Drawing from a vast range of original archival documents across India and abroad, this biography in two parts-the first focusing on the years leading up to his incarceration and eventual release from the Kalapani-puts Savarkar, his life and philosophy in a new perspective and looks at the man with all his achievements and failings.
Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past by Vikram Sampath Read More »
Of all the stars in the Carnatic music galaxy from the 1930s through the 1980s, there was one star that outshone the brilliance of the rest: the irrepressible genius, S. Balachander, who stormed into the prim Madras music scene with a panache and eccentricity that no contemporary of his could match. The book attempts to recreate the towering personality that he was- a lot of this researched from his elaborate personal diaries.
Voice of the Veena: S Balachander, a Biography by Vikram Sampath Read More »
Gauhar Jaan was a naturally gifted musician with an outstanding repertoire. This book traces her story, a story peppered with the stuff myth and legend, as well as the times during which she lived. It also describes the evolution of the Indian recording industry and its impact on the country’s music, theatre and social life.
My Name is Gauhar Jaan: The Life and Times of a Musician by Vikram Sampath Read More »
The growth of Mysore as a cultural capital of South India, along with Tanjore, in areas of classical music, folk tradition and literature, has also been traced over these fascinating and delightful 600 years.
Splendours of Royal Mysore: The Untold Story of the Wodeyars by Vikram Sampath Read More »
With this book, I hope to bring forth oral history and chronicle people’s cultural references, their lifestyle and house along with gastronomic memories as they are. This book will look at how their festivals or lives changed after they crossed the border. After all, it is their life and their experience. As a Hindustani author, my goal will be to capture not just the stories of those who crossed the border to come to Hindustan, but also those who went to Pakistan.
Tawa, Talwa aur Taqseem: Partition memories, Culture and Food Stories by Sadaf Hussain Read More »
Leadership and employees alike are facing difficulties in returning to a sense of normalcy at work in the post-Covid world. While knowledge workers embrace the growing ease of working with digital platforms, the gap between the ease of working virtually and in offices widens. Those working on digital platforms are having an easier time than those who don’t. Sarma, Hoffmire, and Krishnamurthy have a formula for how to overcome this gap.
Work Made Easy by Parthajeet Sarma, John Hoffmire and Raj Krishnamurthy Read More »
The Little Wave and Other Stories is a warm and imaginative book guiding children and their families in new ways to understand, process and cope with the concept of death. The stories are narrated by a grandmother to her granddaughter, as they deal with the death of a cherished member of their family.
The Little Wave and Other Stories by Sonal Patel and AM Johnson Read More »
Cri(s)es is a collection of urgent poems that call attention to our strange and critical times. With a subtext of today’s cri(s)es both internal and external, it screams with concern and chaos, but also exults in the gifts of nature and squeals with wonder.
Cri(s)es by Soumya Mukerji Read More »
Chapada: The Journey of Alphabets recounts the introduction of the written word and the impact it had on a small town called Isila, in present-day Karnataka, during the height of the Mauryan empire Ashoka’s rule (268 to 232 BCE). The author, via giving Chapada’s life a full story, uses sociolinguistics, archaeology and available research in linguistics to document the early history of writing in southern India.
Chapada: The Journey of Alphabets, translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi Read More »