Journalists Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta give readers a look into what goes on behind the scenes in the Indian Olympics world, considers how it has changed in the past decade, and provides an overview of how India has fared at the Olympics over the past century. Through collecting scattered reports over the past five decades and years of research, the book attempts to answer the question ‘what happened to these men?’ and opens debate about how soldiers are often used as governmental pawns.ĭreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games

Journalist and author Chander Suta Dogra’s Missing in Action tells the stories of Indian soldiers who went missing during the 19 Indo-Pak wars. Missing in Action: The Prisoners Who Never Came Back The book also records the times he lived in, and offers a new lens through which to consider how India came into being. Besides considering his career, determination to earn women the right to vote, strategy to get princely states to accede, and decision to join the Swatantra Party, the book also explores the man behind the public figure, looking at his personal life and private conflicts. Simon & Schuster India | Rs 799 | 432 pagesĪuthor and historian Narayani Basu presents a biography of her great grandfather Vappala Pangunni Menon, referred to as the architect of modern India. VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India Her own experience retracing the journey also provides an overview of the current situation in the region. Singh has reproduced entries from the diary her uncle kept during this period, and through research, travel, rare pictures, and interviews, records their journey. Journalist Rani Singh documents the journey of her uncle, political officer Har Mander Singh, in 1959, as he carefully escorted the Dalai Lama from the Indian border, following his escape from Tibet. Penguin Random House India | Rs 499 | 256 pages Drawing on real incidents of disappearances in metropolitan India, the novel takes readers on a tumultuous, suspenseful journey. Soon however, more children start to disappear. When a classmate goes missing, the three of them band together and decide to use the crime-solving skills Jai picked up from television to find him.

Journalist and writer Deepa Anappara’s debut novel follows nine-year-old Jai, who excessively watches reality police shows and considers himself smarter than his friends Pari and Faiz.

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