The Buddha and Dr. Fuhrer by Charles Allen
I have often been intrigued by how the excavations are done? How are the records of various finds reconciled? And how the archeologists and...
Thanjavur by Pradeep Chakravarthy and Vikaram Sathyanathan
The book Thanjavur: A Cultural History intends to take you through the cultural history of Thanjavur. One of the prime cultural centers of ancient...
The Big Bookshelf by Sunil Sethi
In The Big Bookshelf, 30 famous authors talk about their life, their growing up, their craft and their books. Some of them talk about...
Yuganta The end of an Epoch by Irawati Karve
Yuganta was one book that every Mahabharat lover recommended to me. Written almost 50 years back, this book Yuganta was out of print for...
Ancient Indian Costumes by Roshen Alkazi
Like the speaker in my textiles class at NMI said, clothes have the longest relationship with us. Our parents start making clothes for us...
Bismillah Khan – The Maestro from Benaras by Juhi Sinha
We all remember his Shehnai, and the most vivid memory is of the one that he played on the Independence Day. I am not...
Games People Play The Psychology of Human Relationships by Eric Berne
“The more disturbed you are, the more games you play”. Well, they are games of a different kind. And the author describes them as...
In search of Yamuna Reflections on a River Lost by Sarandha Jain
Yamuna means many things to Indians. Especially to people who live closer to it. There are concerns about it being reduced to a dirty...
The book of Durga by Nilima Chitgopekar
Durga, at the moment, is the most popular avatar of the Devi. Her visual form with multiple arms riding on a Lion and killing...
Nanovation by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg and Dain Dunston
Nano, the smallest car in the world is a cult product. From the time Ratan Tata announced the Rs 1 Lakh car enough ink...
