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The author of The Idea of Indian presents an entertaining and provocative account of India¡s past via a series of portraits of emperors, warriors, philosophers, film stars and corporate titansùsome famous, some unjustly forgotten, but all important in the country's rich history.
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by Amitabh Bachchan
Prepare to be enchanted by the glamour and color of the world's biggest film industry. Packed with beautiful film stills, profiles of the stars, and behind-the-scenes stories about iconic movies, Bollywood takes you on a lavish tour of some of the best-loved films of all time.
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Behind the beautiful forevers
by Katherine Boo
A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother of a prospective female college student and a young scrap metal thief, in an account that illuminates how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by regional religious, caste and economic tensions. 35,000 first printing.
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India : a portrait
by Patrick French
An analysis of India's rapid economic progress in the decades since independence evaluates the cultural foundations that contributed to the region's accelerated transformations, citing the roles of factors ranging from Maoist revolutionaries and organized crime to forced labor and billionaire investors. By the award-winning author of Younghusband
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The British in India : a social history of the Raj
by David Gilmour
The author of The Ruling Caste explores the lives of the British in India from the 17th century to Independence, profiling the everyday realities of individuals ranging from missionaries and East India Company employees to Orwell and Kipling
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Gandhi before India
by Ramachandra Guha
A first volume of a series detailing the life and work of the influential political advocate draws on private papers and other untapped sources to cover his birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, discussing his London education and decades as a lawyer in South Africa. 35,000 first printing.
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India : a wounded civilization
by V. S. Naipaul
A series of personal encounters throughout Indira Gandhi's India clearly reveals the overwhelming problems and agonies of the nation torn by overpopulation, poverty, and dissent. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
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The milk lady of Bangalore : an unexpected adventure
by Shoba Narayan
A writer and cookbook author describes her return to Bangalore and how she bonded with the local milk lady, offered to buy her a new cow and gained a new perspective on the spiritual and historical role the animal plays in India.
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