India

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...

Inspector Ghote, 'one of the great creations of detective fiction' (Alexander McCall Smith), plays an unwitting game of cat and mouse with a cunning killer in the holy city of...

A volume on identifying and collecting contemporary Indian artefacts, crafts and jewellery, this guide shows how to identify authentic crafts, how to recognise fraudulent work, and what to do if...

In this enchanting BABY GANESH AGENCY novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel. For a century Mumbai's iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has...

In December 1525 Babur, the great grandson of the Mongol conqueror Tamberlaine, crossed the Indus river into the Punjab with a modest army and some cannon. At the battle of...

INDIA: THE COOKBOOK is the definitive guide to the rich and varied cooking of India. Doing for India what The Silver Spoon did for Italy and 1080 Recipes did for...

In War at the Top of the World, veteran foreign correspondent Eric Margolis presents a revelatory history of the complicated and volatile conflicts that entangle one of the most beautiful...

The Ministry of Information's decision to send society photographer Cecil Beaton to the Far East to record the Allied war effort during World War II might have raised a few...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Western India in 1869. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights...

An epic historical heist novel of plundered treasure, savage empire, lasting love and a young man's dream to make his mark on the world. From an Indian American writer at...

From 1600 the English East India Company traded with the Indian sub-continent, tried to avoid becoming involved in internal politics, and made fortunes for its principal employees. But one event...

And then there were the children educated in India. Brendon reveals appalling stories of abuse at the hands of servants. What frequently unites Brendon's wildly different subjects is their loneliness--drawing...

This third volume of Mollie Kaye's autobiography continues the story of her lifelong love affair with India, described so vividly in "The Sun in the Morning" and "Golden Afternoon". This...

This cookbook has huge appeal for two primary markets of high-risk individuals: 1) those from an ethnic background who want meals that are traditional yet offer healthy alternatives; and 2)...

Nationalism in the Vernacular illuminates our understanding of the relationship between orality and nationalist politics. In doing so, it provides a new angle to the understanding of nationalism by looking...

ONE OF THE OBSERVER 'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021 'Powerful and heartbreaking' OBSERVER 'Gripping... Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared...

B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and...

Kolkata is an exhilarating city in West Bengal with a vibrant foodie reputation. Considered the cultural capital of India and nicknamed 'City of Joy', Kolkata is an amalgam of old...

By the world-famous novelist, this fascinating blend of personal memoir, historical anecdote and wry observation offers the indispensable guide and key to contemporary India in the fiftieth year of its...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...

Discover the man behind the movement in this intimate biography of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). In 1965, a seventy-year-old man-soon to...

This unique and important anthology of Gandhi's writings offers a judicious, manageable and appealing selection from around 50,000 pages of work published originally in approximately 100 books. Alan Jacobs' choice...

A thrilling and dangerous adventure though the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh-a mountainous area in to the far north-eastern corner of India-one of the world's least explored regions. Arunachal Pradesh-meaning...

Indian cooking is an exciting and exotic cuisine -- now it's easier than ever. This updated edition of Suneeta's bestseller features 8 new additional photos as well as 30 brand...

At the tender age of nineteen, Nazneen's life is turned upside down. After an arranged marriage to a man twenty years her elder she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for...

You are a journalist. You should be writing on one of our great Indian papers, then you will really be starting to understand us.A chance conversation with her greengrocer about...

Since winning everyone over on Ramsay's Best Restaurant , Prashad has grown in size and reputation, and so too has the Patel family. In this, their second book, Kaushy returns...

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...

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...

At a time when medicine is a highly sought-after career for Indian women, it is hard to imagine what it was like for the pioneers. The story of how firmly...

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...

The word 'Thali' refers to the way meals are eaten in India; where a mixed selection of delicious dishes are served together on one platter. They offer a wonderful way...

* SHARPE'S COMMAND , the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir...

A collection of over 80 delicious Indian recipes to enjoy with friends and family Chetna Makan is the queen of Indian home cooking. An award-winning food writer, Chetna was first...

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...

The debut cookery book from Ireland's leading Indian chef- over 100 easy, fresh recipes to make everyday Great Indian food is about making food come alive from a handful of...

The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamicnation with a thrusting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one...

The people of ancient times were inclined to give their attention not only to the external world of inert matter, but also to the world within, the vital world of...

'An important contribution ... Delving lucidly into the most significant ideological battles of the era, this book deftly outlines the thinking and dialogue that laid the foundations of the Republic...

'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly,' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run away.' From the author of 'Return of a King', this is William Dalrymple's captivating...

Delve into this debut fantasy and journey through the Spice Gates as Amir, a young man born with the ability to travel between the eight kingdoms, unravels the power that...

Master the culinary art of flavour with internationally renowned chef and author Asma Khan "The soul of my cooking is the symphonic layering of vibrant flavours that work together like...

A panoramic social history chronicling the lives of hundreds of British people of all classes in the most important territory of the British Empire The British in this book lived...