Books

Bird Business by Rohan Chakravarty

What is your favourite bird?” Everyone has an answer to that question. “What does your favourite bird do all day?” Now, that’s a tricky one.
India has close to 1300 species of birds, all unique from one another in riveting ways. Bird Business offers an illustrated glimpse into the lives of over a hundred of these. Conceived and designed both for the birdwatcher and the collector, the book has stylized illustrated sequences and accompanying snippets on bird behaviour and ecology, presenting the splendour of India’s avifauna in all its glory.

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The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky by Rohan Chakravarty

This is a comic book about one such wildlife-mad trio – Uncle Bikky the ornithologist, his niece Chunmun who is a wildlife photographer, and their dog, Duggu. Join them on their wildlife adventure across India, as they travel from deserts to swampy lands and old rock formations and verdant forests. You will meet ickle bugs, colourful birds, magnificent mammals, and feisty reptiles in this comic book.

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A Delhi Obsession by MG Vassanji

Munir Khan, a recent widower from Toronto, on a whim decides to visit Delhi, the city of his forbears. Born in Kenya, he has lost all family connections, and has never visited India before. What follows is a passionate love affair—uncontrollable yet impossible. This is a period of rising Indian nationalism in modern India that at times finds outlet in senseless violence. Constantly lurking at Munir’s Club is the menacing and foreboding presence of a fanatical nationalist group. To them Munir Khan is simply a Muslim “love-jihadi” who has led the pride of Hindu womanhood, Mohini Singh, astray. At what cost, their passion?

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The Secret of More by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

Set against the backdrop of bustling colonial Bombay, The Secret of More is a journey of relentless ambition, steadfast love, and grim betrayal, as Tatya strives to unlock the secret of more—of having more and being more. In a story that travels from the clatter of textile mills to the glamour of the silent film industry, and from the crowded chawls of Girgaon to the luxury of sea-facing mansions, one man and his family learn that in the city of Bombay you can fly—but if you fall, it is a long way down.

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Tatyasaheb: The Story of a Bombay Entrepreneur by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

Tatyasaheb: The Story of a Bombay Entrepreneur presents the life and times of Vaman Shridhar Apte, also known as Tatyasaheb (1875-1952). Hailing from an orthodox Maharashtrian Koknastha Brahmin family, his was an unlikely success story in the world of business. This biography charts his life from his origins in Girgaon, Mumbai, where he lived in the cramped quarters of Khatryachi Chawl, to his rising fortunes in the Gujarati bastion of MJ Market as the sole selling agent for Kohinoor Mills textiles.

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