Travel classic: In Search of the Nectar-Pot
For Arunava Sinha, Samaresh Basu–s book, Amritakumbher Shawndhaney (In Search of the Nectar-Pot), 1968, is a human document in the form of a travelogue
A passionate narrative about Roman history
Crammed with stories about artists and artworks, the section on Renaissance is much the best part of the book by Hughes
Travel classic: Waters Close Over Us
Avtar Singh believes that Hartosh Singh Bal’s book –Waters Close Over Us– (2014), talking about the life and culture that revolves around the river Narmada, deserves a wider recognition
Travel classic: The Snow Leopard
Writer Isabella Tree talks about Peter Matthiesen’s book, The Snow Leopard (1978), which documents the activities and habitat of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal
Travel classic: Red Dust: A Path Through China
Writer Irwin Allan Sealy finds the narrative of Ma Jian–s Red Dust (2002) –supple and sure– while ‘a painter–s eye make the matter live’.
Travel classic: Indian Explorers of the 19th century
Namita Gokhale was bowled over by Indra Singh Rawat’s book ‘Indian Explorers of the 19th Century’ (1973) and found the stories, of explorers who mapped the uncharted Himalayan massifs, resurfacing in a later day anthology
Travel classic: The Factory of Facts
Writer Pallavi Aiyar discovers that Luc Sante’s book, ‘The Factory of Facts’ (1998), gives a great insight into the history, art, language and personality of Belgium
Travel classic: Magnificent Desolation
Indrajit Hazra tells the readers why Buzz Aldrin’s book ‘Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From the Moon’ (2009) is so close to his heart
Soul of a nation: Indonesia
A captivating and insightful account of a fascinating country, Indonesia
Stories in stone
A wonderful reading experience with great pictures – It will leave you craving to spend your next holiday among the early Chalukyan ruins in Karnataka
Trees and myths
A welcome addition to the growing volume of literature that illustrates traditional knowledge and indigenous cultural practices
Retracing the march of the US Seventh Army through France
A book about the accounts of WWII survivors and their attitude towards the war sixty years later
The lands around the Indian Ocean
They maybe different in terms of religion and nationality but the lands around the Indian Ocean have more similarities than you can imagine
Heritage city: Banaras
A collection of essays on the heritage of the holy city of Banaras (Varanasi)