History

Ten thousand Afghans. Twenty-one Sikh soldiers. One epic battle. On 12 September 1897, 21 soldiers of 36th Sikh Regiment stood undeterred as they g...

The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire. One of the defining moments of world history had be...

The story of the forging of contemporary India, the world's largest democracy, is a rich and inspiring one. This volume analyses the challenges Ind...

22 December 1949: A conspiracy that began with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi culminated in the execution of the Ayodhya strategy. Late that n...

Ashwatthama ka Abhishap is a legendary tale of those Puranic characters who have accepted boon and curse alike in order to establish truth, virtue,...

The definitive account of the 1999 Kargil war ??? the strategy, the effects, the heroism ??? from the man in charge. In February 1999, Pakistani Ar...

The last of the Great Mughals was Bahadur Shah Zafar II. This book charts the desecration and demise of this man, his dynasty, his city and civilis...

'Humanly compelling, beautifully told ... brings to light a forgotten chapter of Indian history, one we need to remember in these troubled times' P...