Aakar Patel
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Aakar Patel
Aakar Patel is a syndicated columnist who has edited English and Gujarati newspapers. His works include 'Why I Write', a translation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s Urdu non-fiction (Tranquebar, 2014), 'Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here', a study of majoritarianism in India and Pakistan (Westland, 2020) and 'Price of the Modi Years', a history of India after 2014 (Westland, 2021). He is Chair of Amnesty International India.
- Our Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got HereINR 799
India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point?...
- Why I WriteINR 399One of the greatest raconteurs of 20th century, Saadat Hasan Manto declares that he was forced to write when his wife routinely demanded that he put bread on the table for the family. He doesn't attri...
- Price of the Modi YearsINR 699
Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks ...
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Shilpa Gupta
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Saeed Mirza
Saeed Mirza, author and filmmaker, is a pioneer of the ‘New Wave’ progressive cinema in India. All his films have won major awards, including the National Film Awards. He is the director of the
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Aparajita Endow
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Praful Bidwai
Praful Bidwai (12 June 1949 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian journalist, political analyst, and activist.
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Abida Shakoor
Abida Shakoor was known as an excellent teacher in the Aligarh Muslim University.