The cooking of books: a literary memoir

Guha, Ramachandra

ISBN: 9789353457099, 9353457092

The strangely enduring and occasionally fractious friendship that developed between historian Ramachandra Guha and his reticent editor Rukun Advani is the subject of this quite eccentric and thoroughly compelling literary memoir. Built around letters and emails, this book covers politics, history and more.

Dil ka kissa

Mandloi, Liladhar

ISBN: 9788171198344, 8171198341

A diplomat's diary, 1947-99: China, India, and USA, the tantalising triangle

Kaul, Triloki Nath (b.1913)

ISBN: 9780333933404, 0333933400

Black warrant: confessions of a Tihar jailer

Gupta, Sunil et al

ISBN: 9788194206859, 8194206855

This is a book of secrets and surprises, for the most intimate and raw account of India's judicial and criminal justice system.

Discovery of truth and nothing but truth: memoirs of civil servant

Mishra, Lakshmidhar

ISBN: 9789350024911, 9350024918

Memoirs of a former civil servant and also about the trials, tribulations and vicissitudes in the life of an honest and upright civil servant who placed service to humanity above self, did not mince words when it came to stand up and revolt against tyranny, inustice and oppression etc.

Interrogating politics & society: twentieth-century Indian subcontinent

Doing time with Nehru: the story of an Indian-Chinese family

Marsh, Yin

ISBN: 9789384757809, 9384757802

The book is a powerful memoir which orient our attention to the lives of the people of Chinese origin living in India and the difficulty they faced particularly during and after Sino-Indian Border War in 1962.

Down memory lane

Shroff, Hiro (b.1926)

ISBN: 9788186982211, 8186982213

A fascinating series of recollections by one of India's most distinguished journalists.;

Historical studies in Mughal numismatics

Hodivala, Shahpurshah Hormasji

ISBN: 9789392443039, 939244303X

This memoir deals with the varied aspects of Mughal numismatics, be it the problem associated with Mughal coinage, Akbar's monetary system or his religious and economic policies, providing liberal education in the history of Mughal period.

Driving: across the borders

Seth, R.N.

ISBN: 9788121620635, 8121620635

This book is a narration of the author's experiences in motoring going back over six decades. It also covers his personal experiences through the era of partition and those of the refugees who were displaced.

Dur van mein nikat man mein

Ajitkumar

ISBN: 9789381467145, 9381467145

Tales from the tail end: my cancer diary

Mukherjee, Ananya

ISBN: 9789388874946, 9388874943

It is a book of hope, courage, even sunshine--not only for those living with cancer, and their caregivers and loved ones, but for anyone determined to live life on her or his own terms despite adversity.

Earthen lamps, transl. from Gujarati by Vinod Meghani, revised edition

Meghani, Jhaverchand (1896-1947)

ISBN: 9788172763572, 8172763573

Echoes from old Calcutta: reminiscences of the days of Warren Hastings, Francis and Impey

Busteed, he

ISBN: 9788171674770, 8171674771

Ek kisori ki dairi, tr. from English by Prabhat Ranjan (memoirs)

Frank, Anne

ISBN: 9789387462304, 9387462307

Ekattorer dingulee (memoirs of the days of Bangladesh liberation war. 1971

Imam, Jahanara

ISBN: 9789844800007, 9844800005

Sailing on my own compass: a policeman's diary

Kaushal, Mukund

ISBN: 9789355201461, 935520146X

This work is as much an eye-opener as it is an inspirational must-read for the younger generation of civil servants, particularly policemen, and even corporate leaders across the country. Kaushal makes no pretence of being a superhero but through the series of episodes he enumerates, he displays a mixture of professional rectitude and humaneness.

Rambling with Rukka: a moving memoir

Srinivas, Rukmini et al.

ISBN: 9789357025225, 9357025227

The book of memoirs written by a mother and daughter, traverses roughly eight decades in the life of Rukmini Srinivas, from her childhood in pre-Independence India in the 1930s to the present day. Rukmini Srinivas is a television chef and an author.

So now you know: growing up gay in India

Tejuja, Vivek

ISBN: 9789353572693, 935357269X

A new memoir about growing up gay in pre-liberalization India is a welcome addition to Indian gay writing.

Soliloquy of a small-town uncivil servant

Srivastava, K.K.

ISBN: 9789353040833, 9353040833

It is an attempt at a memoir that begins with the realization that the narrator has forgotten much of his past. Hence, the acute need to retrieve it. What comes to light is an arduous journey into his past-the circumstances of his birth, his growing up in a small city like Gorakhpur and his rendezvous with life outside of that inhibited milieu as he joins the civil services and moves to other p...