Phantom Plague
Vidya Krishnan’s ‘Phantom Plague’ is a haunting history of Tuberculosis and a stinging critique of global healthcare failures.
Non-Fiction
India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
A sweeping overview of five thousand years of the Indian subcontinent’s history, Audrey Truschke’s book explores the evolution of civilizations, empires, and social ideas while challenging many commonly held historical myths.
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Maggots, Murder, and Men
A powerful and unsettling account of the Covid pandemic as it unfolded in India’s hinterlands, this book captures voices from villages of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, exposing systemic failures, erasure, and the human cost often left out of the national narrative.
Faith and Fury
A powerful and unsettling account of the Covid pandemic as it unfolded in India’s hinterlands, this book captures voices from villages of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, exposing systemic failures, erasure, and the human cost often left out of the national narrative.
Forensics
Forensics – What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid is a fascinating exploration of the science behind criminal investigations.
The Inconvenient Indian
Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian is a book that examines the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the USA, highlighting colonialism, displacement, and the struggle to preserve identity.
The Making of Canada
A concise and engaging review of The Making of Canada by Greg Koabel, tracing the country’s formation from early European exploration to Confederation through the lives of the individuals who shaped its history.
Somanatha – The Many Voices of History
Romila Thapar’s Somanatha – The Many Voices of History dismantles the popular myths surrounding the Somnath temple, showing how medieval chronicles, colonial historians, and modern narratives have shaped its story. A deeply researched work, the book reveals multiple perspectives, from Turko-Persian accounts of Mahmud of Ghazni’s raid to Sanskrit inscriptions and Jain texts, offering readers a nuanced view of history beyond simplistic binaries of conqueror and victim.”
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary
Anita Anand’s biography brings to life Princess Sophia, the youngest daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh, tracing her journey from royal privilege in England to her fearless activism as a suffragette and wartime contributor. A remarkable tale of courage, conviction, and a forgotten legacy of the Punjab royal family.
Doppelganger
A reflective reading of Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger, a book that examines how identities, ideas, and politics are mirrored and distorted in the digital age—and what that means for the world we live in.