Book Excerpts

The Coolie’s Great War views World War I through the lens of Indian labour, constructing a distinct geography of the war-from tribal settlements and colonial jails, beyond India’s frontiers, to the battlefronts of France and Mesopotamia. Read this extract to get a glimpse of the underestimated Indian contribution to that historical

Betrayed By Hope is a profound play-script based on the letters of the 19th-century poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt to friends, well-wishers and patrons, painting the portrait of an artist as he plunges headlong into crisis after crisis, even as his imagination and creativity soar. Read an excerpt from the extraordinary play,

Filled with unprecedented challenges, this year has undoubtedly been an exceptional, one that we’re all equally happy to bid adieu to. As we gear up to usher in the new year, we’ve brought to you our final list of new releases for 2020. We hope that in the coming year

Author of the international bestsellers The Diabetes Code and The Obesity Code Dr. Jason Fung returns with an eye-opening biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer—and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward. In this accessible read, Dr. Fung provides a new paradigm for dealing

A secret forged in the heart of war. A team of disgraced spies. A code that shouldn’t exist… It’s been three decades since Black Team disbanded, agreeing to lock away their secret forever. But what happens when they realise that the secret they’re trying so hard to bury has followed