India

In Smoke Rice Water , Kishwar Chowdhury shares 100 recipes from the vibrant, interconnected and culinarily underrepresented region of Bengal. With warmth and clarity, she invites readers into her suburban...

This book tells the story of one man's adventures with an elephant. There is no better way to see India than on the back of an elephant, which is exactly...

Evie and Maryam are in the same class at school, uneasily thrown together at the start of a new term as they start a project together looking into their family...

The novelist E. M. Forster opens the door on life in a remote Maharajah's court in the early twentieth century, a 'record of a vanished civilization.' Through letters from his...

The New India is the unforgettable account of the struggle between modern forces and ancient ideas to shape the young country's destiny. It reveals a picture of a nation on...

Spiritual adventurers, philosophical monks or religious transvestites, the Sadhus of India are worshipped by Hindus as representatives of the gods. Liberated from physical concerns, these mystics form a vital and...

Is it a book, an exhibition, a catalogue of the exhibition? Is it mass produced? Is it unique? Dayanita Singh is a book artist who stretches the imagination of what...

The book titled Paul Scott's Raj by the author Robin Moore. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The incredible bestselling first novel from Pulitzer Prize- winning author, Jhumpa Lahiri. 'The kind of writer who makes you want to grab the next person and say "Read this!"' Amy...

Snow leopards and Cossacks can both be dangerous. But to young British officers in India in the nineteenth century there was only one thing more exciting than shooting wild game...

Describes the tradition of arts and crafts in India, portraying in detail the lives, skills and creations of the present-day artists who continue the traditions of ancient times. The book...

Originally published in 1929, this is Stein's account of the expeditions he mounted following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great during the triumphant invasion that, interestingly, left no trace...

With fascism on the march once more, this is an urgent dispatch from one of the great writers and intellectuals of our time 'Azadi!' - Urdu for 'freedom' - is...

The pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India's independence movement, pioneer of non-violent resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience (satyagraha), honoured in India as 'father of nation', Mohandas K....

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning,...

Aiming to avoid the hagiographical approach of previous biographies of Gandhi, this work incorporates an exploration of his weaknesses and the controversial features of his public and personal life. It...

The House Next to the Factory shows a changing India over three decades through the lens of one family and the house that they live in. Life in the house...

This is a book of narrative reportage six years in the making. It describes how ideology and technological ambition have reshaped India's nascent democracy and follows a diverse cast of...

It is not often that an author and his editor strike up a relationship which survives forty years of epistolary exchanges and intellectual sparring. The strangely enduring and occasionally fractious...

In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonised over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia; they seemed unstoppable. He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with...

The book titled Mary Martin: a Double Life: Australia - India 1915-1973 by the author Julie Lewis. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of...

A masterful and entirely fresh portrait of great hopes and dashed dreams in a mythical city from a major new literary voice Everything that could possibly be wrong with a...

From the author of the Costa Award-winning Asha & the Spirit Bird comes a breathtaking, magical adventure ... WINNER OF THE INDIE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER...

Evie and Maryam are in the same class at school, uneasily thrown together at the start of a new term as they start a project together looking into their family...

No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans...

Few books in recent years, if any, offer such a comprehensive overview of what ails India, its politicians and its people; and few writers, apart from Nirad Chaudhury and V....

Republished with a new introduction - one of the key books on modern India 'A rich analysis of contemporary India ... spirited, combative and insight-filled' Amartya Sen, TLS The Idea...

A stunning, multi-perspective epic about class division, the contraints of gender roles, and the history of India. After living in the US for years, Maneka Roy returns home to India...

2,500 years of India's dazzling literary tradition, translated from a wide range of classical languages, and introduced by an award-winning poet. Romantic ghazals and devotional quatrains, medieval battles and separated...

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Pocket Delhi & Agra is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip,...

The book titled Om: An Indian Pilgrimage by the author Geoffrey Moorhouse. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The author describes her journey with her six-year-old daughter, on foot, to Baltistan, a desolate but beautiful region of Kashmir. Their travels took them into the Karakorum mountains in the...

More than 70 years after its founding, with Narendra Modi's authoritarian Hindu nationalists in government, is the dream of Indian democracy still alive and well? India's pluralism has always posed...

Nita Ambani launched the Indian Super League on the lines of FIFA to boost football in India Sudha Murty gave her savings to her husband Narayan Murthy to help start...

The Agastya International Foundation is an Indian education trust and non-profit organisation based in Bangalore, India, whose mission is to spark curiosity, nurture creativity and build confidence among economically disadvantaged...

This is the brilliantly told story of one of the wonders of the modern world - how in less than a hundred years the British made themselves masters of India....

This book is intended as a first year book for senior school or for children aiming for examination at 11+. It is based on the fundamental principles of Vedic mathematics...

A practical, modern approach to tailor-made, traditional holistic wellness. Balance mind, body, and spirit with your own essential Ayurvedic self-care toolkit. New science has revealed the effectiveness of Ayurveda as...

Shortlisted for The British in India Book Prize 2025 'A spellbinding account of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India with a fascinating history of the Mughal...

Finding Yourself in India is a guide for those who are on a journey to find themselves, for those who intend to travel in the hope of discovery. This book...

A captivating story set in India's vibrant landscape. Explores love, culture, and personal transformation. Rich in evocative descriptions and historical depth. A must-read for lovers of immersive storytelling.

Offers an approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. This book - which ranges in time from the early eighth...

The Book of Chocolate Saints follows the unforgettable character Francis Newton Xavier and his journey towards salvation - or damnation - or perhaps both. In the swooning, hypnotic prose for...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of...

'Entertainingly written history . . . ravishingly beautiful photographs.' The Times Bamber Gascoigne's classic book tells of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when...

'Pithy, admirable ... a most refreshing resume' The Times Literary Supplement India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander...