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.
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.
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
The Population Myth is evidence-based study of family planning and how various religions of India practice it. It also breaks many general myths we have about our population and especially the myths around the Muslim population growth.
An honest account of Kashmir and the Kashmir conflict weaved beautifully with his personal memoir. The book is tragic, sad, frustrating, depressing but at the same time an important read if you wish to know about Kashmir beyond the mainstream narrative.
A simple yet detailed account of how democracy in India has changed for the worst under PM Narendra Modi.
A fascinating, interesting, insightful and eye opening book That tells us ab out the hidden business of democracy in India.
A fascinating, interesting, insightful and eye opening book about the data and numbers and the truth behind the numbers.
An informative book about the development policies in rural Bihar and how caste and power plays a role often exploiting the people at the bottom.
Informative, Incisive, intellectually stimulating with sharp and logical arguments to understand the complexities of caste
A book to understand the genesis of Islam and how it came to India and what it means to be a Muslim in India.
Indifference of the Indian State towards its own citizens and how they abandoned the basic responsibilities of a democratic government.
An important book looking at the causes of a major problem that India is facing and calling for a shift in our policy making.
An eye opening, informative and moving account of caste and its impact on the lives of ordinary people.
Compassionate and eye opening stories of the lives and hardships of the displaced people due to the various "development" projects over the years.
The inside story of how Indian security agencies functions with the support of the government to unleash cruelty on its own citizens.
A definitive account of two decades long war in Vietnam and the damage it has done to the country.
Suraj Yengede in his debut book “Caste Matters” dissects the caste system and provides an insight into various aspects of caste system.
A memoir by Viktore Frankl of his sufferings in the Nazi concentration camps and how he endured all of it to come out and tell it to the world
A collection of interviews, lectures and talks on Palestine and the ongoing war with Israel for its existence by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe.
A detailed historical account of the making and rise of Hitler leading to the bloody World War II and destruction of Europe, Russia and Japan.
A history of genesis of Palestine's occupation of Israel and the struggle of Palestinian people for their land and right to exist with dignity.
Story of an IT guy deciding to move away from fast paced life and switching over to agriculture.
A collection of essays and speeches by Arundhati Roy in the last couple of years describing how India is moving towards totalitarianism and fascism.