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A modern history of Hyderabad

India, April 26 -- From the annexation of the princely state of Hyderabad in September 1948 to the formation of the state of Andhra Pradesh in 1956 and the eventual creation of Telangana in 2014, the ... Read More


A genius for the absurd

India, April 19 -- An adolescent set adrift in the Bay of Bengal, surrounded by an immensity of sea and sky, seagulls waiting to peck at his flesh, remembers a couplet his mother sang at bedtime, and ... Read More


Of identity, nationality and belonging

India, April 12 -- Born in England to an Irish mother and an Indian father, Aubrey Menen navigated the contradictions of identity, nationality and belonging with irony and insight in his two classic a... Read More


Apples, Alters and more

India, April 5 -- In 1833, Frederic Tudor, an American businessman, made history when he shipped 180 lb of ice harvested from Walden Pond in Boston, to Calcutta. He soon built a flourishing trade expo... Read More


Chronicle of a commercial clerk

India, March 22 -- Most of us have travelled by train and experienced this side of India, shared food and stories with our fellow travellers, or reached the platform, gasping, to find the train leavin... Read More


A window into early mountain-climbing

India, March 15 -- Frank S Smythe (1900-1949) was one of the greatest mountaineers of the 20th century, and a celebrated memoirist and adventure writer. This collection brings together three accounts ... Read More


Haier launches Kinouchi ACs with colourful design: Features, price and more

India, March 10 -- Haier Appliances India, a major global appliances brand, has introduced a colourful range of Kinouchi Air Conditioners. This series integrates aesthetics with advanced cooling techn... Read More


Stories of sepoys who won the war for Empire

India, March 8 -- More than a million Indian soldiers were deployed during World War 1, serving in the Indian Army as part of Britain's imperial war effort. Andrew T Jarboe follows the stories of thes... Read More


5 best action cameras from GoPro, DJI and others to buy in 2025

India, March 4 -- Action cameras are those devices that most people don't really need, but you wish you had one when you're on vacation. The rugged, use-anywhere nature of action cameras are what make... Read More


A necessity to survive

India, Feb. 22 -- In this book, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, the Dalai Lama and Kailash Satyarthi, open a window to the concept of 'Compassion'. It is no longer a luxury', says the Dalai Lama. It is '... Read More