Book Excerpts

Based on a film of the same name by Priya Thuvassery, Coral Woman is the story of Uma Mani – a story that is as inspiring as the lady herself. It is the story of a 50-year-old homemaker who found the courage to do something as novel and intimidating as

Narotam Sekhsaria’s vision for Ambuja wasn’t just limited to financial success; he undertook community development around all Ambuja plants to a whole new level. Told by the man himself, The Ambuja Story is a tale of grit, determination, honesty and integrity. Read an insightful excerpt from the book here: Big

Vishwanath Pratap Singh, India’s seventh Prime Minister, struck Indian politics with the force of a tornado. Primarily remembered for implementing the recommendations of the Mandal Commission report, which provided reservations in Central government services for the first time to the Other Backward Classes, he deserves a place in history for

In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region. Moving between the personal and the political, and between travelogue, journal and memoir, Field Notes from a Waterborne Land

Telling unforgettable human stories from six continents, this is an account of disaster, of promise, of frantic adaptation and relentless innovation, of hope, of survival, and of the forces that will define our future. Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of the climate crisis, showing how the