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New Page 1 Twenty-four of the artist's best works in colour preceded by an introduction to his life, in his own words. The pictures have been selected by him.... More

It began humbly enough: born in a cowshed into a once-illustrious family, Manjit Bawa displayed no signs of genius as he played truant at school and, with a rooster tucked rakishly under his arm, frequented cockfighting competitions. To keep him out of trouble, his elder brother Manmohan, a commerci... More

The Raj Bhavan is not simply a heritage building, museum or art gallery. It is Kolkata’s most rooted, most telling monument to a crucial period of the nation’s history. In this sumptuous and lavishly illustrated collection, Basudeb Chattopadhyay narrates the story behind the building of th... More

‘This kind of musician probably comes along once in a few hundred years’ —Zakir Hussain Santoor maestro Shiv Kumar Sharma is one of India’s living musical legends. Born and raised in Jammu, ‘in a house where, from dawn till dusk, someone or another was singing or playing an instrumentâ€... More

Kashmir: Towards Insurgency attempts to understand the nature and historical roots of the insurgency in Kashmir. It traces the complicated history of the early years after independence, when the stability of Kashmir was the subject of intense debate, and examines the process through which the emotio... More

A complete coverage of all sports, from aquatics to wrestling this book, from the sport quiz-master Narottam Puri, takes a total view of sports activities all over the world, inculding India.Dr. Narottam Puri, an E.N.T.Specialist, who practices in Delhi, is well-known to sportswatchers on TV. His kn... More