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‘Indian regional cuisine is here to stay. The more we can do to spread the word and share the cuisine, the better world cuisine will get. Tiffin is a book that is just scratching the surface… it’s a treasure trove of recipes and memories that mean a lot to a billion people!’

‘This magnificent book immerses one in the profound yet playful world of the people of Mon.’

‘A book that makes you believe in grace, in the richness and diversity of India and its people.’

‘Vinay Sheel Oberoi dazzles with his knowledge and experience, but even more so with his evident tenderness for the Monpas.’

‘This book is an experience. It enlightens. It elevates.’

‘The book can engross anyone for hours, and those who wish to better understand and establish a connect with the soul of Ladakh and Spiti are in for a special treat.’

‘In Mahendra Singh’s hands, Ladakh and Spiti come alive with breath-taking pictures and an engaging text studded with succinctly handled information and interesting little titbits from the past. This is a book that really makes one wonder how much the study of the world around us can be elevated by texts like this one, texts that blur the lines of genre and introduce places to

For 776 years, the Dungarpur state was ruled without a break by a single family, despite all the countless invasions and incursions of the time. That’s eight centuries and definitely a very long inning. Precisely what piqued my curiosity with this book. Very few princely states in pre-independence India or elsewhere in the world have such a record! Descendants of the Sisodia’s of Udaipur, the

Using Indian cricket as the spine, Amrish Kumar tells a coming-of-age story in his book  Gods of Willow. The tale draws an arc from Hyderabad to Mumbai with the protagonist Kabir Menon going through a series of life-alterations. Through him, we observe India of the 1990s and early 2000s.The sweeping gaze takes in all, be it politics, cricket, media, communalism and then juxtaposes it with personal

‘Vinay Lal’s wonderful history reminds us forcefully how much the political ideas and ideals of nationalism were conveyed by images rather than words— by the visceral persuasion of visuality. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the visions of destitution, oppression, defiance, sacrifice and freedom out of which the vast emotions of Indian nationalism were forged.’