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BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERSThe best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition. Full review >
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INDIA BECOMINGby Akash Kapur
An honest, conflicted glimpse of a country “still sorting through the contradictions of a rapid, and inevitably messy,... Full review >
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INDIAby Diana L. Eck
At times a bit dense for the casual reader, but Eck’s perseverance illuminates one of the world’s most mysterious and... Full review >
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THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNEDWith passion and grace, Deb deftly paints a vivid picture of the difficulties and dichotomies facing the people of today’s... Full review >
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BEAUTIFUL THINGGritty, gripping and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction. Full review >
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OTHER WATERSGage beautifully describes the waters that evoke the transformative moments of Maya’s journey. Yet Parvati, the... Full review >
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INDIRAThe intimacy established in Indira’s early years is washed away by snippets of journalism toward the end, leaving this... Full review >
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A BLUE HANDBaker evokes strange worlds and distant times in a narrative that never fails to flow and that, in the end, is admirably... Full review >
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GANDHI & CHURCHILLA well-wrought historical narrative that adds significantly to our understanding of both figures. Full review >
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LAST MAN IN TOWERAdiga nails the culture of corruption. How exciting to watch a writer come into his own, surpassing the achievement of his... Full review >
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DELHIby Sam Miller
Miller is a delightful tour guide, capturing this “monstrous, addictive city” as it stumbles toward the future. Full review >
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PARTITIONSWritten with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight—a rueful masterpiece. Full review >
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THE ELEPHANT, THE TIGER, AND THE CELL PHONELacks a cohesive structure, but entertaining and informative nonetheless. Full review >
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