Stories the Fire Could Not Burn
A searing personal and journalistic account of the ethnic conflict and violence that has engulfed Manipur since 2023.


A searing personal and journalistic account of the ethnic conflict and violence that has engulfed Manipur since 2023.



Ruskin Bond has spent a lifetime paying attention to the seasons of the hills—watching their arrivals and departures, their repetitions and small variations, the ways in which they shape both landscape and daily life.



The story of a man who fought racial oppression against blacks in America, blending Christian faith and Gandhian non-violence to help transform a deeply divided society.



A searing personal and journalistic account of the ethnic conflict and violence that has engulfed Manipur since 2023.



Ruskin Bond has spent a lifetime paying attention to the seasons of the hills—watching their arrivals and departures, their repetitions and small variations, the ways in which they shape both landscape and daily life.



When a family decides to remove its ancestral gods from a deserted village home, it marks more than a physical relocation.



What do India’s cities eat when they wake up, and what do those first bites reveal about how we live? In First Bite, journalist and food–culture writer Priyadarshini Chatterjee travels through ten Indian cities—Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Amritsar, Varanasi, Shillong, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad—to explore breakfast as history, habit, and everyday necessity.



Real Lives Saved, then remembered. John Easow is a Dalit fisherman’s son from the Tamil coast who believes work might deliver him into dignity.



Ruskin Bond has spent a lifetime paying attention to the seasons of the hills—watching their arrivals and departures, their repetitions and small variations, the ways in which they shape both landscape and daily life.



“Chinnoy Seth, jinke apne ghar sheeshe ke hote hain, woh doosron par patthar nahin phenka karte.



The story of a man who fought racial oppression against blacks in America, blending Christian faith and Gandhian non-violence to help transform a deeply divided society.



Priya. Breathtakingly beautiful, impetuous, ambitious.



A stranger in a village is befriended by an itinerant salesman who shares his meal with him—only to be repaid in an unexpected manner.



In the lush yet brutal landscape of colonial Assam unfolds a haunting chapter of history—the rise of the tea plantations and the human cost that sustained them.



A searing personal and journalistic account of the ethnic conflict and violence that has engulfed Manipur since 2023.



‘It is perfectly possible to pervert the Constitution, without changing its form, by merely changing the form of the administration.’—B.R.



‘We brew the elixir of the past for concocting the future.’ In Harvesting Gods, Satya Mohanty turns to poetry as witness, elegy, and quiet rebellion.



A Dalit woman’s journey from a caste-bound village in Madhya Pradesh to empowerment through education and self-respect struggles.



‘Baranay writes evocatively… raising serious questions within vivid description.



‘Just what we needed. The first comprehensive history of dining in Mumbai/Bombay, India’s food capital.



‘A deeply moving journey into self-discovery, spirituality, and purpose.



‘A beautifully written celebration of the many layers of India’s most fascinating city…a haunting addition to the literature of Delhi.



‘I cannot think of a better time to resurrect Periyar’s words and world. Truly essential reading for all Indians committed to a better tomorrow.



‘The largest, the longest and the most powerful nationwide farmers’ struggle in the history of India and also in the world, with the exception of the momentous Chinese Revolution.



Shanta Gokhale, award-winning writer, critic and translator, brings her sharp understanding of the human condition to this collection of her finest short fiction.
