most affected region in
THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2020
PANDEMICS
two pandemics of the last 150 years brought out by
the plague (1890s-1910s) and the influenza (1918-19).
While both these pandemics were imported to India,
a lesser known pandemic, the cholera of 1817-1821,
CHINMAY TUMBE outbreak and lockdowns
originated in India. These three pandemics are of
around the world, the attention is back on ‘pandemics’.
1817 - 1920
immense importance to Indian history and yet there
Yet, much of what is known is about the European and
is no single book that delves into their histories. While
American worlds, starting from the Black Death plague
more is known about the history of plague in India,
of 1348 (which barely affected India) to modern times.
there is no book on the cholera or influenza epidemics
HOW THEY SHAPED of India. The Influenza of 1918-19 was by far, the
worst year in Indian history when around 15 million
INDIA AND THE WORLD people died and the economy hit its worst recorded
performance, has attracted the attention of few
“It would be impossible to write the global history of the fourteenth research papers and no books till date.
century without mentioning plague or, for that matter, to write the
This book draws upon a large range of studies that
history of the twentieth century without mentioning the two World Wars.
the author has collated over the past decade in his
And yet, the Age of Pandemics that this book describes has curiously
work on demographic history, that focussed on
been forgotten, even though the pandemics of this period
migration (with the publication of India Moving:
collectively killed an equivalent number of people or more.” A History of Migration – Penguin, 2018), but also
paid attention to mortality. He also has ongoing
work on the economic and business impacts of the
Indian Influenza of 1918-19 that he will draw on.
WINNER OF THE SHORTLISTED FOR
2020 TATA LITERATURE LIVE! BUSINESS BOOK AWARD THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020
FICTION & POETRY
JUNGLE NAMA
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A Story of the Sundarban In this realm the shape-shifter was the reigning numen;
A M I TAV G H O S H nothing escaped him, his eyes were not human.
I L LU S T R AT I O N S BY S A L M A N TO O R
8 Jungle Nama is Amitav Ghosh’s verse adaptation of an episode from the legend of Bon Bibi, a tale
popular in the villages of the Sundarban, which also lies at the heart of the novel, The Hungry Tide.
It is the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey and his mother; it is
also the story of Dokkhin Rai, a mighty spirit who appears to humans as a tiger;
of Bon Bibi, the benign goddess of the forest; and her warrior brother
Shah Jongoli.
The original print version of this legend, dating back to the
nineteenth century, is composed in a Bengali verse meter known as
dwipodi poyar. Jungle Nama is a free adaptation of the legend, told
entirely in a poyar-like meter of twenty-four-syllable couplets that
replicate the cadence of the original.
The first-ever book in verse by Amitav Ghosh, Jungle Nama evokes
the wonder of the Sundarban through its poetry, accompanied by stunning
artwork by the renowned artist Salman Toor. This is an illuminated edition of a
fabulous folk tale that every book lover will want to possess.
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956, and grew
up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka; he studied in
Delhi, Oxford and Alexandria. He is the author of
several acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction
including The Shadow Lines, In an Antique Land, The
Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide, the Ibis Trilogy, The
Great Derangement and Gun Island.
Amitav Ghosh’s work has been translated into more than
thirty languages. His essays have appeared in the New
Yorker, the New Republic and the New York Times. He
has been awarded and honoured across the world for
his work. In 2019, Foreign Policy magazine named
him one of the most important global thinkers
GENRE Poetry of the preceding decade. The same year, the
FORMAT 6”x 8”/HB
Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour,
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PRICE `699 was conferred on him: he was the first English-
RIGHTS Indian Subcontinent language writer to receive the award.
THE LAST QUEEN CLUB YOU TO DEATH
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C H I T R A B A N E R J E E D I VA K A R U N I A N UJA C H AU H A N
From the bestselling author of The Forest of When a hunky personal trainer is found asphyxiated
f r o m t h e b e s t s e l l i n g au t h o r o f
Enchantments…
The Last QUEEN
to death at the posh Delhi Turf Club, on the eve
C H I T R A B A N E R J E E D I VA K A R U N I
The Forest of ENCHAnTMENTS ‘I am Rani Jindan, Mother of the Khalsa. That
is my identity. That is my fate.’
of the club elections, it is first thought to be a
10 The remarkable story of a forgotten warrior–queen.
Daughter of the royal kennel keeper, the beautiful 11
Jindan Kaur went on to become Maharaja Ranjit
Singh’s youngest and last queen; his favourite.
freak accident.
‘Stunning and moving...
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Daughter of the royal kennel keeper, the beautiful
She became regent when her son, Dalip, barely
is writing at the very six years old, unexpectedly inherited the throne.
But when it becomes known that his protein shake
top of her game’
WILLIAM Jindan Kaur went on to become Maharaja Ranjit
Sharp-eyed, stubborn, passionate, and dedicated
DALRYMPLE to protecting her son’s heritage, Jindan distrusted had been laced with a lethal dose of a popular party
Singh’s youngest and last queen; his favourite. She
the British and fought hard to keep them
from annexing Punjab. Defying tradition, she
drug, it can no longer be denied that one of the
became regent when her son, Dalip, barely six years
stepped out of the zenana, cast aside the veil and
conducted state business in public. Addressing
her Khalsa troops herself, she inspired her men members of the DTC is a cold-blooded killer.
old, unexpectedly inherited the throne.
in two wars against the ‘firangs’. Her power and
influence were so formidable that the British,
fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel queen of
As the capital bristles with speculation and
Sharp-eyed, stubborn, passionate, and dedicated to
everything she had, including her son. She was
imprisoned and exiled. But that did not crush her
indomitable will. conspiracy theories, Crime Branch veteran ACP
protecting her son’s heritage, Jindan distrusted the
An exquisite love story of a king and a commoner,
Bhavani Singh is appointed to investigate the case.
British and fought hard to keep them from annexing
a cautionary tale about loyalty and betrayal, and
a powerful parable of the indestructible bond
between mother and child, Chitra Banerjee Together with his able deputies – ex-lovers Akash
Punjab. Her power and influence were so formidable
Divakaruni’s unforgettable novel brings alive
one of the most fearless women of the nineteenth
‘Kashi’ Dogra, hottie crusader for human rights,
that the British, fearing an uprising, robbed the rebel
century, an inspiration for our times.
and Bambi Todi, wealthy girl-about-town – ACP
queen of everything she had, including her son. She
Bhavani sets out to solve a crime that seems simple
was imprisoned and exiled. But that did not crush
enough at the surface, but turns out to have roots as
her indomitable will.
deep and spreading as those of New Delhi’s famous
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s unforgettable novel neem trees...
brings alive one of the most fearless women of the
Club You to Death is a heady mix of spine-chilling
nineteenth century, an inspiration for our times.
suspense, Anuja Chauhan’s patented laugh-out-loud
COMBINED
‘One of the most strikingly lyrical voices writing about the lives of Indian women.’
humour and toe-tingling romance.
C H I T R A B A N E R J E E D I VA K A R U N I
ness, under the sorrow tree, AMITAV GHOSH
You don’t even know my
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning
nd then in Ayodhya—when
in creation.’
, is also a tragic love story. In
uni places Sita at the centre
t
Enchantments is also a very
e epic, often misunderstood
kha, Mandodari. A powerful
r, it is about women’s struggle
and bestselling author, poet, activist and teacher of
Anuja Chauhan worked in advertising for over
men, as Chitra transforms
y battle of wills. While the
ore relevant than ever, in the
women be treated by their
ship? When does a woman writing. Her work has been published widely and
seventeen years and is credited with many popular
Enough!’
her books have been translated into twenty-nine
ters, that they may imbibe
our sons, who will learn
eated.’
ersonality who will
times.’
languages. Several of her works have been made campaigns such as PepsiCo’s Nothing Official About
eller.’
It and Darr ke Aage Jeet Hai. She is the author of
ST
into films and plays. The Last Queen has been
esistible.’
OK REVIEW
five bestselling novels, all of which have been
`tbc
CHITR A B AN ERJEE
FICTION
DIVAK ARU N I optioned for film rights.
acquired by major Bombay studios.
GENRE Fiction GENRE Fiction
FORMAT Demy/HB FORMAT B/PB
PAGE EXTENT 376 PAGE EXTENT 432
PRICE `599 PRICE `399
RIGHTS Indian Subcontinent RIGHTS Berne Conventional Territories
MOUSTACHE ‘An amazing feat of maverick novel writing. An immersive experience of the highlights of the
Kuttanad region’s history, it lays out – through the story of its marvellous characters – the intricate
A Novel
social history of Kerala. Brilliantly told and evocative, and epitomising everything we stand for,
Moustache is a story that needs to be heard.’ The JCB Prize for Literature 2020 Jury
S. HAREESH
Vavachan is a Pulayan who gets the opportunity to play a policeman with an immense moustache
T R A N S L AT E D F R O M T H E M A L AYA L A M in a musical drama. The character appears in only two scenes and has no dialogue. However,
BY JAYA S R E E K A L AT H I L Vavachan’s performance, and his moustache, terrify the mostly upper-caste audience, reviving in
them memories of characters of Dalit power, such as Ravanan. Afterwards, Vavachan, whose people
were traditionally banned from growing facial hair, refuses to shave off his moustache.
e most
Endless tales invent and reinvent the legend of his magic moustache in which birds roost, which
m.’
allows its owner to appear simultaneously in different places and disappear in an instant, which
grows as high as the sky and as thick as rainclouds – and turn Vavachan into Moustache, a figure of
mythic proportions.
oliceman
racter Originally published in Malayalam as Meesha, S. Hareesh’s novel Moustache mixes magic, myth and
avachan’s metaphor into a tale of far-reaching resonance.
r-caste
ower, such ‘A novel of epic dimensions ...
ditionally easily among the most accomplished fictional works in Malayalam.’
oustache. K. Satchidanandan
oustache
taneously ‘Beautiful but devastating’
s as high Firstpost
n into
‘Moustache firmly demonstrates what a poor civilisation we would be in the absence of stories and
storytellers. In the success of this novel lies the victory of the art of the story.’
uth-west Hindustan Times
s it is of
ntricate ‘Its bold coverage of power hierarchies, its unflinching portrayal of horrifying social dynamics, and its
mics and suggestive possibilities of empowerment through transgression. Beyond this, though, the novel’s mettle
lies in its unceasing confrontation of the complex confusions of these social dynamics.’
Scroll.in
ALAM AS
YTH AND S. Hareesh is the author of three short-story collections: Adam,
Rasavidyayude Charithram, and Appan. He is a recipient of awards
.
such as the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and the Thomas
Mundassery Prize. Hareesh also wrote screenplays for the films Aedan,
which received the Kerala State Award for best screenplay in 2017,
and Jallikattu (2019), which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and
FICTION won a silver peacock at the International Film Festival of India.
Jayasree Kalathil’s translations have been published in the
GENRE Fiction
FORMAT Demy/PB Malayalam Literary Review, No Alphabet in Sight, and as part
PAGE EXTENT 360 of Different Tales, a book series for children. Her translation of
PRICE `599 N. Prabhakaran’s short fiction, Diary of a Malayali Madman, won the 2019 Crossword Book Award
RIGHTS World
for Indian Language Translation.
THE PRINCE AND THE NIGHTINGALE BABY DOLL
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A B H I S H E K B H AT T Stories
G R AC Y
On the eve of Independence, Maharaja Uday Singh, T R A N S L AT E D F R O M T H E M A L AYA L A M BY FAT H I M A E .V.
the King of Ranakpour, urges his children to find
their place in the new India as their 800-year rule on
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the princely state comes to an end. ‘Complex, compelling and shocking’
Stripped of his royal status, Uday Singh’s middle – Paul Zacharia
son, Abhimanyu, lands in Bombay to follow his
When they were first published, Gracy’s stories
passion – cricket. While adjusting to life in the
shocked readers with their sexual candour and
metropolis, he comes across a struggling, working-
frank celebration of female desire. She is now
class singer with an angelic voice, Meera Apte,
widely recognized as one of the most important
and they bond over their common interest: Indian
contemporary writers in Malayalam.
classical music.
Her short stories, which vary from half a page to
Thus begins the story of a star-crossed love, set
novella-length, draw the reader into the world of
against the glittering backdrop of cricket and the
modern men and women caught in quagmires of
world of Hindi film music.
desire, lust, jealousy and vengeance – emotions that
Based on a true story, The Prince and the Nightingale they often carry even into the afterlife. In these pages
is a tale of passion, fame and the changing fortunes we will find: the bitter defiance of a daughter going
of a country and its people. to her mother’s funeral in her most alluring sari; a
contemporary retelling of the story of Draupadi; the
sinister coming-of-age tale of a young girl…
Abhishek Bhatt’s career has been in the creative
and commercial sides of the film, TV and web Brilliantly rendered by award-winning translator
series business. He has worked in Sony Pictures Fathima E.V., Baby Doll brings a comprehensive
Entertainment and O&M, and is currently with selection of Gracy’s work to English readers for the
CNBC, New York. This is his first novel. very first time.
Gracy is a pioneering Malayalam short-story writer,
with ten short-story collections, three memoirs and
an autobiography to her credit. She is the recipient
of many awards, including the Lalithambika
Antharjanam Award, the Thoppil Ravi Award, the
Katha Prize and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Fathima E.V. won the 2017 Crossword Book Award
GENRE Fiction GENRE Fiction/Short Stories
for her translation of Subhash Chandran’s A Preface
FORMAT B/PB FORMAT B/PB
PAGE EXTENT 340 PAGE EXTENT 244 to Man.
PRICE `299 PRICE `399
RIGHTS World RIGHTS World
MISTERS KURU THE WHITE TIGER (FILM TIE-IN EDITION)
After the Pandavas 2
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Winner of
the Man Booker Prize 2008
16
The Pandavas are back! If you thought the women had 17
the adventure of a lifetime in the highly acclaimed Meet Balram Halwai, the ‘white tiger’: servant,
novel, Ms. Draupadi Kuru: After the Pandavas, the men philosopher, entrepreneur, murderer…
from the Mahabharata, Yudhisthira, Bhima, Arjuna,
Nakula and Sahadeva will certainly give them a run Born in a village in the heart of India, the son
for their money. of a rickshaw puller, Balram is taken out of school
and put to work in a teashop. As he crushes coal
Draupadi, Amba and Kunti are well settled in their and wipes tables, he nurses a dream of escape.
modern-day Kalyug in New Delhi. So, imagine their His big chance comes when a rich landlord hires
surprise when, one day, completely out of the blue, him as a chauffeur for his son, daughter-in-law,
the Pandava brothers drop into their world from the and their two Pomeranian dogs. From behind
heavens. What follows is even more laughter and the wheels of a Honda, Balram sees Delhi and
tears as new battles are fought, old fires are rekindled begins to see how the Tiger might escape his
and the men find their place in the modern world. cage. For surely any successful man must spill a
One thing is certain – by the end of their visit, little blood on his way to the top?
nothing will ever be the same again. The White Tiger is a tale of two Indias. Balram’s
journey from the darkness of village life to the
light of entrepreneurial success is utterly amoral,
Trisha Das is the author of The Mahabharata Re-
brilliantly irreverent, deeply endearing and
imagined, Ms Draupadi Kuru and Kama’s Last
altogether unforgettable.
Sutra. She’s also the writer of the internationally
acclaimed How to Write a Documentary Script. She NOW
has written and directed over forty documentaries
in her filmmaking career.
A MAJOR Aravind Adiga is the author of five books: the
NETFLIX Booker-prize winning debut novel The White
Tiger, Between the Assassinations, Last Man in
FILM Tower, Selection Day (which was adapted into
a Netflix series) and Amnesty.
GENRE Fiction/Mythology/Romance GENRE Fiction
FORMAT B/PB FORMAT B/PB
PAGE EXTENT 304 PAGE EXTENT 328
PRICE `299 PRICE `399
RIGHTS Indian Subcontinent RIGHTS Indian SubcontinentWHEN THE NIGHT AGREES AFTER DEATH COMES WATER
TO SPEAK TO ME Selected Prose Poems
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A N A N DA D E V I
J OY G O SWA M I
T R A N S L AT E D F R O M T H E F R E N C H BY K A Z I M A L I
T R A N S L AT E D F R O M T H E B E N G A L I BY
S A M P U R N A C H AT TA R J I
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There came to me the desire 19
For pills, delicate and white ‘It’s nice to sit under water. Hands clutching knees, back
That one day spell out oblivion erect. I always knew small fish roam about in the water.
From the other kingdom of silence ‘Allow yourself to be outraged and furious, allow
yourself to be swept into Joy Goswami’s intimate But I see none of them. Water hyacinths, moss – no, none
world of passion. His poems are breathtaking. They
will momentarily remind you of the time you were
resting your head on the chest of a lover, and by the of that. Just the outrageously large long fat anaconda that
You will feed me, you turn of a page remind you of the bloodbath which
exists in the world outside. Sampurna Chattarji’s descended deep into the water from above. A bespectacled
translations breathe life and fire into his words.’
My sometimes spouses Meena Kandasamy
Author of Exquisite Cadavers
man’s face sitting in place of its head. The face whispering
When I no longer have the strength into my ears:
‘In this book, Joy Goswami performs, with truly
To feed myself Baudelairean wildness and poise, what he calls “a
nyashastra on what is poetry, on why metre should “Say, I trust you’re getting your monthly salary on time
be thrown away”. His tragicomic poetic prose is
an explosive plasma, full of fire and irony, frequently
leaving the body, sometimes the earth itself. Now, here?”’
Sampurna Chattarji recreates each of these twenty-first-
Certain gestures seem so simple century visions⸺including the extraordinary sequence
of one-paragraph outbursts on life and death, No shame
Joy Goswami, the most important poet writing in
They abolish life— in bathing before your mother⸺in a living voice,
as inventive and vivid as the English of Joyce. It’s
almost more than ink can hold.’ Bengali since Jibanananda Das, turns prose into
Firmly clench again Jeremy Noel-Tod
Editor of The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem: From
poetry with his magic wand. The result is at once
Your fist on my body Baudelaire to Anne Carson
Sampurna Chattarji
wry and delightful. Translated deftly by Sampurna
Translated by
Translated from
the Bengali by Chattarji, this collection will open doors and invite
Ananda Devi’s poetry singes and sings of the body Sampurna readers to the world of contemporary Indian poetry.
Chattarji
electric, bound by the complex, colonial island
politics of Mauritius and yet boundless, like the
waters that surround it. This book of harsh lyric, of Joy Goswami is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi
enigmatic and erotic prose poetry, takes on a second Award (2000), the first Tata Literature Live! Poet
life in Kazim Ali’s sensitive translation. Laureate Award (2014), the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad (2011)
and the Ananda Puroshkar (1990, 1998).
Born in Mauritius, Ananda Devi is one of the
major French-language writers and was awarded Sampurna Chattarji is the author of sixteen
the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the books. She is currently poetry editor of The Indian
French Government in 2010. Quarterly.
Kazim Ali is a poet and translator, currently
associate professor of creative writing and
comparative literature at Oberlin College, USA.
GENRE Poetry GENRE Poetry
FORMAT B/PB FORMAT Royal/PB
PAGE EXTENT 120 PAGE EXTENT 272
PRICE `399 PRICE `399
RIGHTS World RIGHTS WorldNON-FICTION
ALIVE! HOW I QUIT GOOGLE TO SELL SAMOSAS
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Achieve Maximum Immunity with Adventures with The Bohri Kitchen
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these Lifestyle Changes
M U N A F K A PA D I A W I T H Z A H A B I A R A J KOT WA L A
R AC H N A C H H AC H H I
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We live much longer today than our ancestors did, ‘You don’t need to be an Ivy League or IIM graduate 23
thanks to modern medicine. Yet, building a society to create a legacy business.’
with a healthy life expectancy has become our
In August 2015, Munaf Kapadia quit his four-
greatest challenge.
year-long career as a consultant at Google to pursue
In Alive! nutritional therapist Rachna Chhachhi another venture – with his mother!
shares a lifestyle plan that can help boost immunity
Two years down the line, he was on Forbes’s 30
and slow down the ageing process. From delving into
Under 30 India list. He had grown a weekend pop-
the science behind why we age to sharing activities
up at his Cuffe Parade home – The Bohri Kitchen
and power nutrients that can help restore damaged
– into an F&B start-up with a `4 crore turnover and
cells and repair organs, this book is your guide to
was catering to Bombay’s biggest celebrities.
keeping your mind and body fit for years to come.
How I Quit Google to Sell Samosas delves into how
this entrepreneur started and eventually scaled
Rachna Chhachhi is a certified nutritional therapist the business, charting the journey from growth
and holistic cancer coach who specializes in to survival (post COVID-19). His incredible story
preventing, managing and reversing cancer and proves that the most transformative ideas can stem
lifestyle diseases. She is also the author of You Can from the simplest of things.
Beat Cancer.
Munaf Turab Kapadia is the Founder and Chief
Eating Officer at The Bohri Kitchen. An MBA in
Marketing from the Narsee Monjee Institute of
Management Studies, he worked at Wrigley’s and
Google before setting up The Bohri Kitchen.
GENRE Non-fiction/Wellness/Mind, Body, Spirit GENRE Non-fiction/Business
FORMAT B/PB FORMAT B/PB
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PRICE `299 PRICE `299
RIGHTS World RIGHTS WorldDHARMA ARTHA KAMA MOKSHA GOOD KARMA
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Understanding Hinduism Make the Right Choices for Tomorrow
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Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book focuses on the People who find themselves dogged by misfortune 25
four pillars of Hindu thought: dharma, artha, often blame it on ‘bad luck’. Vedanta, however,
kama, moksha. offers a different perspective. The scriptures say that
your destiny is a sum total of all your past choices.
Devdutt explores how these related concepts serve
Once you act, you must suffer the consequences of
to validate human existence and give it meaning while
that action. That is the law of karma.
also establishing a framework to understand our
universe. While artha is about generating goods and Therefore, the question you should be asking
services, kama is about consumption. Going a step yourself is – are you making the right choices?
beyond, dharma, Devdutt says, is about providing
In Good Karma, Vedanta expert Jaya Row
for others; but this is only possible when one is able
demystifies the spiritual phenomenon and explains
to rise above one’s own needs and wants – and that
how it affects your life today. Sharing actionable
is where the concept of moksha comes in. Together,
insights, this book shows you how to break out of
the four concepts provide the matrices within which
negative cycles and consciously choose the life you
human action, its purpose and consequences, can
want to lead.
be defined.
Dharma Artha Kama Moksha is an accessible and
lucid guide to the Hindu way of thinking, made up A former management professional and powerful
of short essays that are crisp expositions of important speaker, Jaya Row has spent over forty years in
the study and research of Vedanta. She is the
concepts, written conversationally.
founder of Vedanta Trust, a registered charitable
organization, through which she takes Vedanta to
people the world over.
Devdutt Pattanaik writes on the relevance of
mythology in modern times. He is the author of
over thirty books, with bestsellers like Jaya, Sita,
My Gita, Business Sutra and Devlok with Devdutt
to his credit. HarperCollins has published Shiva
to Shankara, Culture, Leader, Faith and Yoga
Mythology by him previously.
GENRE Non-fiction/Mythology GENRE Non-fiction/Self-help/Spirituality
FORMAT B/HB FORMAT B/PB
PAGE EXTENT 192 PAGE EXTENT 160
PRICE `499 PRICE `199
RIGHTS World RIGHTS WorldWHY NOT ME? (HINGLISH EDITION) THE KASHMIR CONUNDRUM
A Feeling of Millions The Quest for Peace in a Troubled Land
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Anubhav, ek aisa shaqs jo ki pyaar ki talaash mein Kashmir has been considered one of the longest- 27
Based on a
A N U B H AV A G R A WA L
n tha.
The No.1
tha. Aur ye talaash khatm hui Zoya naam ki ladki par running and most intractable conflicts of the modern
True Story
Why
ab un- Bestseller
kisi se jab unhone accept ki uski friend request. Dil se dil ka world. India has fought three wars, and spent costly
i baar
maano.
connection hi ho gaya maano. material and human resources over it, but a solution
has remained elusive. How does one make sense of
‘haan’ Chaar saal tak Anubhav ne intezaar kiya Zoya ki
the issue and look to the future?
Not
ar hua
kiya ‘haan’ ka, lekin wo kabhi hua nahi. Zoya ko kabhi
r ki.
h puri pyaar hua hi nahi. Anubhav ne bhi ek aise shaqs se In The Kashmir Conundrum, former Indian Army
ke liye
pyaar kiya jisne kabhi ehmiyat samjhi hi nahi uske chief General N.C. Vij – who himself hails from
Why Not Me?
Me?
ek aise pyaar ki. the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir – gives
pyaar
uzarta a comprehensive, up-to-date and unique account of
agani
Why Not Me? mein Anubhav ek aise safar par lekar
the Kashmir conundrum. Starting with a history
hai ki, jata hai jab ek insaan ko pehli baar pyaar ka ehsaas
hai.’
of Kashmir and its people, he covers the invasion
hota hai aur jab pehli baar breakup se guzarta hai.
d se and accession of the kingdom, the wars India and
A Feeling of Millions Pehle se hi #1 National Bestseller reh chuki Why Pakistan have fought, the Pulwama attack of 2019,
( H I N GL I SH ED I T I O N )
Not Me? ek aisi kahaani hai jo aapko khud se pyaar India’s surgical strike at Balakot, and the various
ON
ANUBHAV AGRAWAL karna sikha degi. formulae that have been tried to settle the issue,
right up to the controversial abrogation of the
state’s special status. In doing so, he draws on his
Writer, poet and social media influencer Anubhav
own experience of dealing with the subject closely
Agrawal is the founder of Iwritewhatyoufeel®,
– as DGMO during the Kargil war; as vice chief of
an online poetry community which has over three
the army during the Parliament attack of 2001; and
million followers on social media.
then as the chief at a time when Pakistan-sponsored
infiltration was at its peak.
General N.C. Vij was the Chief of Army Staff of the
Indian Army from 2003 to 2005. Previously, he was
the Director General of Military Operations during
the Kargil War in 1999 and was responsible for
coordinating the withdrawal of Pakistani troops
from the war zone.
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On 20 May 2011, Mamata Banerjee was sworn in The preparation of the National Register of Citizens 29
as the first female chief minister of West Bengal, (NRC) in Assam was an unprecedented exercise
replacing thirty-three years of Left rule. ‘Poriborton’ that sought to ascertain Indian citizenship of the
(change) screamed the morning papers, echoing the state’s 33 million residents. The process intersected
Trinamool Congress’s catchphrase during the polls. with the already existing parallel mechanisms of
As her second term comes to an end, and with the citizenship determination in the state. The final
BJP winning eighteen seats in the 2019 Parliamentary list, published on 31 August 2019, left out around
polls, 2021 will be a nail-biter. 1.9 million applicants, who risk being rendered
stateless after their appeals are heard by the state’s
Deep Halder’s election diary will take readers
Foreigners’ Tribunals.
through the election months, keeping track of the
various burning issues of the state – the Amphan- The NRC’s narrative is expansive and complex
ravaged Sundarbans, scars of the Partition brought – a blend of history, politics, law, human rights
back due to the NRC-CAB fiasco, to the demands and administrative red tape. No Land’s People
of Gorkhaland and communal disharmony. By documents the unfolding humanitarian crisis in
talking to party cadres, ministers, students, migrants, Assam’s citizenship tangle, and juxtaposes it with the
intellectuals and filmmakers, the author will record an complications of the NRC process while exploring
electrifying election unfolding in times of Covid-19. the technical, social and legal aspects of the exercise.
Deep Halder is the author of Blood Island: An Oral Abhishek Saha reports on northeast India for The
History of the Marichjhapi Massacre. He has been a Indian Express. In 2016, as Kashmir correspondent
journalist for almost two decades, writing on issues for the Hindustan Times, he was awarded the
of development at the intersection of religion, Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award.
caste and politics. Currently, he is executive editor
at the India Today Group.
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RIGHTS World RIGHTS WorldTHE POPULATION MYTH THE EXECUTION OF BHAGAT SINGH
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The Population Myth reveals how the right-wing spin Bhagat Singh, one of the most influential 31
to population data has given ‘Remarkable
rise toand myths about
devastating, a moment of British colonial history
‘Remarkable and devastating … deeply resonant for our own times’ revolutionaries of the Independence movement, was
Bhagat Singh was an Indian nationalist
THE EXECUTION OF BHAGAT SINGH
PHILIPPE SANDS considered to be one of the most influential
the ‘Muslim rate of growth’, thatoften
is meticulously and brilliantly told, and deeply resonant for our
used toownstoke times.’
only twenty-three when he was executed in 1931. In
revolutionaries of the Indian independence
THE movement. His reputation has outshone
all participants in the struggle up to and
majoritarian fears and anxiety of a demographic
PHILIPPE SANDS, Professor of Law, University College London,
their attempt to punish him, British authorities used
EXECUTION OF
almost including Mahatma Gandhi. Upon
LEGAL HERESIES OF THE RAJ
and author of East West Street first hearing it, this seems incredible. He
skew. The author, S.Y. Quraishi, uses facts and figures controversial legislative powers to make an ordinance
was only twenty-three when executed
on the charge of murder, having already
‘Professor Juss has produced the definitive study of the travesty of justice received a life sentence for bombing the
to demolish these, and goesthaton was theto demonstrate supposedly aimed at preserving ‘peace, order
BHAGAT SINGH
trial and execution of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh. Central Assembly in Delhi. But it must be
remembered that pre-independence India
Written from a legal perspective, and based on comprehensive archival
had two rival approaches to the quest for
how a planned population is in British
research, thetheintroduced
book
Trimmed: (240H × 548W) Untrimmed: (246H × 554W) mm
interest
offers of of the tired cliché that the
a powerful rebuttal
the rule of law in colonial India.’
and good government’ but one that was neither
freedom: one based on the creed of non-
violent Gandhism; the other a Marxist
revolutionary call-to-arms movement
all communities. KIM A. WAGNER, Professor of Global and Imperial History, Queen LEGAL HERESIES OF THE RAJ approved by the Central Assembly in India nor the
championed by Bhagat Singh. Had he
Dr Satvinder Singh Juss Ph.D (Cantab) Mary University of London, and author of Amritsar 1919 lived, the history of the Indian subcontinent
FRSA, is a Professor of Law at King’s
College London, a practising Barrister British Parliament. A three-judge special tribunal
would have been very different.
The book delves into the Quran and the Hadith
240
and a Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal
‘Bhagat Singh was tried and executed for assassinating a British officer In their attempt to punish Bhagat Singh,
(IAC). He is a former Human Rights
at the high noon of Empire. His trial became a defining moment was mandated to complete a hearing within a fixed
the British authorities used controversial
to show that, contrary to widespread belief, Islam,
themselvesfar
Fellow at Harvard Law School and Fellow legislative powers to make an Ordinance
for the British of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has
who prided on their judicial system. This supposedly aimed at preserving ‘peace,
been a Migration Commissioner at the
meticulously researched book, which reads like a thriller, tells us the period that did not even allow the 457 prosecution
order and good government’. This was
from being opposed to smallerfascinating
families, story ofis actually
Singh who a
Royal Society of Arts and worked with
Bhagat became a folk hero almost
the Centre for Social Justice on Human
used to try, convict and hang Bhagat
Trafficking, which led to anti-trafficking
immediately after his execution.’ witnesses to be cross-examined.
Singh and two of his co-conspirators.
The Ordinance was never approved by the
forerunner of the concept. This PROFESSOR
is why several AKBAR Islamic
legislation being passed in 2015. As a
barrister, he has acted for the governments
AHMED, Ibn Khaldun Chair of
Central Assembly, nor was it approved by
British Parliament. A three-judge Special
of Belize, Bermuda and Trinidad and has
Islamic Studies, School of International Service, American University,
nations today have population policies in place. This
been approved counsel for the Government
Satvinder Singh Juss, a London-based law professor
Tribunal was mandated to complete a
SINGH JUSS
Washington, D.C. hearing into the crimes of Bhagat Singh
SATVINDER
of Wales and the Equality & Human
Rights Commission of the UK. He has and his comrades within a fixed period.
busts the other myth – that Muslims shun family published widely on the subjects of human
rights, constitutional law and international and practising barrister, looks at these and other
The 457 prosecution witnesses were not
even allowed to be cross-examined.
refugee law. Professor Juss is fluent in
planning on religious grounds. Punjabi and Urdu.
flaws in the legal process that was followed leading
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demographics in India today. archival material, including handwritten documents
translated for the first time, The Execution of
Bhagat Singh considers the case for setting aside
S.Y. Quraishi joined the Indian Administrative the death sentence in retrospect and for an official
Service in 1971 and rose to become the seventeenth pardon today.
chief election commissioner of India. He is the
author of An Undocumented Wonder: The Making
of the Great Indian Election and the editor of The Satvinder Singh Juss is a professor of law at King’s
Great March of Democracy: Seven Decades of College London, a practising barrister and a deputy
India’s Elections. judge of the upper tribunal in the UK. He is a
former human rights fellow at Harvard Law School
and fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He
has been a migration commissioner at the Royal
Society of Arts and worked with the Centre for
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Social Justice on Human Trafficking.
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The Emergency, 1975–77 The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire
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In June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed ‘A new history that marvellously expands the horizons of our knowledge’
In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the 33
RoyalS and RebelS
‘A wonderfully vivid appraisal of a fascinating period of Indian history. A dazzling history of the powerful women
a state of emergency, resulting in a 21-month Atwal’s work is serious and captivating. A welcome new voice, with
much to teach us.’
– SHASHI THAROOR
Mughal emperors was fading. Building on the ruins
and men who forged a dynasty to rival
suspension of democracy across India. In their new
— ANITA ANAND
author of The Patient Assassin and Koh-i-Noor
RoyalS and RebelS the Mughals and the British.
of their kingdom, a host of ambitious newcomers
‘Gripping! A dramatic tale of the Sikh Empire taking on the British, In late eighteenth-century India, the glory of the
The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire
book, Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil explore especially its forgotten but influential queens and princes.’
— SHASHI THAROOR
author of An Era of Darkness
seized
Mughal power.
emperors was fading, Among
and ambitiousthem was the dynasty of the
newcomers seized power, changing the political
this black page in India’s history. ‘Smart, timely and fresh, from an exciting new voice in history writing.’
— LUCY WORSLEY
legendary Maharajah
map forever. Enter the legendary Maharajah
Ranjit Singh, whose Sikh Empire stretched
Ranjit Singh whose empire
stretched throughout north-western India into
throughout northwestern India into Afghanistan
Chief Curator, Historic Royal Palaces
India’s First Dictatorship focuses on Mrs Gandhi and
‘Priya Atwal’s lyrical and authoritative retelling will ensure that this
fascinating bit of history commands the attention it deserves.’
and Tibet.
— DAN SNOW Afghanistan
Priya and
Atwal shines fresh light Tibet.
on this long-lost
her son,is aSanjay,
PRIYA ATWAL who
historian of empire, was largely responsible for the
monarchy
historian and broadcaster
kingdom, looking beyond its founding father to
‘I wish all histories were written like this one. Priya Atwal blasts
and cultural politics across Britain and South Asia. restore the queens and princes to the story of
mass sterilisation
She has taught programmes
History at King’s College London, and deportation of
through centuries of Orientalist and misogynist history to shed brilliant
new light on women in the high politics of empire. A thrilling, richly
detailed and important book.’
Royals and Rebels is a fascinating, fresh look into
this empire’s spectacular rise and fall. She brings
and Oxford, where she obtained her doctorate. to life a self-made ruling family, inventively fusing
urban
Her researchslum-dwellers. However, it equally exposes the
has been featured in collaborative
— HANNAH JEWELL
author of 100 Nasty Women of History the world of this long-lost kingdom. Priya Atwal
Sikh, Mughal and European ideas of power,
projects with Historic Royal Palaces, among but eventually succumbing to gendered family
‘A wonderfully engaging, intimate history of India’s Sikh Empire,
facilitation
others; and she makes of regular
authoritarian
broadcast rule by Congressmen,
accompanied by previously unseen images of the Sikh court. We restores the contributions of the dynasty’s women and
politics, as the Sikh Empire fell to its great rival
P r i ya at wa l
appearances, most recently presenting the BBC meet the extraordinary women and men who shaped its culture and in the new India: the British.
established their own remarkable relationships with Britain’s royal
Communists, trade
Radio 4 series, Lies My Teacher Told Me. She
tweets @priyaatwal.
unions, businessmen and the family.’
— ROSALIND O’HANLON
children to the history of this empire’s spectacular
Royals and Rebels is a fascinating tale of family,
Professor of Indian History and Culture, University of Oxford
urban middle class, as well as the complacency of the
‘A path-breaking, thought-provoking and highly original study that
rise and fall. She brings to life a self-made royal family
royalty and the fluidity of power, set in a dramatic
global era when new stars rose and upstart
will reign supreme over literature on the Sikh Kingdom. This ambitious
empires clashed.
judiciary and media. and compelling book will inspire both scholars and general audiences
even fifty years from now.’ seeking to secure and legitimize their new power,
— PASHAURA SINGH
Distinguished Professor and J.S. Saini Chair in Sikh Studies, University of California, Riverside
inventively fusing Sikh, Mughal and European ideas.
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culture. While a tiny minority of citizens fought for
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the people bowed to the strong leader in power,
even worshipped her. Equally importantly, Hindu
Priya Atwal is a teaching fellow in Modern South
nationalists were endowed with a new legitimacy. Asian History at King’s College, London, holding
Yet, the Emergency was neither a parenthesis, nor so a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Her
much a turning point, but a concentrate of a style of research has been used on BBC radio and television
rule that is very much alive today. programmes.
Christophe Jaffrelot is Research Director at CNRS,
Sciences Po and Professor of Indian Politics and
Sociology at the King’s India Institute. His most
recent (co-edited) book is Majoritarian State.
Pratinav Anil, a Clarendon scholar, is a DPhil
candidate at St John’s College, University of Oxford.
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RIGHTS Indian Subcontinent RIGHTS Indian SubcontinentHOOGHLY LANDSCAPES OF LOSS
The Global History of a River The Story of an Indian Drought
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A river of global significance for centuries, attracting Maharashtra, India’s richest state by GDP, has its 35
merchants, missionaries, statesmen and labourers eyes set on becoming the country’s first trillion-dollar
from Europe, Asia and beyond, the Hooghly is now economy by 2025. At the same time, Marathwada –
little known outside India. a historically backward part of the state, adjoining
the infamous Vidarbha region – has seen a surge in
Focusing in turn on the role of and competition
farmer suicides.
between those who struggled to control the river –
the Portuguese, the Mughals, the Dutch, the French At the heart of the crisis is a cyclical drought that
and the British – this book seeks to restore the has persisted for almost a decade. Multiple relief
waterway to the heart of global history. packages and loan waivers have not reversed the
trend. Contrarily, the stories of dystopia grow more
Travelling up and down the river, Robert
tragic, as thousands of farmer families flee to the big
Ivermee explores themes of enduring concern: the
cities every year, while those who remain are caught
dynamics of modern capitalism, the power of large
in the cycle of bad credit and crop loss.
corporations; migration, human trafficking; and the
human impact on the natural world. The Hooghly’s Landscapes of Loss is the story of Marathwada, told
global history, he concludes, may offer lessons for through the accounts of its people – its marginal
India as it emerges as a superpower. farmers, Dalits, landless labourers, farm widows,
and its children – one that is representative of the
agrarian crisis in other parts of India.
Robert Ivermee is a global and imperial historian
focused on colonialism in South Asia. He works in
higher education management at SOAS University Kavitha Iyer has been a journalist for nearly two
of London. decades, reporting on development and the
political economy of rural Maharashtra since
2009. She is also the editor of 26/11: Stories of
Strength, published in 2018 to mark ten years of
the Mumbai terror attacks. In her most recent role,
she was Associate Editor with The Indian Express
in Mumbai.
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RIGHTS Indian Subcontinent RIGHTS WorldFORGOTTEN KASHMIR DEAD MEN TELL TALES
The Other Side of the Line of Control The Memoir of a Police Surgeon
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Forgotten Kashmir examines the evolution of Pakistan- 37
occupied Kashmir over a period of seven decades. Can the dead tell their stories? If a good forensic
This includes major milestones like the ‘tribal’ surgeon investigates, then they certainly will. Dead
invasion of 1947–48, the Sudhan revolt in the 1950s, Men Tell Tales is the riveting memoir of Kerala’s most
the Ayub era, the Simla Agreement, the adoption famous forensic surgeon, Dr B. Umadathan. Talking
of an interim constitution in 1974, and the impact about forensic science, which plays a vital role in
of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor on police investigations, Dr Umadathan reveals some
the region. shocking truths and complexities of human nature
in his memoir.
The events in PoK have been analysed against
the background of contemporary developments Popularly known as the ‘Sherlock Holmes of
in Pakistan’s polity, thus providing a better Kerala’, Dr Umadathan writes about the most
understanding of the motivations behind Pakistan’s sensational cases in which he used forensic science to
policies in the region and a context to its actions. uncover the truth including the Sister Abhaya case,
The book also talks about the problem of terrorism the Chacko murder case, the death of the Malayali
and radicalization. This necessarily includes actor Miss Kumari, and the Panoor Soman case.
developments in Pakistan and the policies of
First published in 2010, Dead Men Tell Tales has
its military.
been a Malayalam bestseller.
Dinkar P. Srivastava is a retired Indian diplomat. Dr B. Umadathan (1946–2019) served as professor
and police surgeon in Thiruvananthapuram,
Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur medical
colleges. He was the medico-legal advisor of the
Kerala Police and has authored books such as Crime
in Kerala: The History of Criminal Investigation in
Kerala (2016) and The Skull (2019).
Priya K. Nair teaches English at St. Teresa’s College,
Ernakulam.
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RIGHTS World RIGHTS WorldTHE PUNISHED THE BAWLA MURDER CASE
Stories of Death-Row Prisoners in India Love, Lust and Crime in Colonial India
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An ex-bandit fights the silence of prison life with her On 12 January 1925, twenty-five-year-old Abdul 39
notebook and pen. Kader Bawla, one of the richest men in colonial
Bombay and a corporator in the Bombay municipal
A family remembers the night their younger son was
corporation, was murdered on Malabar Hill while
arrested for rape and murder.
out for an evening drive with his paramour, Mumtaz
A woman finds out from her fellow prisoners that Begum. The objective of the attack was to abduct
she’s been given the death penalty. Mumtaz, who was saved by the fortuitous appearance
Between 2013 and 2016, Project 39A, a research of four British army officers who fended off the
and litigation centre based out of National Law attackers with no weapons except a golf club.
University, Delhi, conducted interviews with death- Investigations by the Bombay Police revealed a link
row prisoners and their families. These interviews between the crime and the princely state of Indore.
became the basis for the Death Penalty India Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar III, the ruler of Indore,
Report, 2016 – but it also revealed something else. abdicated the throne following the controversy
It brought to light the deeply human and personal to avoid a trial. A century later, the sensational
stories of very real people and a snapshot of their murder case continues to be a part of the syllabus for
fluctuating realities. Maharashtra police recruits.
Based on these interviews, here are nineteen of
those stories, written by Jahnavi Misra. Profoundly Dhaval Kulkarni is a Mumbai-based journalist and
moving and illuminating, The Punished takes us author of The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and
on a journey into the lives and minds of men and the Shadow of Their Senas.
women often demonized by society and discarded by
the State.
Jahnavi Misra has a PhD from Durham University in
English Literature. She is also an animator and her
first short animation film was The Sweetmeat Boy.
Project 39A, a research and litigation centre based
out of National Law University, Delhi, works on
issues of criminal justice, including the death
sentence.
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Portrait of a Society in Flux Natural Gas and India’s Journey to a Clean-Energy Future
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K H E M L ATA WA K H LU E D I T E D BY V I K R A M S I N G H M E H TA
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A Kashmiri Century is a powerful and rare compilation Historically in India, gas has not enjoyed the same 41
of human-interest stories. Spanning a full century, strategic significance that oil has. That picture is
it throws a compassionate light on the innocent gradually changing. India imports 82 per cent of its
and hard-working people who live in the beautiful oil needs and aims to bring that down to 67 per cent
valley of Kashmir. The stories are all based on the by 2022 by replacing it with local exploration and
author’s personal experiences, and her intimate alternative energy sources. Natural gas is set to play
understanding of what it means to be a Kashmiri- a key role, with ambitious plans to increase its share
speaking native. They cover the period from the late in the energy mix from 6.5 per cent to 15 per cent.
nineteenth century to the present day. None of the
Increasing natural gas usage can also help India
available political treatises have ever delved deeply
overcome several challenges such as meeting its
into the sociological and the human sides of living
development objectives and providing energy
in the valley. The author’s intimate insights into
security while reducing fiscal imbalance. It will have
Kashmiri society, its evolution in an enticing, remote
a significant bearing on India’s geopolitics too.
valley, and how her people dealt with Kashmir’s
bitter and tempestuous history, are sprinkled liberally Edited by Vikram Singh Mehta, an authority in
across the book. the energy domain, and with essays by a number of
global experts, this anthology is an essential overview
of the country’s emerging energy sector in the twenty-
Khem Lata Wakhlu is a writer, a political leader first century.
and a social worker, who has devoted the past fifty
years to using her many talents to improve the lot
of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Vikram Singh Mehta is the Chairman of the
Centre for Social and Economic Progress (formerly
Brookings India) in New Delhi and a Senior Fellow
at the Brookings Institution. He started his career
with the IAS and, later, served as Chairman of the
Shell Group of Companies in India from 1994 to
2012. He is on the board of several companies and
writes a column for The Financial Express and The
Indian Express on the energy sector.
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An Overview A True Story of Love Lost and Found in World War II
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The 1991 liberalisation was India’s biggest moment When World War II broke out in 1939, twenty-year- 43
NCE and
entary in its economic history after independence. As its
he 1991 liberalisation was India’s biggest
moment in its economic history after
old Rajinder Kohli was studying chemistry at college
India is
tioning
effects began to percolate into how India lived and
independence. As its effects began to
percolate into how India lived and worked, the
in England. Soon, however, he decided to volunteer
press,
worked, the potential it had to lift the country and
potential it had to lift the country and its millions
out of the ‘Hindu’ rate of growth started becoming
for the war effort against Germany and joined the
dom to
arties its millions out of the ‘Hindu’ rate of growth started
apparent. Thirty years later, we seem to be on the
cusp of a different story.
army. After his heroic actions on the front left him
hich the
s in the In becoming apparent.
India after Liberalisation, Bimal Jalan, one ofThirty years later, we seem to be severely injured, he found himself in Naples for
nd choose those closely associated with policymaking in the
out a
on the
economic sector, cusp of asidedifferent
as too the political of story. treatment. There, he met Norah Elizabeth Eggleton,
delivering the benefits of those policies, offers a
nlike in
a nurse with Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military
veloping In India After Liberalisation, Bimal Jalan offers a
wide-angle view of how liberalisation has shaped
up over the intervening decades. What emerges
constitute Nursing Service.
, social wide-angle view of how liberalisation has shaped up
is the story of a country best placed to catch the
tide to high growth and a system that, time after
hich India
over the intervening decades. What emerges is the
time, fails to live up to the challenge of decision-
making. In crisp chapters, based on a wealth of
It was love at first sight, and in each other’s
story of a country best placed to catch the tide to
knowledge and experience, are answers to key
problems – from exchange rate management and
company, the young couple forgot the devastation
high growth and a system that, time after time, fails
how to float the rupee without sinking to crucial
changes in the way Parliament functions and
that surrounded them. But as quickly as their story
to live up to the challenge of decision-making.
reforms necessary in the banking and finance
sectors, besides suggestions on tackling corruption.
began, it was over – Raj was sent to London, Norah
For any student of economic history or policymaker was posted to a hospital in Rome, and they wondered
A timely, telling and essential guide, the book
or participant who wants to understand why we
are where we are, this is a timely, telling and if they would ever see each other again.
offers answers to key problems: from exchange rate
essential guide.
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management and how to float the rupee without sinking Raj & Norah is not only a thrilling account of love
to crucial changes in the way Parliament functions and found, lost and reclaimed in the midst of war, it is
reforms necessary in the banking and finance sectors, also a story of two extraordinary individuals battling
besides suggestions on tackling corruption. against their circumstances and what fate has in store
for them – one that will captivate and move readers
around the world.
Dr Bimal Jalan is a former governor of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI). He has previously held several
positions in the government, including those of Peter R. Kohli worked in corporate America since
finance secretary and chairman of the Economic emigrating to the US in 1977 from England, where
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. he went to University and worked for many years.
Shaina Kohli Russo graduated from Pepperdine
University and worked with the Jonas Group in
talent management. She currently lives in Nashville,
Tennessee.
GENRE Non-fiction GENRE Non-fiction
FORMAT Demy/PB with flaps FORMAT Demy/HB
PAGE EXTENT 240 PAGE EXTENT 420
PRICE `499 PRICE `699
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