Non-Fiction
Welcome to the Non-Fiction section of BooksPoetry&More, where carefully crafted reviews open windows to powerful truths and compelling ideas. This collection spans memoirs, history, politics, philosophy, and social critique—books that invite you to engage deeply with the world as it is. Special focus is given to works that explore India’s intricate landscape, shedding light on its history, politics, and socio-economic fabric.
Through honest reflections on issues like the caste system, religious bigotry, and social justice, these narratives unravel the complexities and contradictions that define contemporary India. For readers seeking insight, empathy, and understanding, this page offers thoughtful guidance into non-fiction that challenges assumptions, broadens horizons, and resonates long after the last page.
A very well researched book on the legal battles fought against caste inequalities in India
"Being Adivasi" is a collection of essays that provides insight into various aspects of the lives of Tribal people.
RSS- The Long And The Short Of It, is a short, crisp and informative book on RSS. It tells the readers what RSS stand for, who are its ideological heros, how RSS see India as a Nation and what are its views on nation, Constitution, individual freedom and caste system.
A memoir that takes us into the villages of Telangana of landless and bonded labourers and how the author organised and helped them fight for their rights.
The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism is a brilliant book to understand the Kashmir's modern history through the lives of two Kashmiri people. A must-read for anyone who has interest in understanding the Kashmir conflict, its history and the present state of affairs.
Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris a fine book taking the readers through the political history of Kashmir
Behold. I Shine is a searing account of the impact of violence in Kashmir on the lives of women and children.
The Last Heroes is a fine book by P.Sainath capturing the lives of foot soldiers of Indian Freedom Struggle. A wonderful amalgamation of history, biography and story telling.
Tuesdays with Morrie is a simple and insightful read providing words of wisdom by Morrie to his student.
Kashmir : Rage and Reason is an informative read on Kashmir, that tries to find out the reasons behind the anger, the ongoing violence and pro-azadi sentiments of Kashmiri people.
The Dirty War In Kashmir is a good read to understand how things are shaping up in Kashmir in the last few years and the reasons behind it.
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes a an emotional and moving farewell by the author to his parents.
The Tyranny of Merit is a must read for everyone to understand what constitute merit and is the system of meritocracy actually fair and promote equality as it claims to do. An insightful and eye-opening read.
A good to read book for everyone and especially for children. Its all about developing constructive habits and the early the child can inculcate the better it is for her/him.
Kashmir – Exposing the Myth Behind the Narrative is a must-read for anyone who is interested to know more about Kashmir and its history.
An interesting book by Peggy Mohan about the history of India through the story of its languages
Coming Out as Dalit is a personal memoir of Yashica Dutt capturing the lived experiences of a Dalit girl
Story about the life of a farmer Ramrao over the past few years capturing the challenges and hardships faced by him.
A Back to School – A Useful Guide to Navigate Through the Pandemic is a great book, which every parent and teacher should read and keep the book with them as a reference guide. A must-read and must-have for all the parents and teachers out there.
The Nellie Massacre of 1983 is an attempt to search for clues from the narratives of attackers and survivors of the incident, which are fragmented and sometimes contradictory to each other.
The Nutmeg's Curse is about the ecological crisis that we are facing as a result of our overdependence on natural resources.
Rumors of Spring is a memoir of a girl growing up in Kashmir during the most volatile times in the valley, marked by increasing militancy and militarization of Kashmir.
Authorised biography of Kanu Sanyal. The Naxal leader of the tribal and peasant uprising of Naxalbari in West Bengal
First in the book of autobiography of Maya Angelou, capturing her childhood days till the age of seventeen.
The Story of Kashmir – Geopolitics, Politics, Society, Culture and Changing Aspirations is the story of Kashmir starting from 1925, when Hari Singh was coronated as the king to as recent as 2016.
1984 is a classic dystopian fiction by George Orwell. The book was written in 1949 and whatever he has written seems to be coming true in 21st century. After almost seventy years since "Nineteen Eighty Four" was first published it still remains the book which predicted and portrayed the future of mankind as we see it today
Our moon has blood clots is a tragic, sad and powerful story about the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley
An insightful and informative read that takes you through the lives of ordinary people living in the border areas of India. Told beautifully with lot of compassion along with some great accounts of historical events which are largely forgotten.
An interesting and insightful book that provides detailed account of the murderer of Gandhi with some new evidences and investigative Journalism