The Hanging of Afzal Guru
The Hanging of Afzal Guru examines the Parliament attack case, Afzal Guru’s trial and execution, and the questions raised around due process, justice, and Kashmir.
Non-Fiction
Golwalkar
Dhirendra Jha crafts a detailed portrayal of Golwalkar by meticulously analyzing original primary sources, such as interviews, police records, and biographical documents.
The Marathas 1600-1818
The Marathas is an excellent book for understanding the genesis and evolution of the Maratha polity in the early modern era.
The Incarcerations
Alpa Shah’s The Incarcerations examines the Bhima Koregaon case, the BK-16, planted evidence, dissent, democracy, and the targeting of activists in India.
The Kaurs of 1984
First hand testimonies and experiences of the women victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, a dark chapter of Indian History.
The Patient Assassin
Anita Anand’s The Patient Assassin tells the story of Sardar Udham Singh, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Michael O’Dwyer, revenge, memory, and colonial injustice.
Bhima Koregaon – Challenging Caste
Ajaz Ashraf’s Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste examines the history of Bhima Koregaon, the 2018 violence, caste conflict, Elgar Parishad, and the BK16 arrests.
My Seditious Heart
My Seditious Heart is a collection of essays by Arundhati Roy written over the past two decades. The essays are on wide variety of subjects but the crux of all is social justice for the marginalized, calling out the governments for their flawed, unsustainable, and anti-people policies and a passionate appeal for humanity.
By Hands Now Known
By Hands Now Known is a doorway to the history of injustice in the Jim Crow era, providing an insight into the atrocities faced by people
The Day I Became a Runner
A fine book capturing the stories of nine extraordinary women athletes of India. It takes the readers through the trials and tribulations, success and failures, celebrations and heartbreaks of these women athletes.