Destination India, a reading list
Five books that showcase how the world once saw India
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Madras Talkies – Reading List
Titles from the Sarmaya library that will draw you further into the heart of Tamil Nadu’s culture through music, architecture, photography and art
Now quarantine reading: The real Nur, a quest for spirituality and the accession of 600 states
After discussion sped towards the end of the zoom call, the part where people start talking candidly and share recipes or book and binge recommendations, we were mildly concerned that we were all consuming the same things. Faced with the possibility that we were caught up not in a trend, but an echo chamber, we… Read more »
Now reading: The transition of the British from trader to ruler and other history lessons
Five unputdownable reads that bring all those boring history classes to life with warmth, spirit and great invention
The man behind History Men
In this interview with the author of ‘History Men’ TCA Raghavan, we talk about the ways in which history has been written, understood and shaped in the Subcontinent
Spell Binding
A delightful peek into book-binding technology from the 16th and 17th centuries that let you open one book in up to six different ways! The featured book is from the National Library of Sweden and it’s a stunner in more ways than one. Find a close-up below and for more pics, click here
Now Reading: Families, the good, the bad and the insane
Three novels about three Indian families, warts and all
By The Book
The five most compelling portraits of Delhi as drawn by some of its best known writers, artists and historians