Asia

Built around four man-made lakes, Udaipur is an ancient walled city named after its founder, Rana Udai Singh of the House of Mewar, belonging to the Sisodia dynasty, which is regarded as the world's oldest surviving dynasty.... More

The human face of poverty The poor in India are, too often, reduced to statistics. In the dry language of development reports and economic projections, the true misery of the 312 million who live below the poverty line, or the 26 million displaced by various projects, or the 13 million who suffe... More

Beneath the ordinary world and everyday life in Bangalore lies an extraordinary landscape, rich in material, language and innovation. Deccan Traverses explores this depth beneath a city that is today, as it has been for two centuries, a significant force in a global economy.Anuradha Mathur is an arc... More

‘I believe that the photographer’s job is to cut a frame-sized slice out of the world around him so cleanly that if he were to put it back again, life and the world would continue to move without a stumble.’This lavish production of the finest colour photographs taken by India’s most disting... More

This book is a travel journal, by a 'Barbarian' as Henri Michaux designates himself, who relates his journey through southern and eastern Asia. he was then barely thirty, in 1931, and yet, he was no wide-eyed tourist. This book is full of subjective glimpses that cover a wide swathe of Asia- India, ... More

Calcutta- A Cultural And Literary History is a record of the city’s many adjustments- from its humble beginnings as a group of fishing villages to the ‘city of palaces’. It is the place where the West first truly encountered the East. Founded in the 1690s by East India Company mer... More

A beautifully illustrated guide to Kerala and all aspects of life within the state... More

THE COVETED JACOB DIAMOND--ALL OF 62 carats and used as a paperweight; the mindboggling beauty of the diamond necklace of Maharaja Pratapsingh Gaekwad of Baroda in which sparkled the famous `Star of the South' and `The Star of Dresden';--the largest in the world; the 27 Rolls Royces owned by the Mah... More

Sanjeev Bhaskar, comedian and writer behind 'The Kumars at No. 42' embarks on an epic and highly personal journey through modern India. Sanjeev's characteristic humour and unique take on the country form the heart of this beautifully written travel book that became a Sunday Times bestseller in hardb... More

Features rare and never-before-seen vintage photographs from some of the finest collections across the world. The vibrant and ever-changing cultural landscape of contemporary India is also featured in a series of photographs, showcasing the multifaceted, kaleidoscopic present. The timeless past liv... More

BBC journalist and environmentalist Rory Spowers wanted to finally live his dream and abandon life in London for a more ecologically sustainable lifestyle. Moving with his wife and two toddler sons to a 60-acre abandoned tea estate in Sri Lanka, Rory sets out to create a model organic farm there and... More

The author, an Indian novelist, recounts his experiences traveling in the U.S. during the late fifties... More

Challenged by a Kashmiri greengrocer in South Kensington, journalist Justine Hardy went to work for "The Indian Express" in New Delhi. This is an idiosyncratic, funny, and sad tale about writing as an outsider on the inside of a country where the newspapers are still printed on hot-metal machines an... More

The book showcases India's fifty finest heritage hotels, spread across the subcontinent. The hotels featured cater to all pocketbooks -- budget, mid-price and luxury. With an elegant layout and lavishly illustrated with high quality photographs, this book also provides useful information about the ... More

A provocative, humorous, searching and deeply humane portrait of India Mark Tully is incomparable. No foreign commentator has a greater understanding of the passions, the contradictions, the charms and the resilience that constitute India. In India in Slow Motion, Tully and his colleague Gillian Wri... More

Tucked away between India and Tibet lies the legendary kingdom of Bhutan. Stunning photographs document the traditions, customes and architecture of this ancient land.... More

Written by a new team of Vietnam specialists, this edition contains dedicated chapters on history, culture, environment, and Vietnamese cuisine. It includes a new full-color introduction and highlights section.Discover Vietnam Lie back on your very own junk and enjoy the languid beauty of Halong Bay... More