Marginlands
Arati Kumar-Rao’s Marginlands takes readers through India’s vanishing landscapes, showing how climate change, development, and ecological neglect affect ordinary people.
Indian Non-fiction
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me is a memoir about her mother Mary Roy, their complex relationship, Roy’s writing life, politics, memory, and becoming a writer.
The Identity Project
Rahul Bhatia’s The Identity Project examines Hindu identity, citizenship, Aadhaar, CAA, Delhi 2020, surveillance, and the changing nature of Indian democracy.
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.
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.
These Seats are Reserved
Abhinav Chandrachud’s These Seats Are Reserved explains India’s reservation policy through caste, quotas, constitutional debates, court cases, and questions of equality.
Land Guns Caste Woman
Gita Ramaswamy’s Land, Guns, Caste, Woman is a powerful memoir about activism, caste, bonded labour, land struggles, and rural Telangana.
Despite The State
M. Rajshekhar’s Despite the State examines how governments in six Indian states fail citizens on health, education, justice, natural resources, and democracy.
The Case for Reason
Narendra Dabholkar’s The Case for Reason explains the anti-superstition movement, scientific temper, rational thinking, blind faith, and ANiS’s work in Maharashtra.
Books on Bhagat Singh: 6 Essential Reads on His Ideology
A curated list of six books on Bhagat Singh that explore his life, writings, trial, socialism, revolution, and political ideology beyond the image of a martyr.
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