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What Not to Do at IIT

by Chetan Bhagat

Novel set in the context of the changing Indian IIT world, funy, but also insightful concerning Indian culture and modernization. excellent reviews. soon to be made into a major movie

The Elephant ParadigmGurcharan Das

The Elephant Paradigm

by Gurcharan Das

A mixture of Memoir, economic analysis, social investigation,political security and managerial outlook being thrown in to the understanding of India.

Days and Nights in Calcutta (Hungry Mind Find)

Days and Nights in Calcutta (Hungry Mind Find)

by Bharati Mukherjee, Clark Blaise

Letters From London (A-Format)

Since 1990 Julian Barnes has written a regular 'Letter from London' for the "New Yorker" magazine. These already celebrated pieces cover subjects as diverse as the Lloyd's insurance disaster, the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, the troubles of the Royal Family and the hapless Nigel Short in his battle with Gary Kasparov in the 1993 World Chess Finals. With an incisive assessment of Salman Rushdie's plight and... (more)

An Indian summer

by James Cameron

Great Indian Middle Class

by Pavan K. Varma

ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AND PSYCHE OF THE RELATIVELY NEW INDIAN MIDDLE CLASS.

Calcutta, The City RevealedGeoffrey Moorhouse

Calcutta, The City Revealed

by Geoffrey Moorhouse

Indlish ; The Book for Every English-Speaking IndianJyoti Sanyal

Indlish ; The Book for Every English-Speaking Indian

by Jyoti Sanyal

Entry From Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian English

Entry From Backside Only: Hazaar Fundas of Indian English

by Binoo K. John

Historical and contemporary evaluation of Indian English, attention to ads, graffiti, literary writings, journalism. delightful and insightful, excellent on Indian cultural traditions

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

by Piers Brendon

A magisterial work of narrative history, hailed in Britain as “the best one-volume account of the British Empire” and “an outstanding book” (The Times Literary Supplement) . After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen—ranging from Canada to Australia to China, India, and... (more)

Superstar India

by Shobha De

It all began when, viewing the breathless preparations for independent India's 60th birthday celebrations - and poised then on her own sixth decade - Shobhaa De was struck by the thought: 'Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the country's?' In an intimate confession to her readers, she answers that question, and many more: Does India really deserve to congratulate itself? Has it lived up to the early... (more)

Symbolism of Hindu Gods & Rituals

by A. Parthasarathy

Chennai Latte

by Ranjitha Ashok

The Illustrated Cultural History of India

The Illustrated Cultural History of India

by A.L. Basham

In A Cultural History of India, first published in 1975, A.L. Basham brought together scholars from across the globe to provide international viewpoints on the rich cultural heritage of India. With contributors from across the world covering a wide array of topics including religion, philosophy, social organization, literature, art, architecture, music, and science, the book presented a comprehensive survey of... (more)

Beyond Degrees: finding success in higher educationIra Pande (ed)

Beyond Degrees: finding success in higher education

by Ira Pande (ed)

LAWRENCE'S WOMEN: INTIMATE LIFE OF D.H. LAWRENCEELAINE FEINSTEIN

LAWRENCE'S WOMEN: INTIMATE LIFE OF D.H. LAWRENCE

by ELAINE FEINSTEIN

India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age

India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age

by Gurcharan Das

India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation’s rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium. Das shows how India’s policies after 1947 condemned the... (more)

How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World

by Francis Wheen

An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms, Francis Wheen's Sunday Times bestseller is one of 2004's most talked about books. In 1979 two events occurred that would shape the next twenty-five years. In Britain, an era of weary consensualist politics was displaced by the arrival of Margaret Thatcher, whose ambition was to reassert 'Victorian... (more)

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What Not to Do at IIT

by Chetan Bhagat

by Gurcharan Das

by Bharati Mukherjee, Clark Blaise

by M. J. Akbar

by Julian Barnes

by James Cameron

by Pavan K. Varma

by Geoffrey Moorhouse

by Jyoti Sanyal

by Binoo K. John

by Piers Brendon

by Shobha De

by A. Parthasarathy

by Ranjitha Ashok

by A.L. Basham

by Ira Pande (ed)

by ELAINE FEINSTEIN

by Gurcharan Das

by Francis Wheen