Media

Books

  • “From the making of the Indian landscape to the reign of Narendra Modi, A New History is a single volume historical account where sound scholarship is interwoven with state-of-the-art photographs.” – The Business Standard
  • “It is one of those books that many readers are likely to read cover to cover, and then come back to their favourite sections.” – The Indian Express
  • “S Irfan Habib’s biography of Maulana Azad presents his untiring efforts to unite Hindus and Muslims through speeches and writings, and also enlightens the reader about other forgotten Muslim champions of a unified India.” – Hindustan Times
  • “Irfan Habib illustrates through the life of Maulana Azad the need for civic nationalism as opposed to religious nationalism.” – Financial Express
  • “Shashi Tharoor’s Ambedkar: A life | Babasaheb in wide angle: A full chronicle of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s life” – India Today
  • “A Case of Indian Marvels assures Indian fiction is alive and kicking.” – The Week
  • “The stories collected in this anthology all help prove that the future of Indian writing is in safe hands.” – India Today
  • “O’Brien’s book is a treasure trove, ebulliently tracing the origins, identity, integration and journey of Anglo-Indians in the nation-building process.” – The Telegraph
  • “Kamini Dandapani’s ‘Rajaraja Chola: King of Kings’ is a layman’s history of Cholas” – The Tribune
  • “It is impossible to find a rule book that offers a one-stop solution to all your parenting woes, but this heart-warming, exhaustive effort comes close.” – The Tribune
  • The Swaddle’s Aditi Murti spoke with Ghazala Wahab about the evolving trajectory of Muslim identity in India, amid rising communal violence and biased legislation.
  • ‘Shashi Tharoor’s The Battle of Belonging is a passionate defence of civic nationalism. ‘ – The Hindu
  • ‘For those unfamiliar with the magic of Hindi short stories, Poonam Saxena’s book is a worthy beginning.’ – The Tribune
  •  ‘Murder at the Mushaira’: A poet is murdered, and the detective chasing the killer is Mirza Ghalib.’ – Scroll
  • ‘Siddharth Chowdhury’s new novel goes cheekily into the world of book publishing in India.’ –  Scroll

Aleph