Book recommendations from a year of reading by Southasian writers, poets, translators and journalists
‘Dust on the Throne’ focusses on grossly overlooked aspects of Buddhism in Southasia and beyond, highlighting casteless and anti-caste legacies connecting ancient and modern Buddhists
Swapna Liddle, author-historian, on Mehrauli, its composite culture and misinformation around its history.
Remembering historian David Washbrook.
Indian research and scholarship on China suffers from a narrow focus on ‘national interest’.
What the simplistic narratives on China’s advances in the Indian Ocean miss.
A defence of immigration on the grounds of history, economics and security.
A new book documents the forgotten history of tawaifs – or courtesans – in northern India.
