The volume, reveals with the aid of travellers, novelists, missionaries and administrators, how the notion of a distinct and exclusive Muslim identity came to be invented in the latter part of the nineteenth century

This book presents the changing contours of India's position in the global economy

This volume introduces certain aspects of India's responce to the West

This book is about an Indian hero - Kesariya Bana

In a remote village of South India a boy is born with a neurological disorder that leaves him retarted. Trying to find his destiny in the midst of despair, he stumbles upon the story of Mr. Rao who is celebrated hero of the village.

Taking its title from that jokingly chosen by her father for his unwritten autobiography, Boys Will Be Boys dips in and out of Suleri Goodyear's upbringing in Pakistan and her life in the United States, moving between public and private history and addressing questions of loss and cultural displacement through a resolutely comic lens

The tales of Akbar and Birbal have been passed on from generation to generation, enthralling young and old listeners alike. This book brings together a selection of these stories, along with fascinating historical details about the Mughal court, the emperor and his witty courtier

Sulekha has been allowed by her principal to accompany her mother to Hampi, on the condition that she produces a full report about life in the Vijayanagar empire on her return. In Hampi, Sulekha meets the cocky TJ, who claims to be a descendant of one of Vijayanagar's most famous citizens, Tenali Raman...

As thirteen-year-old Shashank sits despairing over his maths homework, a little doodle comes alive, and reveals himself as Mulla Nasruddin, or MN. Fast-talking and quick-witted, with a never-ending stream of stories, MN and Shashank strike up a close friendship...

The king slashes his way through the forest, his sword cutting down the terrifying rings of leaves and branches. He climbs a tamarind tree and brings down a corpse hanging from a branch. Just as he turns to make his way out of the gloomy forest, an eerie voice cackles in his ear...