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(Translated from the Urdu) Author: Dr Sarvat Rahman Publisher: Abhinav Publications (Pp 336, ISBN 978-8170175278, Rs 390) The question was once asked, “What did the Mughal dynasty which ruled over India for so long leave behind?” The answer…

Author: Ranjana Sinha Publisher: Abhinav Publications (Pp 440, ISBN 978-81-70175308, Rs 390) What happens when there’s a clash between traditions and modernity? Based in early post-independent India in the 1950s in the Terai region of Uttar…

Author: Jvalant Nalin Sampat Publisher: Niyogi Books (Pp 288, ISBN 978-81-89738-97-6, Rs 295)This book is a mix of myth, fact and fiction – starting in Emperor Ashoka’s court in Rajagriha, Magadha in 232 BC and ending with India’s…

Author: Major HPS Ahluwalia Publisher: Niyogi Books (Pp 236, ISBN 978-81-89-738-846)“One day I will explore this region,” decided Major HPS Ahluwalia, as he stood on the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1965. It was a dream project for…

Author: Yetukuri Venkateswara Rao Publisher: Asia La House (Pp 432, Price Rs 345)The book is a compilation of gist of all essential laws one should know. Written in a simple and understandable language it aims to help layman to not only…

Author: Shelina Zahra Janmohamed Publisher: Amaryllis (Pp 288, Rs 295) ‘Love In A Headscarf’ is one of the finest non-fictions I have ever read. It is being the ‘best’ to me because I am fascinated by the grand storytelling technique of the…

Author: Sirshree Publisher: Penguin Books India (Pp 160, ISBN 978-0-143-41519-0, Rs 150)What will you do if God was your neighbor – living in the same building as yours, helping you find happiness in your current state of life? Imaginative…

Author: Dirk Collier Publisher: Amaryllis (Pp 609, ISBN: 978-81-910673-6-1, Rs 695) Great Mughal emperor Akbar is believed to be illiterate – that he could not read more than a few simple words here and there and that he could barely sign…

What goes on in the mind of a first-time author when his book is released? What are his anticipations on visiting a bookstore? How he reacts when he finds his book at the bookstore? Here are a few interesting anecdotes from the printed…