Posts from the history category.
Sometimes a book finds you — not the other way around. I remember picking up I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced during a quiet evening, thinking I’d flip through a few pages before bed. What I didn’t know was that this slim memoir, written by a girl not even out of primary school, would leave me sleepless and wide-eyed, grappling with questions no ten-year-old should ever have to answer.This is the ...
You know that oddly comforting feeling of slipping into a cozy armchair with a cup of chai and a murder mystery that doesn't rush, doesn’t scream for attention, but quietly charms its way into your heart? That’s The Bangalore Detectives Club in a nutshell. Think Agatha Christie meets vintage Bangalore—with a dash of turmeric.Harini Nagendra makes her fiction debut here, though she’s no stranger to...
Do you remember the first time a woman’s story made you sit up, smile, and silently whisper, “I want to be like her”? Maybe it was Indira Gandhi on the news, or Mary Kom on the podium, or your mother silently winning life’s daily battles. RISING: 30 Women Who Changed India by Kiran Manral is a celebration of those kinds of stories — the kind that don’t just inspire, but shift something inside you....
You know how sometimes you pick up a book, expecting just another life story, and then it gently surprises you—like a quiet conversation with an old soul who has seen it all and still believes in love, resilience, and purpose? That’s exactly what happened when I read An Unlikely Chemistry by S. Krishnaswamy.For those unfamiliar, Krishnaswamy is not your average memoirist. He’s a filmmaker known fo...
We often hear stories of victory—the medals, the triumphs, the goosebump-inducing wins. But what about the stories where things didn’t go as planned? Where courage still roared, even if the outcome wasn’t in our favor? That’s what makes POW 1971 such a standout. Major General Vijay Singh doesn’t just tell a story—he opens a wound the country forgot existed and lets it breathe.The author, a seasone...
There’s something deeply comforting about diving into stories of great leaders—those larger-than-life figures who have shaped the course of history with courage, wisdom, and vision. Reading 100 Desi Stories: Great Indian Leaders felt a bit like revisiting those memorable history lessons from school, but with a fresh, bite-sized twist that kept me hooked. Madhur Zakir Hallegua, the author, has wove...
Have you ever picked up a book that feels less like a story and more like someone grabbing your collar and shaking you awake? Proud Anti-Semite by G. Douglas Davis, IV, does exactly that. Davis, known for his searing, unfiltered works like Letters to Osama and I Use To Fall Down, dives headfirst into the prickliest, most controversial spaces of human history and conflict. His previous works showed...
What happens when a community known for its unmatched bravery, loyalty, and resilience is left fighting an invisible war — one not of bullets, but of identity, dignity, and belonging? The Gorkha Grief by Tim I. Gurung is a soul-searching sequel to Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gorkhas. Gurung, a former British Gurkha soldier turned author, has dedicated his literary life to amplifying the voices ...
Tatas: The Epitome of Trust by Madhav Joshi isn’t just a book—it’s a journey through time, values, and the making of one of India’s most iconic institutions. I picked this up expecting a business biography, but what I got instead was a deeply moving, insightful chronicle that’s as much about human character as it is about corporate culture.What comes to mind when you hear the name Tata? For most o...
In a world obsessed with superhero fiction, sometimes the most jaw-dropping stories come not from caped crusaders, but from real men in camouflage. Commando by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal plunges readers into a reality where every mission is a heartbeat away from death, and the stakes are as high as national survival. Bar-Zohar, a noted historian, politician, and biographer of Israeli lead...
