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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
Amartya Sen · 432 pages
Broken Republic: Three Essays
Arundhati Roy · 220 pages
On Naxalite movement and Indian state's counter insurgency methods and other policies.
What Young India Wants
Chetan Bhagat · 208 pages
"In his latest book, What young India wants, Chetan Bhagat asks hard questions, demands answers and presents solutions for a better, more prosperous India. Aout the book Why do our students regularly commit suicide? Why is there so much corruption in India? Can't our political parties ever work together? Does our vote make any difference at all? We love our India, but shouldn t some things be diff
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
Shashi Tharoor · 498 pages
Documents the transformation of India from a largely underdeveloped region into an innovative society, profiling it as one of the world's scientific and technological leaders while providing insight into its political, economic, and cultural climate.
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
Howard Zinn · 293 pages
Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia
Gore Vidal · 192 pages
The Partly Cloudy Patriot
Sarah Vowell · 197 pages
A collection of personal stories in which Sarah Vowell examines various aspects of her own life while chronicling the experiences she had while traveling throughout the United States.
The Idea of India
Sunil Khilnani · 263 pages
"Our appreciation of the importance of India can only increase in light of current events in Asia and after the revelations about India's nuclear capabilities. This study addresses the paradoxes and ironies of this the world's largest democracy. Do the old ideas, or idea, of India still hold true - especially now that the country is in the hands of a very different kind of leadership? Can the orig
A Better India: A Better World
N.R. Narayana Murthy · 290 pages
The Accidental Prime Minister
Sanjaya Baru · 320 pages
The Accidental Prime Minister is Baru s account of what it was like to manage public opinion for Singh while giving us a riveting look at Indian politics as it happened behind the scenes. As Singh's spin doctor and trusted aide for four years, Baru observed up close Singh s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from m
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge · 272 pages
In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote on her blog about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. Her words hit a nerve. The post went viral and comments flooded in from others desperate to speak up about their own experiences. Galvanised, she decided to dig into the source of these feelings. Ex
Amritsar- Mrs Gandhis Last Battle
Mark Tully, Satish Jacob · 261 pages
Hello, Bastar - The Untold Story of India's Maoist Movement
Rahul Pandita · 202 pages
The Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru · 582 pages
Walk into the world of India and its civilization as seen by Pandit jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of Independent India
Ill Fares the Land
Tony Judt · 256 pages
In "Ill Fares The Land," Tony Judt, one of our leading historians and thinkers, reveals how we have arrived at our present dangerously confused moment and offers the language we need to address our common needs, rejecting the nihilistic individualism of the far right and the debunked socialism of the past. To find a way forward, Judt argues that we must look to our not so distant past and to socia
The Paranoid Style in American Politics
Richard Hofstadter · 322 pages
Acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs. Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence--and derail--the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shed