INDIA More Books The Adventures of Amir Hamza  •  Ghalib Lakhnavi  •  Musharraf Ali Farooqi LITERATURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES The first new translation in 300 years of the Islamic epic based on the legends of the Prophet Muhammed's uncle follows Hamza's adventurer filled encounters with emperors, merchants, viziers, courtesans, warriors and magical beings. About the book William Dalrymple wrote:" I was bowled over by a remarkable new translation of The Adventures of Amir Hamza, the Iliad and Odyssey of the medieval Persian world: a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga, full of myth and imagination. It is the first time it has been translated into English and it is as close as is now possible to the world of the Mughal campfire -- those night gatherings of soldiers, Sufis, musicians and camp followers one sees in Mughal miniatures -- a storyteller beginning his tale in the clearing of a forest as the embers of the blaze glow red and eager, firelit faces crowd around." (IDA391, $18.00)   Adventures With the Buddha, A Buddhism Reader  •  Jeffery Paine RELIGION •  2005 •  PAPER  • 410 PAGES Paine chooses nine influential 19th and 20th century western adventurers and their travels in China, Tibet, Nepal and India for this riveting tale of religion, adventure and enlightenment. It's an enchanting window into a now largely lost world. Organized chronologically, he includes the pioneering travels of Alexandra David-Neel in Tibet, John Blsofeld (Wheel of Life) and Lama Anagarika Givindaa, whose The Way of White Clouds has recently been returned to print. (REL12, $16.95)   Age of Shiva  •  Manil Suri LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES Following his debut novel "The Death of Vishnu," Suri returns with a mesmerizing story of modern India richly layered with themes from Hindu mythology. (IDA393, $14.95)   The Ajanta Caves, Ancient Paintings of Buddhist India  •  Benoy Behl ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A clear, beautifully photographed overview of the ancient murals and paintings of the life of Buddha carved into a hillside in western India. (IDA316, $34.95)   Along the Ganges  •  Ilija Trojanow TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES In this colorful travelogue, Trojanow follows the Ganges from its source in the Himalayas to the cities that it feeds, using the holy river as a means to ponder Hinduism, culture, ecology and the tension between ancient and modern India. (IDA294, $11.95)   Ancient Futures, Learning from Ladakh  •  Dalai Lama  •  Peter Matthiessen  •  Helena Norberg-Hodge BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2009 •  PAPER  • 226 PAGES With introductions by the Dalai Lama and Peter Matthiessen, this book comes with a good pedigree -- and its author has lived and worked in Ladakh since 1975. Norberg-Hodge documents her community work and changes from traditional ways of life. (HML24, $16.95)   An Area of Darkness  •  V.S. Naipaul BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 267 PAGES A classic of modern travel writing, An Area of Darkness is Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul's profound reckoning with his ancestral homeland and an extraordinarily perceptive chronicle of his first encounter with India. Traveling from the bureaucratic morass of Bombay to the ethereal beauty of Kashmir, from a sacred ice cave in the Himalayas to an abandoned temple near Madras, Naipaul encounters a dizzying cross-section of humanity: browbeaten government workers and imperious servants, a suavely self-serving holy man and a deluded American religious seeker. An Area of Darkness also abounds with Naipaul's strikingly original responses to India's paralyzing caste system, its apparently serene acceptance of poverty and squalor, and the conflict between its desire for self-determination and its nostalgia for the British raj. The result may be the most elegant and passionate book ever written about the subcontinent. (IDA13, $14.95)   The Art and Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent  •  J.C. Harle ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 616 PAGES A nicely illustrated, scholarly survey of the art and architecture of not only India but also of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. With 318 black-and-white and 75 color illustrations. A volume in the Pelican History of Art by Yale University Press, the book is a popular text in university survey courses. Second edition. (IDA60, $40.00)   The Art of the Imperial Cholas  •  Vidya Dehijia ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1990 •  HARD COVER This introduction to Chola art is adapted from a series of lectures and organized chronologically. (IDA104, $41.50)   The Artist of Disappearance  •  Anita Desai LITERATURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES Award-winning author Desai reminates on art and memory, illusion and disillusion, and the sharp divide between life's expectations and its realities in three perfectly etched novellas set in India. (IDA635, $23.00)   The Asia Book  •  China Williams CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 231 PAGES Covering every country in Asia and the Middle East, this swoon-worthy collection offers pages of bright full color photographs, shedding light on the peoples and cultures of each nation. Also includes fact-filled profiles and a historical background for each country. (ASA64, $40.00)   The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian  •  Nirad C. Chaudhuri BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES An acclaimed memoir, first published in 1951, which launched Chaudhuri's literary star (he was dubbed "Honorary Commander of the British Empire" in 1992). It's at once the story of Chaudhuri's youth in rural Bengal and Calcutta and the story of modern India's origins -- a book with a powerful intellectual kick which is steeped in time and place. A "masterpiece", says Salman Rushdie. Chaudhuri died in 1999 at the age of 102. This handsome paper edition is one in a great series by the New York Review of Books. (IDA196, $19.95)   The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor  •  Zahiruddin Babur Shah  •  Salman Rushdie  •  Wheeler M. Thackson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES As recommended by author Rory Stewart: "The five-hundred-year-old diary of Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India, describes his journey from exile in a small kingdom in Uzbekistan to the conquest of a giant Muslim empire. He is a poet, a general, a statesman, a wine connoisseur, and above all a gardener. He does not attempt to conceal his defeats, his embarrassments, his unrequited loves. His clipped, confident prose reveals both the mentalities and city life of medieval central Asia." (CAS149, $17.95)   Banaras  •  Diana L. Eck HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES This history of the holiest and oldest of Indian cities, the home of Shiva, encompasses many millennia of Buddhist and especially Hindu practices along the Ganges. (IDA211, $29.50)   Baumgartner's Bombay  •  Anita Desai LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This novel's unlikely protagonist, Hugo Baumgartner, stands in for the intersection of Jewish and Indian culture. In this vividly depicted tale, Jewish business owner Baumgartner escapes Nazi persecution by fleeing to Calcutta, where he is subsequently imprisoned as an alien. He get released but Baumgartner comically lives as an outsider with stray cats as his sole source of companionship. (IDA245, $13.95)   Beneath a Marble Sky, A Love Story  •  John Shors LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES Built to mourn the tragic death of the emperor's wife, the Taj Mahal is at the center of this murderous, fantastical and dazzling tale, told from the point of view of daughter Princess Jaharana. Parallel to the emperor's grief is the forbidden love between the princess and a Taj Mahal architect. Shors elegantly conjures royal life in 18th-century Hindustan. (IDA301, $15.00)   Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation  •  Stephen Mitchell LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES A poetic introduction and re-invention of the Gita, an ancient Hindu poem. Mitchell's lyrical translation aims for the literary qualities of the original. (IDA170, $14.00)   Bhubaneswar: From a Temple Town to a Capital City  •  Ravi Kalia HISTORY •  1995 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Intended primarily for city planners, this scholarly analysis of the design and planning of the new capital of Orissa is of much interest to the socially concerned traveler. The author looks closely at how plans for the city were modified in response to local concerns. (IDA135, $45.00)   The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives, An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History  •  Alan Turner  •  Mauricio Anton NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A thoroughly researched and accessible guide to modern felines and their prehistoric ancestors. From the sabertooth tiger to the average house cat, this far-reaching natural history finds links between present-day species and fossil evidence to form an account of the anatomy, behavior and evolution of cats. Includes almost 200 amazingly detailed drawings. (BST50, $26.95)   Blue Guide Southern India  •  George Michell GUIDEBOOK •  1998 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES A comprehensive guide to the region, including Bombay, with 90 maps and site plans and detailed information on the archaeology, culture and history of major attractions throughout South India. (IDA94, $25.95)   Born Into Brothels  •  Zana Briski  •  Children of Calcutta CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 104 PAGES "Born into Brothels," the 2005 Oscar-winner for Best Documentary, is the story of director Zana Briski's time spent teaching photography to the children of Calcutta's red light district. This charming book displays the results of the project: poignant and winning photographs of one of the world's most impoverished areas by eight local children. The book makes it clear that Briski succeeded: the children's photos are powerful National-Geographic-caliber portraits of life in their community. (IDA269, $35.00)   Bradt Bangladesh  •  Mikey Leung GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the growing series by Bradt, noteworthy for its focus on culture, nature and responsible travel. The author includes sights and activities throughout the country. (IDA578, $25.99)   A Brief History of India  •  Judith E. Walsh HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 348 PAGES A Brief History of India offers an accessible, reliable introduction to this vast nation admired for its spiritual traditions (Hinduism and Buddhism both originated here), its peaceful struggle for independence led by Mahatma Gandhi, and its vibrant culture-from Bollywood and spicy cuisine to classical music and world-renowned authors. Covering approximately 5,000 years of Indian history, from the prehistoric Indus Valley Civilization to its current conflict with Pakistan over Kashmir, A Brief History of India is a detailed, chronological narrative of the events, people, and social and cultural movements of this fascinating country. (IDA394, $19.95)   Buddha  •  Karen Armstrong RELIGION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A concise, thought-provoking biography of the Buddha in the Penguin Lives series, written by one of the foremost experts on world religions. A member of the Association of Muslim Social Services in Jerusalem, Karen Armstrong is a former Roman Catholic nun who teaches Judaism. Her many books include: A History of God; Islam, a Short History; and Jerusalem: One City Three Faiths. She has also written a biography of Mohammed. (REL09, $14.00)   Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All  •  Perry Garfinkel RELIGION •  2007 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A spiritual travelogue that scours the globe for the both the roots and world-wide extensions of Buddhism. (REL30, $15.00)   Buddhism, A Concise Introduction  •  Huston Smith  •  Philip Novak RELIGION •  2004 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES This two-part primer, derived in part from Smith's bestselling World Religions focuses in the first half on Theravada Buddhism comparing South Asian and other traditions. The second part, written by Smith's student Philip Novak, looks at Buddhism in the west. (ASA41, $12.99)   Calcutta Map  •  Bharat Graphics MAP A folded map of Calcutta, shown at a scale of 1:85,000. (IDA155, $6.95)   The Camphor Flame, Popular Hinduism and Society in India  •  C.J. Fuller RELIGION •  1992 •  PAPER  • 306 PAGES A clear and comprehensive study of contemporary Hinduism as it is practiced in Indian society. Ethnographic, anthropological and historical in approach, Fuller explores the polytheistic religion, its rituals, and how its adherents relate to each other and the deities themselves. An interesting scholarly read that illuminates many aspects of the culture. (IDA90, $24.95)   Caste, Society and Politics in India from the Eighteenth Century to the Modern Age  •  Susan Bayly HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES This volume explores the emergence of ideas and practices that gave rise to the so-called "caste-society." (IDA553, $46.00)   Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India  •  Alexander Frater TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES An exuberant, witty report on the author's tour through southern India on the tail of some very bad weather. Describes the great influence of the monsoon on Indian life and culture. (IDA07, $24.95)   The Child and the State in India  •  Myron Weiner CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1991 •  PAPER  • 213 PAGES A thought-provoking no-nonsense evaluation of education and child labor, important social issuesn. (IDA40, $32.95)   City of Joy  •  Dominique La Pierre CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1985 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES An epic of love, heroism, and hope set among the dispossessed, and those who have sacrificed all to help them, in the slums of Calcutta. (IDA25, $7.99)   The Clash Within, Democracy, Religious Violence, and India's Future  •  Martha C. Nussbaum HISTORY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 432 PAGES An in-depth look at the threat Hindu extremists pose to democracy in India. (IDA399, $29.95)   The Complete Taj Mahal  •  Ebba Koch ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES An authoritative, spectacular overview of Taj Mahal and Mughal Agra, featuring 378 illustrations, 218 in color (including detailed site plans). Koch, an expert on Mughal architecture and professor at the University of Vienna, celebrates Taj Mahal along with the palaces and riverfront gardens of Shah Jahan. (IDA332, $75.00)   A Concise History of Modern India  •  Barbara Daly Metcalf  •  Thomas Metcalf HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 372 PAGES This brief history, organized chronologically, weaves together the political, social, economic and cultural history of India from the sultans, mughals, and pre-colonial Indian society through the British Raj and independence to the takeover of Congress from the Hindu nationalist party in 2004. With 52 black-and-white illustrations and four maps. Second edition. (IDA378, $28.99)   Conflict Unending  •  Sumit Ganguly HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES An in-depth study of the turbulent relationship between India and Pakistan since independence in 1947, with a focus on Kashmir. (IDA223, $29.00)   Cracking India, a Novel  •  Bapsi Sidhwa  •  R.W. Scholes LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER This novel, Sidhwa's third, is set amidst the political upheavel of the late 1940s in India. The book is told through the eyes of a young Indian girl from Lahore. (IDA229, $15.95)   Culture Shock! India  •  Gitanjali Susan Kolanad CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES Written for the businessman or resident, this guide is a lively introduction to modern Indian culture and manners. Its focus is on customs and business etiquette. (IDA141, $17.99)   The Customs of the Kingdoms of India  •  Marco Polo LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 86 PAGES This choice selection of Marco Polo's Travels focuses on his extravagant recollection of the far-flung kingdoms of the Indian Ocean, which introduced Europeans to the people and cultures of Ceylon, Nicobar, Malabar, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Abyssinia and other kingdoms, real and invented. (IDA370, $10.00)   The Dancing Girl  •  Hasan Shah BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1993 •  PAPER  • 112 PAGES Written 200 years ago, originally in Farsi, later rendered into Urdu, "The Dancing Girl" is India's first modern novel. The author, a clerk, portrays the social and economic milieu of India in 1790 at the beginning of British colonial rule. The writer falls in love with a member of a troupe of dancers hired to entertain British officers, a common practice of the day (along with riding, hunting and shooting). This translation is by the Urdu novelist, Qurratulain Hyder. (IDA61, $9.95)   The Darjeeling Limited  •  Wes Anderson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  DVD Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman star as the three estranged brothers in Anderson's colorful quest, which takes place largely on a train rolling across India. Criterion Collection. Designated a World Heritage Site, the actual Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (rather than the fictionalized train in the movie) runs from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling. (IDA647, $29.95)   Darsan, Seeing the Divine Image in India  •  Diana L. Eck ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 115 PAGES A fascinating and rigorous guide to deciphering Hindu symbolism, this book will help you understand and appreciate religious art in India. Despite its scholarly paraphernalia and language, the book (whose title translates as "seeing") is tremendously useful for the traveler. It's an eye-opening book for the intellectually curious. With a useful glossary and some not-very-good photographs. (IDA75, $25.00)   Daughter of the Ganges, The Story of One Girl's Adoption and her Return Journey to India  •  Asha Miro BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES An Indian woman recounts her 1960s adoption by a Catalan family and her 2003 visit to her home country to uncover her native roots, a personal journey during which she discovered her rural home town and a sister she never knew. (IDA299, $19.95)   The Day of the Scorpion  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 493 PAGES Volume two of Scott's rousing, psychologically complex Raj Quartet. (IDA321, $22.50)   A Dead Hand, A Crime in Calcutta  •  Paul Theroux MYSTERY •  2010 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES The prolific Theroux is back with a chilling murder mystery set in Calcutta in which he displays his trademark wit and flare for atmosphere and sense of place. (IDA573, $14.95)   The Death of Vishnu, A Novel  •  Manil Suri LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES The title character lays dying on the first floor landing, spinning vivid tales of myth, memory and events in this vibrant, richly drawn novel, set in a apartment house in Bombay. (IDA197, $14.95)   Deep River  •  Shusaku Endo LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER One of many novels by the 20th-century Japanese writer, a Roman Catholic whose many works explore chistianity and morals. This one is set among a group of Japanese tourists in India. (JPN159, $14.95)   Delhi Map  •  Bharat Graphics 1999 •  MAP A folded map of Delhi, shown at a scale of 1:200,000. Imported from India. (IDA150, $6.95)   Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu Culture  •  Sara Mitter CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1991 •  PAPER  • 198 PAGES An American woman's insightful attempt to understand the place of women in the culture of her adoptive country. The American daughter-in-law of a Bengali family, Mitter writes of the everday life of diverse women of Bombay in Pat One. In part Two she discusses Hindu myth and culture. Part Three is a survey of the women's movement in India since the 1970s. (IDA38, $22.95)   A Division of Spoils  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES The final volume in Scott's rousing, psychologically complex Raj Quartet. (IDA323, $22.50)   Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia  •  Elizabeth Gilbert LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES Gilbert chronicles in luminous prose a year-long odyssey not just to escape from an ugly divorce but also to discover the world and herself. The book, like her quest, is in three parts: Rome (eat), Mumbai (pray) and Bali (where she falls in love). (TVL107, $15.00)   Eating India, An Odyssey into the Food and Culture of the Land of Spices  •  Chitrita Banerji FOOD •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES Award-winning food writer and Bengali food expert Banerjii takes readers on a marvelous journey through the traditions, origins and ingredients of Indian cuisine. (IDA375, $24.95)   The Elephanta Suite  •  Paul Theroux LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES In each of these interconnected and masterful novellas, an unwitting visitor -- wealthy couple, Boston executive, young college graduate -- confront their preconceptions and stereotypes of India, becoming transformed in unexpected ways. (IDA382, $14.95)   The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture  •  Annemarie Schimmel HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES In this richly illustrated cultural history, organized thematically, Schimmel sketches daily life in the Mughal Court, particularly the role of women, and the impact of the Mughual empire (which ruled over 100 million people from 1526-1707) on art, architecture, language and religion. Schimmel was a professor of Indo-Muslim languages and culture at Harvard. (IDA325, $29.95)   The Enchantress of Florence  •  Salman Rushdie LITERATURE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES Deeply absorbing and mysterious, this novel conjures life in Renaissance Florence and the Mughal court of emperor Akbar with vivid detail and humor. It begins with a Florentine stranger in Sikra and then proceeds to reveal many secrets and tell many tales. Combine a page-turning plot with Rushdie's masterful prose and philosophical complexity, and you have a thoroughly rewarding read. (ITL948, $15.00)   Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras  •  Diana L. Eck RELIGION •  1994 •  PAPER  • 259 PAGES Written by a professor of comparative religion at Harvard, this book reflects the author's intellectual and personal tussles with the world's great religions. A well grounded Methodist from Montana, she explores sacred texts and rituals of Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and Jewish traditions. With its wide geographic and spiritual scope, and combination of the personal and scholarly, this book is a fascinating introduction to religion, and the author. (IDA78, $20.00)   The End of a Trail, The Cheetah in India  •  Divyabhanusinh Chavda NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A historical study of the cheetah in India, where it is now extinct. Expert Divyabhanusinh Chavda looks back into prehistory and studies interactions between humans and the cat through the years, and shows what conditions and practices led to its extinction in the subcontinent. He concludes with a discussion of a possible reintroduction of the cheetah into India. Complemented by 32 color photos, and 47 halftones and line drawings. (IDA140, $75.00)   Engaging India, Diplomacy Democracy And the Bomb  •  Strobe Talbott HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES This absorbing political memoir goes behind the scenes of the lengthy negotiations between the US and India in the wake of India's development of a nuclear bomb. Talbott, the former Deputy Secretary of State, was President Clinton's go-to man for the diplomatic procedings between 1998 and 2000. (IDA387, $20.95)   The Essential Tagore  •  Amit Chaudhuri  •  Rabindranath Tagore LITERATURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 817 PAGES A panoramic introduction to one of the great literary figures in modern Bengali literature. Masterful new translations of selected poetry, plays, songs, travel writings, letters, humorous essays, autobiography and novels by diverse Indian authors, including Amitav Ghosh, Amit Chaudhuri and Sunetra Gupta bring the beloved, Nobel Prize winner's voice into modern English. Published in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Tagore's birth on May 7, 1861. (IDA628, $39.95)   Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life, Hindus and Muslims in India  •  Ashutosh Varshney HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES An assessment of current relationship between Hindus and Muslims in India. Scholarly in tone, the book gives examples of successful forms of civil engagement in India, hoping policymakers and government figures are paying attention. (IDA235, $19.95)   Family Matters  •  Rohinton Mistry LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 444 PAGES An aging professor comes to live with his daughter, her husband and their two children in a cramped Bombay apartment in Mistry's moving, and often comic, tale of history, memory and familial bonds. (IDA214, $15.95)   The Far Pavilions  •  M. M. Kaye LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 960 PAGES An sweeping tale of love, adventure and war set during the British Raj. A monumental historical romance, the book follows the life a young British soldier who takes part in actual events leading to the Second Afghan War. Ben Cross played Ashton Pelham-Martyn in the 1984 mini-series. The book is better. (IDA195, $21.99)   Fasting, Feasting  •  Anita Desai LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 228 PAGES Almost anything written by Anita Desai is worth reading. This novel tells the stories of Uma and Arun, two Indian siblings, one living in India, the other in America. It's an eye-opening view into cultural differ-ences and the Indian experience at home and abroad. Desai is one of India's best-known novelists, author, too, of "Clear Light of Day," and "Baumgartner's Bombay." (IDA172, $13.95)   The Feast of Roses  •  Indu Sundaresan LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 383 PAGES Sundaresan continues the gripping tale of the ever more powerful Princess Jahanara in this lushly detailed sequel to The Twentieth Wife. (IDA306, $15.00)   A Fine Balance  •  Rohinton Mistry LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 624 PAGES • FAVORITE The secret to life, according to a recurring character in this sprawling tale, is "to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair." Set in 1975 in an unnamed Indian "city by the sea," which seems to bear a striking resemblance to Bombay, this tender novel follows the intermingled fortunes of a Parsi widow, a college student who is her boarder, and two Hindu tailors trying to make their way in the city. Each character is meticulously drawn, and the often harrowing background stories (including some murderous caste violence in the tailors' family) are interweaved through the main narrative, which finds the four thrown briefly, and eventually very happily, together in a tiny flat. All this is set against the background of Indira Gandhi's "emergency Raj," in which civil liberties were essentially suspended. It's all profoundly moving, a rare window into the cultural and religious maelstrom of India. One of the best things we've read on India, and a fine piece of literature. A Booker Prize finalist. (IDA92, $17.00)   First Under Heaven, The Art of Asia  •  Hali Publications ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 196 PAGES The fourth Hali Annual, a showcase of textiles and decorative arts throughout Asia including chapters on Islamic calligraphy, Mughal bronze, Indonesian textiles and Indian temple architecture. (ASA19, $78.00)   Flashman and the Mountain of Light  •  George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES In this 9th installment in the rollicking, meticulously researched series, set in 1845, the sardonic Flashman is off to the Punjab for more lechery, cowardice and aggrandizement in the service of Her Majesty. The books, for all their hijinks, are full of marvelously rendered period detail. Harry reluctantly beds half the royal court, accidentally outfoxes a Maharani, and makes off with the Koh-i-nor (on display in the Tower of London). It's quite a tale. (IDA291, $15.00)   Flashman in the Great Game  •  George MacDonald Fraser LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES What caused the Sepoy Mutiny, a pivotal moment in the Raj? How about Harry Flashman, the reluctant, much-decorated coward, cad and womanizer at the center of George MacDonald Fraser's wildly entertaining, irreverent series of historical novels. He gets the Victorian Cross for this latest folly in the service of Her Majesty. (CAS120, $15.00)   Fodor's Essential India  •  Fodors GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 500 PAGES With Delhi, Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal & Mumbai, this full color guide covers the highlights with authority. (IDA637, $25.99)   Fodor's Exploring India  •  Fiona Dunlop GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of India and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (IDA365, $22.00)   Fodor's India  •  Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 783 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (IDA388, $24.95)   Folktales From India  •  A.K. Ramanujan LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 345 PAGES A wonderful collection of tradition tales. (IDA288, $19.95)   Footprint Goa Handbook  •  Annie Dare GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A sturdy guide in the practical Footprint series. It features background information on the history and culture of Goa as well as practical information for the independent traveler on accommodations and sightseeing. (IDA266, $19.95)   Footprint India Handbook  •  Annie Dare  •  David Stott GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 1616 PAGES A comprehensive guide published in Britain, nicely divided between a general overview of India and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (IDA138, $29.95)   Footprint Northeast India  •  David Stott GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES Northeast India is a region off the usual tourist route, yet it contains some of the country's beautiful scenery, remarkable religious monuments and vibrant cultural centres. This guide takes you to the Orissan temples of Puri, Bhubaneswar and Konark, the interior of Bihar and Jharkhand, and the mighty peaks of the Himalaya to the north. (IDA539, $24.95)   Footprint South India  •  Robert Bradnock GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES A detailed, comprehensive guide in the Footprint series. With practical information of accommodations, food, events and sights. Perfect for the independent traveler. (IDA237, $25.95)   The Foundations of Buddhism  •  Rupert Gethin RELIGION •  1998 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A lively, authoritative survey of Indian Buddhism and common ideas and heritage of Buddhism, Theravada, Tibetan, and Eastern as it is practiced today. With chapters on The Buddha, Word of the Buddha, Four Truths, Buddhist Community, Buddhist Path, the Abhidharma and Mahayana. (REL21, $29.99)   Freedom Song  •  Amit Chaudhuri LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES Chaudhuri is a spectacularly understated writer who occasionally reaches the sublime, and this three-novella omnibus contains his finest work to date -- in particular "A Strange and Sublime Address," his evocation of childhood in Calcutta. (IDA217, $14.00)   Frommer's India  •  Pippa Debruyn GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 758 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (IDA577, $24.99)   Funny Boy  •  Shyam Selvadurai LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Building a complex portrait through detail of family, society and place, this prize-winning novel is a gay coming of age story set in contemporary Sri Lanka. Splendidly written. (SRL01, $14.00)   Gandhi, 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition  •  Richard Attenborough BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  DVD Richard Attenborough's award-winning epic recounts the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi (Kingsley). (IDA402, $19.95)   Gandhi, His Life and Message for the World  •  Louis Fischer BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1991 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES A classic biography of Gandhi first published in 1950 -- and still one of the most readable, lively, and interesting books on the subject. Used by Richard Attenborough as the basis for his film. (IDA162, $7.99)   Gandhi, Prisoner of Hope  •  Judith Brown BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1991 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES A comprehensive study of the complex life of India's most famous figure. Drawing on some new material, Brown argues that Gandhi remained committed to his ideals even when they seemed no longer plausible. (IDA226, $44.00)   Ganga, A Journey Down the Ganges River  •  Julian C. Hollick TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES A producer and radio commentator, Hollick deftly weaves natural and social history with conservation in this tale of a journey from the source of the Ganges in the Himalayas to the sea. (IDA381, $30.00)   Ganges  •  Jon Nicholson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 168 PAGES This photographic tribute chronicles the Ganges from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal, surveying the river's deep-seated religious significance, its ecological role, and the varied peoples who inhabit its banks. (IDA541, $34.95)   Ganges  •  Tom Hugh-Jones NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  DVD These three beautifully filmed episodes focus on the wildlife that lives along the Ganges but also explore the culture, history and religion of its people. (IDA618, $19.98)   Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk  •  Susan T. Hitchcock  •  John Esposito  •  Desmond Tutu  •  Mpho Tutu RELIGION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES A handsomely produced tour of the five major world religions and the places that each holds sacred. This oversize book by National Geographic features 210 photographs, illustrations and maps, along with essays by contributing scholars. (REL05, $24.00)   The Glass Palace  •  Amitav Ghosh LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 474 PAGES In this panoramic novel full of tales and anecdote, Ghosh follows the lives and fortunes of Rajkumar and his family over three eventful generations in Burma, India and Malaysia. The book opens with the British taking the Burmese royal family into custody in Mandalay in 1885. (IDA173, $15.00)   Global Nomads, Techno and New Age as Transnational Countercultures in Ibiza (Spain) and Goa (India)  •  Anthony D'Andrea CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Anthony D'Andrea examines the social life of mobile expatriates who live within a global circuit of countercultural practice in paradoxical paradises. (GEN532, $44.95)   Govind Narayan's Mumbai  •  Govind Narayan HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Translated into English for the first time, Narayan's beguiling book offers descriptions of Mumbai's daily life, its people and its institutions in the 19th century. Edited and Translated by Murali Ranganathan with a foreword by Gyan Prakash (IDA532, $80.00)   The Great Indian Novel  •  Shashi Tharoor LITERATURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 423 PAGES Ved Vyas, India's oldest surviving politician from the days of Raj, reveals behind-the-scenes uglieness in India's struggle for independence in this richly imaginitive novel drawn from historical events. (IDA562, $14.95)   Great Soul, Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India  •  Joseph Lelyveld BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES In this ambitious, original study, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lelyveld sets out to measure Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and an advocate for the downtrodden against the social reformer's expectations in light of his complex, conflicted feelings about his place in Indian history. (IDA627, $28.95)   The Guide  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A comic look at the life of a rogue, set in Malgudi, a fictional town in southern India like many of Narayan's novels. Originally published in 1958. (IDA310, $15.00)   H.M.S. Surprise  •  Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 379 PAGES The third in O'Brian's celebrated Aubrey/Maturin series finds Jack Aubrey in India itching to capture a French ship, and his naturalist pal Maturin intensely interested in the beetles (while dabbling in espionage). (IDA236, $14.95)   Haunting Bombay  •  Shilpa Agarwal LITERATURE •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 362 PAGES Agarwal's stunning debut set in Bombay in the 1960s. (IDA580, $24.00)   Heat and Dust  •  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES Evocatively set in 1920s India, this Booker Prize-winning short novel centers around an Anglo-Indian romance, tackling with precision issues of class, colonialism and propriety. (IDA239, $15.95)   Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress  •  Jan Morris HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 554 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE First of the famed "Pax Brittanica" trilogy, concerning the British colonial rule in India, Central Asia, Africa and elsewhere. Morris weaves historical accounts, character studies, and much imagination into this readable, compelling tale. It covers the rise of British rule to 1897; the second two volumes, on British dominance and its decline respectively, are also available. (IDA20, $38.95)   Henri Cartier-Bresson in India  •  Henri Cartier-Bresson ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Cartier-Bresson's dramatic images of India, taken between 1947 and 1967, capture the reality of ordinary life there. (IDA295, $29.95)   Hindi, Start Speaking Today!  •  Educational Services Corporation LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Hindi featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Hindi twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. (IDA142, $24.95)   Hindoo Holiday  •  J.R. Ackerley TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES Ackerley traipses across India as the English tutor to a handsome and extravagantly homosexual maharajah in this comic, beautifully-written novel masquerading as a travelogue. (IDA115, $17.95)   Hindu Art  •  T. Richard Blurton ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 239 PAGES A beautifully illustrated large paperback of excellent quality, this book is a good introduction to the complexities of Indian painting, sculpture and sacred architecture. The author is a curator at the British Museum. (IDA35, $35.00)   Hindu Myths  •  Wendy Doniger ANTHOLOGY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 386 PAGES A sourcebook, translated from the Sanskrit, this anthology in the Penguin Classics series is drawn from editor and University of Chicago professor Doniger's courses on Hinduism and mythology. (IDA347, $16.00)   Hinduism, A Cultural Perspective  •  David R. Kinsley RELIGION •  1993 •  PAPER  • 202 PAGES In this well-regarded overview of the Hindu religious traditions, a popular text, Kinsley effectively conveys the essence of the Hindu vision of reality. (IDA354, $73.80)   Hinduism, A Very Short Introduction  •  Kim Knott RELIGION •  2000 •  PAPER An introduction to the beliefs and practice of Hinduism, and a consideration of its influence in India and around the world. (IDA329, $11.95)   The Hindus: An Alternative History  •  Wendy Doniger RELIGION •  2010 •  PAPER  • 800 PAGES In an engrossing blend of history and myth, Doniger plots a new course for understanding one of the world's oldest major religions in exploring the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds. (REL56, $25.00)   The Holder of the World  •  Bharati Mukherjee LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A daring novel of ideas, travel and history. Mukherjee interweaves the story of a modern American researcher with the travels of her 17th-century ancestor who roamed through Mughal India. (IDA190, $15.00)   The Hollow Crown, Ethnohistory of an Indian Kingdom  •  Nicholas B. Dirks HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 430 PAGES A pioneering piece of ethnohistory, The Hollow Crown uses a variety of interdisciplinary means to reconstruct the sociocultural history of a warrior polity in south India between the fourteenth and the twentieth centuries (IDA556, $35.00)   Holy Cow, An Indian Adventure  •  Sarah Macdonald TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 291 PAGES A memoir of two years spent in India from an Australian radio correspondent who is particularly attuned to the cultural riches and peculiarities of the country. (IDA297, $14.95)   How to Change the World, Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas  •  David Bornstein CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES In this inspiring work, journalist Bornstein profiles nine noteworthy entrepreneurs who have campaigned for social change and reform around the world. Locations covered range from Bombay to Brazil, Hungary, South Africa, and inner-city Washington, D.C. Their diverse experiences and innovative ideas for change on a local scale provide an engaging and encouraging read for those interested in social work around the world. (GEN332, $30.00)   Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard  •  Kiran Desai LITERATURE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A paperback re-issue of the debut novel by the author of The Inheritance of Loss. It's the story of a poor, shiftless, rural man who attains unexpected renown as a holy man and unwittingly brings turmoil and chaos to his small town. (IDA576, $14.00)   The Hungry Tide  •  Amitav Ghosh LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 333 PAGES A powerful, moving novel by the author of Glass Palace and Dancing in Cambodia, set in the Sundarban Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The novel follows the fate of two travelers, one from Delhi and the other American. (IDA258, $14.95)   The Idea of India  •  Sunil Khilnani CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 263 PAGES A provocative survey of India since independence, presented as four essays: Democracy, Economics, Cities, and Who is an Indian. Khilnani confronts the complexities, paradoxes and challenges of the nation in this short, elegant book. He teaches politics at Birkbeck College at the University of London. (IDA160, $17.00)   The Illustrated Kama Sutra, Ananga-Ranga, Perfumed Garden  •  Richard Francis Burton CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1991 •  PAPER  • 156 PAGES An abridged edition of Richard Burton's original translation of the Kama Sutra (1883), Ananga-Ranga (1885) and The Perfumed Garden (1886). These classic erotic texts are edited and introduced by Charles Fowkes, who also chose the accompanying Mughual paintings and sculpture. Take note: the beautful color paintings illustrate, in glorious detail, the many varieties of sexual pleasure. (IDA221, $24.95)   Imagining India  •  Nandan Nilekani CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 336 PAGES The hugely successful Indian software entrepreneur uses his global experience as a springboard for analysing India's role as a world economic giant. (IDA564, $29.95)   Imperial Connections, India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1860-1920  •  Thomas R. Metcalf HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES Offers a broad-ranging view of the workings of the British Empire in the period when the India of the Raj stood at the center of a newly globalized system of trade, investment, and migration. (IDA551, $26.95)   In Light of India  •  Octavio Paz CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 209 PAGES Nobel laureate Octavio Paz, who served for five years served as Mexico's ambassador to India, contemplates Indian history, society, literature and art in his inimitable style in this classic portrait. (IDA368, $15.00)   In Praise of Krishna, Songs from the Bengali  •  Edwar Dimock LITERATURE •  1967 •  PAPER  • 118 PAGES A slim collection of lyrics celebrating the love of Radha for the god Krishna, translated in collaboration with the poet Denise Levertov. With wood block illustrations. (IDA373, $20.00)   India After Gandhi, The History of the World's Largest Democracy  •  Ramachandra Guha HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 900 PAGES Guha documents the conflicts that have shaped modern India while evaluating the factors that have helped maintain stability and democracy throughout the region. (IDA400, $34.95)   India and South Asia, A Short History  •  David Ludden HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Ideal for students of regional studies as well as for travelers and historians, this book offers much insight into the key economic, social, and political developments that have shaped both the individual countries of South Asia and the region as a whole. (ASA73, $24.95)   India Before Europe  •  Cynthia Talbot  •  Catherine B. Asher HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 313 PAGES Focusing on the period between 1200 and 1750, Asher and Talbot show the impact of Central Asia and the Middle East on the art, culture, architecture and politics of the region in this engaging portrait. With 83 black-and-white illustrations and 11 maps. (IDA607, $35.99)   India Briefing, A Transformative Fifty Years  •  Marshall Bouton  •  Philip Oldenburg HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A primer on the political issues facing modern India geared to intellectually curious travelers and researchers. (IDA204, $38.95)   India East Map  •  Nelles MAP A detailed regional map of eastern India, from just east of Delhi through all of Nepal, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (IDA123, $13.95)   India Exposed, The Subcontinent A-Z  •  Clive Limpkin CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 216 PAGES Eccentrically organized thematically (Astrology, Barbers, Begging, Birds, Mumbai, Music and Dance, Taj Mahal, Tigers, Turbans, Yarn and Yoga), Clive Limpkin's splendidly photographed travelogue captures the culture and spirit of India. (IDA584, $29.95)   India in Mind  •  Pankaj Mishra CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES For this wide-ranging anthology, novelist and essayist Pankaj Mishra has sampled poetry, letters, fiction, essays and travel accounts over the centuries, 25 selections in all, including contributions by Mark Twain, J.R. Ackerley, Bruce Chatwin, and George Orwell. Mishra's paritcular focus is on outsiders and how they have viewed India. The remarkable group of visitors he excerpts also includes Allen Ginsberg, Hermann Hesse, Peter Matthiessen, Jan Morris, Octavio Paz, Paul Scott, and Gore Vidal. (IDA255, $14.00)   India Modern, Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design  •  Herbert J.M. Ypma ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This illustrated book examines the stylistic and thematic roots of modern Indian architecture, craft and design. It's a great resource for the design-minded traveler -- especially as it's also available in a pocket edition (IDA187). Both editions contain the same 109 color illustrations and insightful text. (IDA186, $29.95)   India Modern, Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design (Pocket Edition)  •  Herbert J.M. Ypma ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This illustrated pocket book examines the stylistic and thematic roots of modern Indian architecture, craft and design. It's a handy resource for the design-minded traveler, with 109 color illustrations and insightful accompanying text. Also available as a large-format paper edition (IDA186). (IDA187, $12.95)   India North Map  •  Nelles MAP A colorful regional map of northern India at a scale of 1:1,500,000 with excellent topographic detail. It includes a detailed map of Zanskar & Ladakh at a scale of 1:650,000 Two Sides. 20x36 inches. (IDA124, $13.95)   India Northeast Bangladesh Map  •  Nelles MAP A regional map (1:1,500,000) covering Northeast India in detail, including Arunchal Pradesh, Assam and adjoining Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (IDA98, $13.95)   India Northeast Bangladesh Map  •  Nelles MAP A regional map (1:1,500,000) covering Northeast India in detail, including Arunchal Pradesh, Assam and adjoining Tibet, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (IDA98, $13.95)   India Safari Companion  •  Alain Pons GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES A colorful illustrated guide to wildlife, photographic opportunities and travel in India. There are beautiful photographs on every page, each accompanied by a caption with photography tips for travellers looking to get the most out of their cameras. (IDA371, $14.95)   India South Map  •  Nelles 2008 •  MAP A double-sided colorful regional map of India south of Mumbai, including Sri Lanka and the Andaman and Nicobar islands, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. With maps of Goa, Hyderabad, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (IDA69, $13.95)   India Unbound  •  Gurcharan Das BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES In this pleasant and readable narrative, acclaimed journalist and author Gurcharan Das weaves his personal story into the larger context of India's recent history, discussing at length the economic and political issues facing the nation. He argues that deeper economic and political reforms will be needed for India to take advantage of its early information technology lead within Asia, forego the need for a complete industrial revolution, and become a successful services-oriented society and economy. Das' argument relies on firsthand experience and personal contacts. (IDA144, $17.00)   India West Map  •  Nelles 2010 •  MAP A detailed double-sided regional map of India covering the western region of the subcontinent and including Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Rajasthan, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. The map (one in a regional series) extends from Chandigarh and Dehra Dun to Mumbai. With insets of the Mumbai area and Delhi. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (IDA73, $13.95)   India, A Concise History  •  Francis Watson HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES An illustrated history in the fine series from Thames & Hudson. Organized chronologically, separate chapters are devoted to the Chola Empire, impact of Islam, Moghuls, the British, and contemporary India. Hundreds of portraits, paintings and black-and-white photographs illuminate the accompanying text. (IDA139, $18.95)   India, A History  •  John Keay HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 608 PAGES A sweeping history of India from early settlement in the Indus Valley around 2000 B.C through ancient civilizations, Hindu, Christian and Muslim traditions, Mughal pomp, colonial rule, independence and the heady challenges of modern democracy. Keay marshals a huge amount of information into a lucid, beautifully written history, told with flair and balance. (IDA175, $19.95)   India, A Mosaic  •  Robert B. Silvers  •  Barbara Epstein HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A collection of nine exemplary essays, all originally appearing in the New York Review of books, on culture, politics and society of contemporary India. (IDA153, $14.95)   India, A Wounded Civilization  •  V.S. Naipaul CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES Originally published in 1975, this vivid and unsentimental cultural portrait draws together conversations with Indians, news reports, politics and literature, paying particular attention to the Hindu confrontation with the West. (IDA224, $12.95)   India, Development and Participation  •  Jean Dreze HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 532 PAGES Sen and Dreze explore the role of public action in eliminating deprivation and expanding human freedoms in India. (IDA514, $50.00)   India, Emerging Power  •  Stephen Philip Cohen HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES A critical assessment of India as a world power by a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Cohen looks especially at the relations between India and Pakistan and China, as well as the United States. (IDA263, $22.95)   India, From Midnight to the Millennium  •  Shashi Tharoor HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES A novelist, reporter and diplomat, Tharoor tackles religious differences, his upbringing in the south of India, his own experiences as a "Non-resident Indian," and a great deal of history in this sweeping, narrative history of the last 50 years. (IDA106, $14.95)   India, From Midnight To The Millennium and Beyond  •  Shashi Tharoor HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES A portait of contemporary India. (IDA515, $15.95)   India, In Word and Image  •  Eric Meola CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES Hopelessly attracted to the impossibly vivid colors and pageantry of India, Meola shows the diversity of people, culture and traditions in this gorgeous collection of photographs, deftly paired with quotations from Salman Rushdie, R. K. Narayan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Anita Desai and others celebrated authors. (IDA540, $60.00)   India, The Rise of an Asian Giant  •  Dietmar Rothermund HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 274 PAGES A succint political, economic, social and cultural history of India since 1947. (IDA615, $20.00)   India: Kingdom of the Tiger  •  Bruce Neibaur NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  DVD This dazzling film, originally presented in IMAX theaters and filmed on location at Bhandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, interweaves footage of tigers in the wild with the story of early conservationist Jim Corbett. Corbett (Man-Eaters of Kumaon) was a tiger hunter turned conservationist. 43 minutes. With additional commentary by director Bruce Neibaur and director of photography Matt Williams, a 22-minute making-of documentary and a bonus 46-minute film produced by National Wildlife Federation shot in Ranthambhore National Park. With music by Michael Brook. (IDA248, $19.99)   Indian Art  •  Vidya Dehejia ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES A volume in Phaidon's excellent "Art and Ideas" series, this book considers the religious and intellectual contexts of three thousand years of Indian art and architecture. It's particularly commendable for its extensive coverage of modern art -- which gets short shift from many such surveys. This very readable book features 250 color illustrations. (IDA185, $27.95)   Indian Balm, Travels Amongst Fakirs And Fire Warriors  •  Paul Hyland TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Hylands perceptive, witty account of travels in Southern India from Madras to the Godavari delta in Andhra Pradesh, partly to make contact with his cousin, last of five generation of missionaries and traders along the river. Originally published in 1995. Hyland is a popular writer and poet based in Britain. (IDA287, $18.95)   The Indian Bride  •  Karin Fossum MYSTERY •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES Another brilliantly conceived, dark novel from one of Europe's most successful crime writers. (IDA396, $23.00)   Indian Embers  •  Lady Rosamund Lawrence TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 397 PAGES First published in 1949, this travelogue is a classic account of a journey through India. (IDA54, $22.95)   Indian Subcontinent Map  •  Nelles MAP A map of all of India as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and parts of Tibet, China and Burma, at a scale of 1:4,500,000. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (IDA271, $13.95)   Indian Summer  •  Will Randall LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES Will Randall thought teaching in an inner-London comprehensive was a tough job. But that was nothing compared to the next assignment: saving a slum school in the Indian city of Poona. Learning as much as he is teaches. (IDA366, $18.00)   Indian Summer, The Secret History of the End of an Empire  •  Alex Von Tunzelmann HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES Von Tunzelman focuses on the compelling figures at the center of events leading to India's independence and the traumatic partition of India and Pakistan, including Gandhi, the last British viceroy Dickie Mountbatten and the fiery prime minister Nehru. (IDA385, $18.00)   Indian Textiles  •  John Gillow ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES The interaction of peoples -- indigenous tribes, invaders, traders, explorers -- throughout India's history has built a culture legendary for its variety and color. From the Rann of Kutch to the Coromandel coast, from city to village, handloom weavers, block printers, textile painters, dyers, and embroiderers continue India's flourishing textile traditions. With an overview of customs and techniques and a region-by-region account of traditional textile production. (IDA543, $50.00)   Indira  •  Katherine Frank BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES A controversial biography of Indira Nehru Gandhi, the wildly controversial prime minister of India who was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguard in 1984. Author Katherine Frank "complicates and enriches the picture [of Mrs. Gandhi] in fascinating ways," wrote Sunil Khilnani in his New Republic review. Frank, whose previous credits include biographies of Mary Kingsley and Emily Bronte, acquits herself admirably in the book's first half, which treats Indira's childhood and her relations with her father Jawaharlal, mother Kamala and husband Feroze; but she is less confident when detailing the events of Mrs. Gandhi's prime ministership (notably the Emergency of 1975-77 and Sanjay Gandhi's reputed misuses of power). It's this period of Indira's life, of course, that is rife with allegations and counter-allegations, not to mention huge potential to offend Mrs. Gandhi's surviving friends and relations. Enter Maneka Gandhi, Sanjay's widow (and the current Indian Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment), who filed and won a libel suit against the biography's British publishers in 2001. For all the book's failings, however, the fact remains that it's the only biography of Mrs. Gandhi currently in print in the U.S. -- and as such, a fine introduction to her life. (IDA199, $35.00)   The Inheritance of Loss  •  Kiran Desai LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Alternating between a once grand household in northern India and the life of the cook's son in New York, this novel by the marvelous and wise Desai skewers the aspirations and reality of both worlds. Happily, she immerses the reader in the particulars of place. Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize. (IDA303, $14.95)   Insight Guide Sri Lanka  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of the region, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics and culture, hundreds of photographs and maps and some limited travel information. (SRL02, $23.99)   Interpreter of Maladies  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES The Pultizer Prize-winning debut by the young writer Jhumpa Lahiri. In these nine stories, Lahiri captures the experience of Indians and first-generation Indian-Americans as their marriages shift and fall apart and their families are threatened by miscarriages, infidelity, and the trials of assimilation. With offbeat humor, tenderness, and a feel for detail, Lahiri has created a memorable collection of honest, heartbreaking slices of life. (IDA243, $15.95)   Interpreter of Maladies/ The Namesake  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 512 PAGES Lahiri's bestselling novel and Pulitzer prize-winning collection of short stories in one volume. Perfect for fans of her beautifully wrought prose and her close examination of Indian-American life and family dynamics. We also carry Interpreter of Maladies (Item IDA243) and The Namesake (Item IDA292) separately. (IDA619, $22.00)   An Introduction to Hinduism  •  Gavin D. Flood RELIGION •  1996 •  PAPER  • 359 PAGES A comprehensive, accessible overview of Hinduism, from the basic principles and tenets of the religion to modern variations and controversies, geared for an undergraduate audience, in the Cambridge University Press Introduction to Religion series. A religious studies scholar with a focu on South Asian traditions, particularly Kasmiri Saivism, Gavin D. Flood is professor and chair of religious studies at the University of Stirling. (IDA315, $30.00)   Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi  •  Geoff Dyer LITERATURE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES In Venice, the jaded, bellini-swigging journalist Jeff begins a passionate affair with the beautiful Laura. In Varanasi, the holiest Hindu city in India, a journalist who may or may not be Jeff joins thousands of pilgrims at the Ganges. As Dyer weaves these two narratives, they become intertwined to create an inventive and humorous story of longing, lust and enlightenment. (IDA592, $15.00)   Jejuri, A Poem  •  Arun Kolatkar  •  Amit Chaudhuri LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 72 PAGES Kolatkar's marvelous epic poem, which won the Commonwealth Prize in 1976, recounts a pilgrimage to Jejuri in his home state of Maharashtra. (IDA286, $14.00)   Jewel in the Crown  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 462 PAGES The first book in Scott's addictive Raj Quartet, set in British India in 1942, is a rousing, psychologically complex tale of English colonial rule. First published in 1966. (IDA66, $20.00)   Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope  •  Jael Silliman CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES Jael Silliman directs attention to a lesser known Indian community--the Baghdadi Jews of Calcutta. Part of the Brandeis Series on Jewish Women, this account of the personal experiences of four Jewish Indian women, from those of Silliman's great grandmother to her own, is a scholarly yet sentimental portrait of women's lives. (IDA244, $22.95)   A Journey in Ladakh  •  Andrew Harvey TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 236 PAGES A well told account of a 1981 journey by a young English poet in search of ancient Buddhist traditions in remote Ladakh. It's a heartfelt record of a spiritual journey. With a new afterword, twenty years later. (HML15, $18.95)   The Jungle Books  •  Rudyard Kipling LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 362 PAGES Mowgli, an Indian boy adopted by wolves, learns the ways of the jungle as he grows up in the company of cobras, panthers, bears and tigers. Kipling set his adventures in what is now Kanha National Park. (IDA313, $4.95)   Ka, Stories of the Mind and Gods of India  •  Roberto Calasso  •  Tim Parks LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES A mindbending collection of stories by the Italian intellectual Roberto Calasso based on traditional Hindu myths. The "New York Times Book Review" calls this "a giddy invasion of stories -- brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful." Not recommended for beginners. (IDA168, $16.00)   Kali's Child, The Mystical and Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna  •  Jeffrey J. Kripal CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 386 PAGES A scholarly analysis of the life and thought of a 19th century Bengali mystic, marked by critical acclaim and some controversy surrounding issues of gender and sexuality. Kripal demonstrates through textual analysis and psychoanalytic theory the centrality of desire -- and homesexual desire -- in the thought of this important Tantric mystic. For those with intellectual tendencies, this is good stuff. (IDA112, $35.00)   Kantha, The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection and the Stella Kramrisch Collection of  •  Dari Mason ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 290 PAGES A beautifully illustrated collection of pictoral quilts. (IDA616, $60.00)   Karma Cola, Marketing the Mystical East  •  Gita Mehta CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1994 •  PAPER  • 193 PAGES In this witty collection of short essays, Mehta critiques both those visitors who come to India looking for instant enlightenment and the gurus who exploit them. (IDA136, $13.95)   Kim  •  Rudyard Kipling LITERATURE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES For the sheer pleasure of its prose, insight into the British in India and its extraordinary sense of place, you can't do better than this classic novel. It's one of the great adventure stories -- the enduring tale of an orphan boy who, through happenstance, travels the Grand Trunk Road. (IDA65, $9.00)   Kim  •  Rudyard Kipling LITERATURE •  1983 •  LARGE PRINT  • 448 PAGES For the sheer pleasure of its prose, insight into the British in India and its extraordinary sense of place, you can't do better than this classic novel. It's one of the great adventure stories -- the enduring tale of Kimball O'Hara, an orphan boy who, through happenstance, travels the Grand Trunk Road with a Tibetan Lama. A large print edition. (IDA116, $27.99)   Kite's Eye View India, Between Earth and Sky  •  Nicolas Chorier CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 189 PAGES Breathtaking images of India taken ingeniously by attaching a camera on a kite. Nicolas Chorier, one of the finest exponents of kite photography has spent the last 10 years traveling and photographing the length and breadth of India. Kite photography is unique, eco-friendly and gives a perspective that is not possible through other aerial means. (IDA519, $49.95)   Lagaan  •  Ashutosh Gowariker CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  DVD A delightful, Oscar-nominated musical about a cricket team in 19th century India. Gowariker's film is four straight hours of exuberant Bollywood style romance. (IDA558, $27.96)   The Land of Naked People, Encounters with Stone Age Islanders  •  Madhusree Mukerjee CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 268 PAGES Combining anthropological findings with historical accounts and personal tales, Mukerjee reveals a fascinating world nearly gone in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, a place where the Great Andamese, Onge, Jarawa, and Sentinelese peoples once lived in near isolation. (IDA525, $24.00)   The Last Mughal, The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857  •  William Dalrymple HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 534 PAGES The riveting tale of the poet, mystic and Mughal Emperor Shah Zafar II. British writer Dalrymple (City of Djins) evokes with panache royal shenanigans, Delhi in the mid-19th century and deteriorating Anglo-Indian relations, culminating in the 1857 Uprising. (IDA350, $17.95)   The Last Song of Dusk  •  Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES Possessing a legendary beauty and singing voice, Anuradha Patwardhan of 1920s India begins a fairy-tale-like adulthood when she marries handsome and well-to-do doctor Vardhmaan, but their married years are challenged by the death of a first child, a villain's designs on their second child, and the arrival of a mysterious girl. (IDA563, $13.95)   The Life of Hinduism  •  John Hawley  •  Vasudha Narayanan RELIGION •  2006 •  PAPER  • 337 PAGES This reader brings together dozens of essays, many well-known, by Indian and western scholars, including Stephen Huyler, Diana Eck, Doranne Jacobson, Sudhir Kakar and Sitansu Chakravarti. With chapters on worship, marriage and death, festivals, the Ramayana, gurus, Dalits and Brahmins, emigration, Hindu nationalism and tolerance. (IDA374, $27.95)   Little Buddha  •  Bernardo Bertolucci CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  DVD Bertolucci's luminescent film interweaves the story of three children and their journey to Bhutan with the life of Siddharta. The film was shot in Seattle, Nepal and Bhutan. With Keanu Reeves, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak, and Bridget Fonda. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche acted as a consultant on Buddhism. Khyentse Norbu, as the lama is also known, went on to make The Cup and Travellers and Magicians. (HML74, $14.99)   Lives of Indian Images  •  Richard H. Davis ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES A scholarly award-winning study of the complex lives of Indian images as expressed through worship, ritual and commodification. Davis is an engaging and uncommonly literate guide, blending art history, anthropology, literary theory and religious studies. With notes, bibliography and the usual scholarly apparatus. (IDA91, $39.95)   Lonely Planet Bangladesh  •  Stuart Butler GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series with 40 sketch maps, a selection of color photographs and a 100-page introduction to the region. (ASA38, $26.99)   Lonely Planet Goa & Mumbai  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 268 PAGES This comprehensive practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style includes local and regional color maps, a section of photographs, and chapters on history, culture and attractions. (IDA582, $19.99)   Lonely Planet Goa Beaches Encounter  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES With a section of not-to-missed highlights and a calendar of annual events, this lively pocket guide organized by neighborhood includes suggested side trips, along what to see and where to shop, eat, drink and play. With a double-sided pullout map. (IDA583, $12.99)   Lonely Planet Hindi, Urdu & Bengali Phrasebook  •  Richard Somers Delacy LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2005 •  PAPER  • 303 PAGES This palm-sized guide focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and vocabulary for the traveler. (IDA82, $8.99)   Lonely Planet Northeast India  •  Mark Elliott  •  Joseph Bindloss  •  Lindsay Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES This guide covers, in the hallmark Lonely Planet style, Calcutta, Sikkim, West Bengal and Orissa along with the newly opened Northeast states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Manipur. With 40 maps, plus a two-color highlights map to help with itinerary design.Covering Sunderbans National Park. (IDA518, $23.99)   Lonely Planet South India & Kerala  •  Lonely Planet  •  Lonely Planet Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 534 PAGES In Lonely Planet's hallmark style, this practical guide to South India features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nitty-gritty information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a section of color photos and 50 maps. (IDA188, $25.99)   Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya  •  Garry Weare GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES This guide, now in its fifth edition, is great for both practical trail information and general historical and cultural background on the region. Filled throughout with maps and detailed descriptions of treks. The guide covers Arunchal Pradesh, Eastern and Western Himalayas of India (including Sikkim and Ladakh). (IDA241, $24.99)   Love and Longing in Bombay  •  Vikram Chandra LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Five transfixing stories in five different genres, united in setting and authorship by the contemporary wizard of the human condition, Vikram Chandra. (IDA216, $19.99)   Love Bengaluru  •  Fiona Caulfield GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 132 PAGES A Hand-Book for the Luxury Vagabond. Rather remarkable, this hand-crafted book, with covers of locally woven cloth or khadi, is not just beautiful, it is also a loving, personal guide to favorite shops and spas, weekend escapes, restaurants and experiences in and around the city. This is a new venture of Fiona Caulfield, inspired by her own quest for the authentic, local and interesting. (IDA359, $50.00)   Love Delhi  •  Fiona Caulfield GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  BOXED  • 166 PAGES Packaged in an audacious (and very fashionable) covers of locally woven cloth or khadi, this beautifully made, affectionate guide captures the soul of the city, pointing with authority to neighborhoods, shops, markets, restaurants and attractions. The guides are a labor of love by the Bangalore-based Fiona Caulfield and associates, printed on eco-friendly & non-bleached handmade paper. With chapters on escapes to Jaipur, Varanassi, Agra, Ranthambhore, Amritsar and Rishikesh. (IDA403, $50.00)   Love in a Different Climate, Men Who Have Sex with Men in India  •  Jeremy Seabrook RELIGION •  1999 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES Based largely on interviews, Seabrook explores sexual identity and politics in India focusing on middle and working class men and women. Seabrook, who is fluent in Hindi, intimate with India, a gay man and an eloquent critic of western globalization, has produced a powerful record. (IDA113, $25.00)   Luka and the Fire of Life  •  Salman Rushdie LITERATURE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES • FAMILY Rushdie's 11th novel, written for his second son, will appeal to adults as well as children. Luka must travel through The Magic World and steal the Fire of Life to save his storyteller father, who has fallen into a sleep so deep that no one can wake him. (IDA602, $25.00)   Mahabhrata  •  William Buck  •  B. A. Van Nooten LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 451 PAGES An introduction and retelling of one of the great Hindu epics for the general reader.fMahabhrata (IDA167, $24.95)   Maharanis, A Family Saga of Four Queens  •  Lucy Moore HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES Moore captures the passion, complexities and power of four influential women in this family saga covering the history of India from 1911 to Independence. Includes maps, family trees, black-and-white photographs and a glossary (IDA309, $16.00)   Mahatma Gandhi and his Apostles  •  Ved Mehta BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1977 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A vivid, enlightening examination of the life and work of Gandhi by novelist Ved Mehta. He interviews Gandhi's disciples in five countries, revealing the man, his ideas and legacy. First published in 1977. (IDA21, $30.00)   Mahatma Gandhi, Nonviolent Power in Action  •  Dennis Dalton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2001 •  PAPER  • 279 PAGES Featuring a new preface by the author, this book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. By focusing on these critical years, Dalton makes it clear that political leadership and a lifelong career in national politics gave Gandhi an opportunity to develop and refine his ideas and to test and perfect his ideals. The book concludes with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, confirming Gandhi's relevance to the study of race and political leadership in America. (IDA536, $27.00)   The Majesty of Mughal Decoration, The Art and Architecture of Islamic India  •  George Michell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 287 PAGES Draws on the most representative examples from private collections to illuminate common decorative motifs and themes in Mughal art, in an illustrated survey that evaluates the workmanship, materials, and techniques common to all depicted objects. (IDA594, $65.00)   Mandala, A Novel of India  •  Pearl S. Buck LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES When Maharana Prince Jagat and his wife Moti receive news that their son has been killed by the Chinese in a border skirmish, Jagat sets out to bring the boy's spirit home. (IDA622, $13.95)   The Mango Season  •  Amulya Malladi LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 229 PAGES The protagonist of Malladi's appealing second novel returns home to Hyderabad with plans to announce that she's marrying an American -- only to discover that her traditional South Indian family has other ideas. Even after ten years in the Unites States, they would still like to arrange for her a suitable husband. The book marvelously evokes life in South India. (IDA257, $15.00)   Mangoes & Curry Leaves, Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent  •  Jeffrey Alford  •  Naomi Duguid FOOD •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES In this latest book the roving, food-loving authors (Hot Sour Salty Sweet) travel the seven countries of the Indian Subcontinent: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, collecting not only 200 recipes but also engaging tales of the people, history and adventures. With color photographs of food and places throughout. (IDA320, $45.00)   Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Myanmar, India and Bangladesh  •  David Fraser  •  Barbara Fraser ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2005 •  HARD COVER An abundantly illustrated study of the textiles of the Chin peoples of southern and eastern Asia. With more than 600 color illustrations. (ASA46, $60.00)   The Marathas 1600-1818  •  Stewart Gordon HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 219 PAGES Gordon presents the first comprehensive history of the Maratha polity, which was an important regional kingdom in the seventeenth century and the largest political entity of eighteenth century India. (IDA554, $50.00)   Maximum City, Bombay Lost and Found  •  Suketu Mehta TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 528 PAGES The tale of the author who, after a 21-year sojourn in New York, returns to his native Bombay -- the biggest, fastest, richest city in India. (IDA252, $17.00)   Media and the British Empire  •  Chandrika Kaul HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES A scholarly analysis of how the media shaped and defined the economic, social, political and cultural dynamics of the British Empire. (GBR680, $100.00)   A Meeting by the River  •  Christopher Isherwood LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES Two brothers meet in India, one a bisexual capitalist and the other a Hindu monk. It's Isherwood's last novel, which brings together sexuality, spirituality and the complicated relations among brothers. (IDA114, $16.95)   Meeting God, Elements of Hindu Devotion  •  Thomas Moore  •  Stephen Huyler RELIGION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES A stunningly photographed introduction to the rituals and daily devotion of contemporary Hinduism in India. The author combines scholarly knowledge with personal reverence. With hundreds of vivid, full page color photographs culled from the author's years of travel. A companion to the traveling exhibition "Puja, Expressions of Hindu Devotion." (IDA132, $25.00)   Miles from Nowhere, A Round the World Bicycle Adventure  •  Barbara Savage TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 340 PAGES The adventures of a beginning cyclist and her husband who cover 23,000 miles and 25 countries in two years. The personal, unpretentious writing captures the colorful characters that cross the path of this young couple and the flavor of the countries they traverse. Sadly, Barbara Savage died in a cycling accident training for the triathlon upon her return home as the book was going to press. (BCY02, $18.95)   Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy  •  Ayesha Jalal  •  Sugata Bose HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 253 PAGES A cogent, brief history of India from earliest times to the 1990s. Co-authored by a Pakistani and an Indian (professors of history at Tufts and at Harvard, respectively) the book is especially good on its coverage of the fractured post-Independence political landscape. Bose is a grandnephew of the renowned Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose. Our friend, a doctoral candidate, directed us to this excellent history of the subcontinent. (IDA192, $37.95)   Monkfish Moon  •  Romesh Gunesekera LITERATURE •  1996 •  HARD COVER  • 140 PAGES These nine excellent short stories, all but one set in Sri Lanka, capture the spirit of the place. The author introduces us to a corpulent tycoon, an expatriate couple in London, and aristocrat turned communist, an anxious hotel clerk, and a middle-class maiden choosing between potential spouses; they all share the question "what's happened?" as Gunesekera forces them (and us) to deal with the reality of a nation embroiled in Tamil-Sinhala strife. (SRL03, $16.95)   Monsoon Wedding  •  Naseeruddin Shah BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2005 •  DVD When a middle class Delhi family arranges their daughter's marriage, hilarity and musical numbers ensue, in a pastiche of Hindi, English and Punjabi. (IDA559, $9.99)   Monsoon Wedding  •  Mira Nair CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  DVD Family and guests arrive from all over India, the United States (where the groom has settled) and Australia for a four-day celebration in New Delhi during the monsoon in this colorful breakthrough film. (IDA603, $39.95)   Moon Mumbai & Goa  •  Janhavi Acharekar GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries. (IDA586, $17.95)   The Moor's Last Sigh  •  Salman Rushdie LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 435 PAGES A sweeping family epic that tackles the complex history of India and its diverse cultures. Related by the "Moor" Moraes Zogoiby, it is a tale that spans many decades as well as diverse classes, races, religions and moral positions. In his characteristically rich prose, Rushdie tells the history of India, with the precision of reality and the force of myth. Much of the book is set among the spice traders of Cochin. (IDA89, $16.00)   Mr Sampath -- The Printer of Malgudi, The Financial Expert, Waiting for the Mahatma  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 616 PAGES An Everyman's Library edition. The three novels brought together in this volume, all written after India's independence, are masterpieces of social comedy, rich in local color and abounding in affectionate humor and generosity of spirit. Mr. Sampath -- The Printer of Malgudi is the story of a businessman who adapts to the collapse of his weekly newspaper by shifting to screenplays, only to have the glamour of it all go to his head. In The Financial Expert, a man of many hopes but few resources spends his time under a banyan tree dispensing financial advice to those willing to pay for his knowledge. In Waiting for the Mahatma, a young drifter meets the most beautiful girl he has ever seen -- an adherent of Mahatma Gandhi -- and commits himself to Gandhi's Quit India campaign, a decision that will test the integrity of his ideals against the strength of his passions. (IDA336, $25.00)   Mr. Sampath, The Printer of Malgudi  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  1981 •  PAPER  • 220 PAGES A handsome edition of one of Narayan's funniest tales, which features Mr. Sampath, the equanimious printer of a failing local newspaper. When the paper folds, Mr. Sampath finds his editor a new job as a scriptwriter for the movies, and hilarious hijinks ensue. (IDA182, $12.00)   Much Maligned Monsters: A History of European Reactions to Indian Art  •  Partha Mitter HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 376 PAGES Another fascinating chapter in the continuing study of the European world's fascination with the exoticism of non-Western civilizations. Mitter presents a history of Indian art and a parallel history of its fascinated European spectators, ranging from the early days of Asian exploration up through the twentieth century. (IDA285, $32.50)   Mughal Architecture & Gardens  •  George Michell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 402 PAGES The first comprehensive survey of the subject in more than 20 years, this lavish volume documents 100 Mughal sites and monuments in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. (IDA640, $89.50)   The Mughal Empire  •  John F. Richards HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES An admirably concise, scholarly history of the Mughal Empire (1526-1720) from early conquests through expansion and decline. Organized chronologically, the book includes chapters on both Jahangir and his son, creator of the Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan. A volume in the extensive New Cambridge History of India. (IDA210, $43.00)   My Bombay Kitchen, Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking  •  Niloufer Ichaporia King  •  Alice Waters FOOD •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 338 PAGES A detailed guide to the culinary traditions of the Parsi population of India features 165 tempting recipes that capture one of India's most colorful regional cuisines and offers a personal overview of the ideas, tastes, ingredients, and cooking techniques of Parsi cuisine. Bombay's dwindling population of Parsi's are descendents of the ancient Persian Zoroastrians. (IDA520, $32.95)   My Family and Other Saints  •  Kirin Narayan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2008 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Narayan's quirky story of growing up in Bombay with an American mother, an Indian father, and an enlightenment-seeking brother. It's an engaging portrayal of the Western craze for Eastern mysticism and a young woman's struggle to sort through her bicultural world. (IDA526, $15.00)   The Namesake  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES An intricate and beautifully told tale by the author of Interpreter of Maladies. Lahiri follows the Ganguli family -- Ashoke, Ashima, and their son Gogol, named after the Russian author -- as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film directed by Mira Nair of "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding." (IDA292, $14.95)   National Geographic India  •  Louise Nicholson GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Veteran guidebook author Louise Nicholson teamed up with National Geographic photographers for this profusely illustrated travel guide, which also features maps, good overviews of culture, nature, and history, and practical travel information. (IDA208, $27.95)   A New History of India  •  Stanley Wolpert HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 548 PAGES A readable survey of 4,000 years of Indian history in just over 500 pages. Although he begins at 2500 B.C., Wolpert doesn't skimp on the modern social, political and economic issues of the country. Seventh edition. (IDA225, $49.95)   News from Tartary  •  Peter Fleming TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A rousing, ironic account of Fleming's 3500-mile trek in the 1930s from Peking to the province of Sinkiang and onwards to India. (CAS46, $18.95)   Of Tigers and Men  •  Richard Ives NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A haunting tale of a man's quest to encounter tigers in the wild, and to understand the meaning of the threat of the tiger's extinction. Ives visits the forests of India, Thailand, and Sumatra, and many of the "tiger-men" who have devoted their lives to saving tigers. His quest entails a growing realization that the tiger may be doomed. It is a beautifully written story, providing not only a sense of the life of tigers and those who care about them, but also describing an unusual and moving personal journey. (IDA30, $12.50)   On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India  •  Dervla Murphy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 261 PAGES This tough Irish grandmother has made travel something of a cottage industry. Here's the story of her first venture outside Europe, an insightful tale of her wanderings by bus and on foot with her then-five-year-old daughter through the mountainous province of Coorg in 1976. She captures the flavor of the coffee plantations, rice paddies and tropical forest that characterize this region of India near the Malabar Coast. (IDA29, $27.95)   Once the Buddha Was a Monkey, Arya Sura's Jatakamala  •  Arya Sura  •  Peter Khoroche  •  Wendy Doniger RELIGION •  2006 •  PAPER A masterpiece of literature in Sanskrit, these 34 entertaining, instructive tales, not only illustrate Buddhist virtue and mischief but also depict life in the courts and countryside of ancient India. In an new translation with a forward by scholar Wendy Doniger. (IDA357, $27.50)   The Painter of Signs  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES Narayan's tale about Raman, a simple, pious sign painter who is deeply set in his work and routine -- until a spirited young free-thinker named Daisy arrives to bring birth control to the village. Raman falls in love and finds his life anything but routine. Set in Narayan's fictional city of Malgudi. (IDA341, $14.00)   The Palace of Illusions  •  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 336 PAGES Divakaruni's re-imagining of the Mahabharat -- as told through the eyes of princess Panchaali. (IDA401, $23.95)   A Passage to India  •  E.M. Forster 1997 •  CASETTE TAPE The story of an Indian wrongly accused of assaulting an English woman. The book, an enduring masterpiece, challenged the attitudes of the British occupation of India. (IDA67, $23.95)   A Passage to India  •  E.M. Forster LITERATURE •  1976 •  PAPER  • 362 PAGES The story of an Indian wrongly accused of assaulting an English woman. The book, an enduring masterpiece, challenged the attitudes of the British occupation of India, and prophetically showed why British elistist and racist attitudes would lead to the downfall of the empire in India. (IDA26, $14.00)   The Penguin Gandhi Reader  •  Mohandas K. Gandhi  •  Rudrangshu Mukherjee CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A short selection of writings from Gandhi, a nice introduction to his politics and life. (IDA234, $16.00)   A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India  •  Bikram Grewal  •  Bill Harvey  •  Otto Pfister FIELD GUIDE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 520 PAGES A comprehensive guide to 668 species of birds found from the Himalayas to Sri Lanka with good color photographs, concise text and range maps. (IDA215, $35.00)   A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India and Nepal  •  Bikram Grewal FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES A slim pocket guide to 252 of the most conspicuous birds of India and Nepal featuring color photographs, concise descriptions and range maps. (IDA46, $15.95)   Pilgrimage to India, A Woman Revisits Her Homeland  •  Pramila Jayapal TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 271 PAGES In this well-observed memoir, an Indian woman returns to the homeland she has left, in search of a better understanding of her Indian heritage and what that means to a woman raised in the Western world. (IDA260, $14.95)   Pilgrimage, Past and Present in the World Religions  •  Simon Coleman  •  John Elsner RELIGION •  1997 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES An illustrated survey, organized thematically, of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Indian and Buddhist pilgrimages and sacred travel. With hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs of people, art and places. (REL07, $32.50)   A Place Within, Rediscovering India  •  M. G. Vassanji BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2009 •  PAPER  • 440 PAGES In his award-winning memoir, Vassanji, who grew up in East Africa, relates the experience of going home to India, a country he's only known through the stories of his ancestors. He creates a vivid portrait of the history and culture of the places and people he encounters, but really this is a discovery of himself. (IDA601, $18.00)   Plain Tales from the Hills  •  Rudyard Kipling LITERATURE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Many originally published in a Lahore newspaper, these 40 short tales set largely in and about the Himalayan mountain town, Simla, explore the complex barriers between races, classes, and sexes and powerfully capture all the tensions and contradictions of British colonial life in India. (IDA629, $13.00)   Planet India, How the Fastest Growing Democracy Is Transforming America and the World  •  Mira Kamdar REFERENCE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES A cutting-edge exploration of America's stake in India's ongoing efforts to become a global power. (IDA390, $15.00)   The Proudest Day, India's Long Road to Independence  •  Anthony Reed  •  David Fisher HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 565 PAGES In this lively book, the authors -- popular historians both -- trace the politial movements, key events and personalities in the unraveling of the British empire in India, particularly in the years leading up to Indpendence. (IDA230, $17.50)   Queen Of Dreams  •  Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER Rakhi, a young artist and divorced mother living in Berkeley, California, finds herself caught between the turmoil of life in America in the wake of September 11th and the India of her mother, a dream-teller gifted with the ability to share and interpret the dreams of others. (IDA405, $15.00)   The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 1032 PAGES The first two novels in Scott's absorbing quartet set in British India during its final years. (IDA361, $32.50)   The Raj Quartet: The Towers of Silence, A Division of the Spoils  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 1032 PAGES The concluding two novels in Scott's absorbing quartet set in British India during its final years. (IDA360, $37.50)   Raj, The Making and Unmaking of British India  •  Lawrence James HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES An anecdotal, engrossing mostly military history of the East India Company. (IDA87, $24.99)   The Ramayana  •  Ramesh Menon LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES An excellent translation by the Indian novelist of the ancient Hindu epic poem about the adventures of the god Vishnu incarnated as Prince Rama. An absorbing tale of heroism, love and fate. (IDA88, $40.00)   The Ramayana, A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 157 PAGES Novelist Narayan's translation of the adventures of the god Vishnu incarnated as Prince Rama, the great Hindu epic tale of heroism, love and fate. (IDA311, $15.00)   Ramayana, Divine Loophole  •  Sanjay Patel RELIGION •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES Pixar animator Sanjay Patel uses whimsical illustrations to retell the beloved epic from Hindu mythology. Over 100 colorful full-spread illustrations bring the adventures of Rama to life as he endeavors to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king. (IDA595, $29.95)   Reporting the Raj: The British Press and India, c. 1880-1922  •  Chandrika Kaul HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Kaul reveals the manipulative control of the British over the press during their occupation of India at the turn of the 20th century. Between World War I and Gandhi, the Raj underwent massive transformations that were misreported and falsified by the dominating British Empire. With 14 black-and-white illustrations. (IDA334, $30.00)   The Rig Veda  •  Wendy Doniger RELIGION •  2005 •  PAPER Doniger's choice selection of 108 Sanskrit hymns (1200-900 B.C.E.), deftly translated and with notes. The earliest of the four surviving vedas, these hyms are a foundation of Hindu mythology and culture. (IDA355, $16.00)   The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760 (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies, No 17)  •  Richard M. Eaton RELIGION •  1996 •  PAPER  • 359 PAGES A prize-winning survey of Islam and its history on the Indian Subcontinent. Written for a scholarly audience, the book gives an in-depth appreciation of the contentious history of religious pluralism in India. (IDA169, $28.95)   River Dog, A Journey Down the Brahmaputra  •  Mark Shand TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES Shand's touching, eloquent and entertaining chronicle of a journey from Tibet across Arunachal Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal on the mighty Brahmaputra -- in the company of his Indian hunting dog Bhaiti. Don't be put off by the canine angle (though the relationship between man and dog is touching), Shand is a terrific writer, an adventurer of the highest sort -- and wonderfully funny in the most dire of circumstances. Shand won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his earlier Travels on My Elephant. (IDA256, $16.95)   A River Sutra  •  Gita Mehta LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 291 PAGES The enchanting story of a civil servant who moves to the banks of India's holy Narmada river. This fine novel weaves together history, tradition, religion, and love. (IDA43, $14.95)   Road Guide to Calcutta  •  Variety Book Depot 1998 •  MAP (IDA154, $5.95)   The Romantics  •  Pankaj Mishra LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Though at heart a simple tale of East meets West; the sentimental education of a young Indian University student living among foreigners adrift in 1980's Varanasi, this first novel rises above the hackneyed theme of cultural collision. Mishra's beautifully nuance writing evokes the inner states of his characters, engaging the reader with subtlety and capturing the vibrancy of the Indian landscapes. (IDA143, $16.00)   The Root and the Flower  •  L.H. Myers  •  Penelope Fitzgerald LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 639 PAGES A trilogy of historical novels about India in the time of the Mughals -- first published separately in the 1930s and now back in print as a single volume. Penelope Fitzgerald provided the introduction. (IDA191, $16.95)   Rough Guide Bollywood Gold Music  •  Various Artists MUSIC •  2007 •  AUDIO CD Love triangles, glitz, melodrama, music and tragi-comedy are all part of the hugely successful musical-movie genre known as Bollywood. The Rough Guide To Bollywood Gold showcases the leading singers and revisits some of the most glamorous movies from this vast and ever expanding scene. (IDA545, $14.98)   Rough Guide Goa  •  Davi Abram GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (IDA362, $20.99)   Rough Guide India  •  David Abram GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 1456 PAGES Geared to the independent traveler, this Rough Guide combines an opinionated survey of culture and history with good information on sightseeing, food and accommodations. The writers even care about what books to read. With 135 maps and plans. (IDA86, $29.99)   Rough Guide Kerala  •  David Abram GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (IDA364, $19.99)   Rough Guide Music India  •  Various Artists MUSIC •  2002 •  AUDIO CD A collection of Indian music that is as colorful and varied as the land itself. Features Bollywood themes, regional music, and the beautifully mesmerizing melodies of traditional Indian folk. (IDA338, $14.95)   Rough Guide Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra  •   •  Daniel Jacobs GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview. (IDA363, $23.99)   Rough Guide South India  •  Rough Guide GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 840 PAGES A comprehensive travel guide in the British series, this book includes an overview of the nature, history and culture of South India and a survey of attractions by region. With maps, drawings and good advice on getting the most out of your travels, the opinionated Rough Guide series provides an insider's sense of local life. (IDA93, $23.99)   Rude Awakenings, Two Englishmen on Foot in Buddhism's Holy Land  •  Ajahn Sucitto  •  Nick Scott TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 318 PAGES For this six-month-long pilgrimage, two friends, a Buddhist monk (later Abbott) in the Thai forest tradition, and his naturalist sidekick set out across the Ganges plain to the places where Siddhattha Gotama (Buddha) lived, taught, sat and walked in India and Nepal. The two men alternate chapters, conveying not just the reality of a tough walk in an impoverished country but also their internal journey. (IDA312, $16.95)   Running in the Family  •  Michael Ondaatje BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1993 •  PAPER  • 207 PAGES This hypnotic short book powerfully evokes grand society in post-colonial Sri Lanka and, especially, Ondaatje's impressively eccentric grandparents. Written by the author of The English Patient, this book is hard to categorize: it's as much fiction as family memoir and travelogue -- and wonderful. (SRL04, $15.00)   Sacred Games  •  Vikram Chandra LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 964 PAGES A policeman, a criminal overlord, a Bollywood film star, beggars, cultists, spies, and terrorists -- the lives of the privileged, the famous, the wretched, and the bloodthirsty interweave with cataclysmic consequences amid the chaos of modern-day Mumbai, in Chandra's soaring, uncompromising, and unforgettable novel. (IDA344, $27.95)   Salaam Bombay  •  Shafiq Syed HISTORY •  2005 •  DVD Shot exclusively in the slums, with a largely local cast, this portrayal of Bombay's criminal underworld won the Camera d'Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1989. (IDA561, $14.98)   Say It in Hindi  •  Veena T. Oldenburg LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  1985 •  PAPER  • 238 PAGES A pocket phrasebook full of key words and expressions. Highly recommended for newcomers to Hindi as well as those looking to brush up on their language skill. (IDA81, $5.95)   Scoop-Wallah, Life on a Delhi Daily  •  Justine Hardy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 266 PAGES A wry account by an English journalist of her stint at The Indian Express in Delhi. (IDA127, $18.00)   The Seeker  •  Sudhir Kakar LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 275 PAGES Set in 1925, against the backdrop of India's struggle for independence, this historical novel recreates the relationship between an upper-class British woman, Madeline Slade, and Mahatma Gandhi. (IDA376, $14.00)   The Shadow Lines  •  Amitav Ghosh LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Set in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghosh's novel follows two families, one English, one Bengali, as their paths intertwine in tragic and comic ways. (IDA513, $14.00)   Shadow of the Bear, Travels in Their Vanishing Country  •  Brian Payton NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Payton recounts the journeys he made on four continents to view all eight remaining species of bears. (NAT100, $25.95)   Shadow Princess  •  Indu Sundaresan LITERATURE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES In the well-researched third installment in the bestselling Taj Mahal trilogy, Princess Jahanara suddenly finds herself her father's confidante and the chief lady of his harem when her mother dies. Jahanara's story, replete with sibling rivalries, unfulfilled love and her father's grief, is set against the construction of her mother's tomb, the Taj Mahal. (IDA596, $15.00)   Shalimar the Clown  •  Salman Rushdie LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 398 PAGES Very much in the tradition of Midnight's Children and The Moor's Last Sigh, Rushdie's sprawling novel overflows with allusions, ideas, characters and commentary. As told through the life of Shalimar, it concerns, among other things, the fate of Kashmir, Hindu and Muslim animosity, adultery and contemporary Los Angeles. (IDA270, $16.00)   Shantaram, A Novel  •  David Gregory Roberts LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 944 PAGES This epic page-turner, a bestseller in Australia, revolves around the exploits of a young Australian man at large in the streets of 1980s Bombay. (IDA395, $14.99)   Shiva's Fire  •  Suzanne Fisher Staples LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS A young adult novel set in southern India and steeped in Hindu custom, culture and religious belief. Parvati, the appealing 12-year-old heroine, is a classical dancer so accomplished that whe suspects that Shiva, as god of the dance, has chosen her to serve him. (IDA200, $6.99)   The Siege of Krishnapur  •  J.G. Farrell LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES Farrell evokes the folly and hubris of empire in this splendidly detailed Booker Prize-winning tale, set during the bloody revolt of 1857 that set Indian military recruits against the Raj. (IDA240, $15.95)   The Sikhs  •  Patwant Singh RELIGION •  2001 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES A comprehensive overview for the traveler to Punjab, the historical homeland of the Sikhs. This is the story of a people, touching on issues of history, religion, culture, prejudice, castes, surnames, war, magic, and prescriptive social policy. (IDA178, $19.00)   A Silence of Splendor  •  Indu Sundaresan LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Arriving in the west India state of Rudrakot where he hopes to find his idealistic brother, who went missing after joining the local struggle for independence from the British, wounded World War II army captain Sam Hawthorne finds his search complicated by his love for the daughter of a political agent. (IDA300, $15.00)   The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang  •  Sally Wriggins TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A nicely illustrated account of an extraordinary, 16-year trek from Xi'an to India by way of Central Asia in search of the origins of Buddhism by Xuan-Zang, the famous 7th-century Chinese monk. Modern travelers will find the descriptions of Buddhist sites and shrines of much interest, including the original accounts of Dunhuang, Samarkand the now-obliterated Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan. With maps and photographs. (ASA31, $25.00)   Simon Winchester's Calcutta  •  Simon Winchester TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES This, the first entry in Lonely Planet's Writer and Place series, pairs travel essays and a history of the city by Winchester with excerpts by literary giants, both foreign and Indian. Simon Winchester (who for this book travels with his son) was based in Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the 1970s. (IDA254, $14.99)   Six Days In Marapore  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 284 PAGES A vivid novel of British expatriates in India on the eve of Independence, originally published in 1953, by the author of the Raj Quartet. Scott's memorable characters grapple with issues of race, nationalism and conflict. (IDA262, $15.00)   Six Suspects  •  Vikas Swarup MYSTERY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 470 PAGES This Indian murder mystery revolves around a colorful cast of characters, including the victim, son of the Home Minister of Uttar Pradesh. By the author of Slumdog Millionaire. (IDA585, $24.99)   Snakes and Ladders, Glimpses of Modern India  •  Gita Mehta 1998 •  PAPER  • 297 PAGES Essays on contemporary India, culture, politics and personalities, by the prolific writer and thinker. (IDA68, $13.95)   A Social History of the Deccan, 1300-1761, Eight Indian Lives  •  Richard M. Eaton HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 236 PAGES In this fascinating account of one of the least known parts of South Asia, Richard Eaton recounts the history of the Deccan plateau in southern India from the fourteenth century to the rise of European colonialism. (IDA555, $37.99)   Sorcerer's Apprentice, An Incredible Journey into the World of India's Godmen  •  Tahir Shah BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2011 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Saddled with a humorous sidekick and guide he calls the Trickster, Shah travels from Calcutta to Madras, from Bangalore to Bombay to complete his training as a conjurer. Amid bizarre encounters and outlandish feats, he also discovers the tricks and resources that ordinary Indians use to survive. (IDA624, $14.95)   Sources of Indian Tradition, From the Beginning to 1800  •  Ainsl Embree HISTORY •  1988 •  PAPER  • 547 PAGES A serious introduction to Indian culture, including good translations of original documents. (IDA512, $35.00)   Sources of Indian Tradition, Modern India and Pakistan  •  Ainsl Embree HISTORY •  1988 •  HARD COVER  • 433 PAGES The second volume of this insightful introduction to Indian schools of thought. (IDA511, $110.50)   South Asia  •  Sumit Ganguly HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A scholarly history of modern South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Sumit Ganguly is the Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian cultures and civilizations and professor of political science at Indiana University. (IDA308, $21.00)   South Southeast  •  Steve McCurry ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES A remarkable portfolio of images taken in and around Afghanistan, Burma, India, Pakistan and other sites in South and Southeast Asia over a career in photojournalism spanning twenty years. The photographs, saturated with color, life and light, are beautiful. You can preview some of his striking photographs online at http://www.stevemccurry.com. (ASA34, $65.00)   Spell of the Tiger, The Man-eaters of Sundarbans  •  Sy Montgomery TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES Sundarbans is a tidal forest, a vast mangrove swamp stretching between India and Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal. Subject to devastating cyclones, it is infested with deadly snakes, crocodiles, sharks and more tigers than any other contiguous tract in the world. Here, tigers stalk and eat humans, about 300 every year. They swim in the sea and leap into boats to grab fishermen, or pounce on honey-gatherers and woodcutters in the forest. Montgomery (Walking With the Great Apes) made three trips to Sundarbans to study the tigers. She obtained firsthand accounts of killings and discovered that the people regard tigers as magic beings-feared but not hated, worshiped but not loved. The tiger god is called Daksin Ray. Montgomery provides a vivid picture of the coastal forest and its people, and takes us on a magical journey where nature, humans and myth coalesce. (IDA524, $16.95)   Stones of Empire, The Buildings of the Raj  •  Jan Morris  •  Simon Winchester HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A new edition of Jan Morris' appreciative social history of the architecture of the Raj with a new forward by Simon Winchester. With a fine eye, Morris considers the whole range of Anglo-Indian buildings in this probing account. She's interested, above all, in architecture as an expression of British Imperial ambition (and ambivalence). With 160 black-and-white photographs. Originally published in 1983. (IDA261, $19.95)   The Story of Asia's Lions  •  Divyabhanusinh Chavda NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 260 PAGES Chavda, a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and a Trustee of WWF, documents the relationship between lions and people in art, literature and science in this illustrated, authoritative account. With 160 color and black-and-white photographs. (ASA61, $49.00)   The Story of India  •  Michael Wood HISTORY •  2009 •  DVD Host Michael Wood takes his audience through a chronological history of India in six episodes. (IDA617, $34.99)   Story-Wallah, Short Fiction from South Asian Writers  •  Shyam Selvadurai ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES This fine anthology samples short fiction from South Asian authors including Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje and Jhumpa Lahiri. The settings range from Australia, to colonial Trinidad and Sri Lanka. Selvadurai is the author of Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens, both set in his native Sri Lanka. (ASA43, $14.00)   Street Food of India, The 50 Greatest Indian Snacks-Complete With Recipes  •  Sephi Bergerson FOOD •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES This photographic portrait, not only of India's street food but of its people as well, includes 50 authentic and simple recipes. (IDA613, $28.00)   Street Graphics India  •  Barry Dawson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 112 PAGES A stunning presentation of the multi-layered images of outdoor advertising that festoon the streets of India from posters to decorated buses, furniture and buildings. It's an excellent overview of the vibrant, ever-changing culture of modern, commercial India. (IDA122, $19.95)   Such a Long Journey  •  Sturla Gunnarsson HISTORY •  2001 •  DVD It is 1971 in Bombay, and India is on the verge of war. Gustad Noble finds his modest life unraveling when he agrees to do a clandestine favor for an old friend. Based on the prize-winning novel by Robinton Mistry, from a screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala (Mississippi Masala, Salaam Bombay) and helmed by Emmy Award-winning director Sturla Gunnarsson, "Such a Long Journey" is both a tragic drama and a wryly humorous meditation on enduring hope and the strength of faith. (IDA560, $24.99)   A Suitable Boy  •  Vikram Seth LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 1488 PAGES A modern classic set in Calcutta, Delhi and Brahmpur after Independence. Big and unabashedly plotty, it's like a 19th-century English novel in its structure and resolution, yet its trappings are all Indian. While courtesans sing ghazals, while young men make mischief in celebration of Holi, while pilgrims bathe in the Ganges, the newly independent nation of India launches itself into history. (IDA27, $21.99)   Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts, The Dark Room, The English Teacher  •  R. K. Narayan LITERATURE •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 648 PAGES An Everyman's Library edition. Swami and Friends introduces us to Narayan's beloved fictional town of Malgudi, where ten-year-old Swaminathan's excitement about his country's initial stirrings for independence competes with his ardor for cricket and all other things British. The Bachelor of Arts is a poignant coming-of-age novel about a young man flush with first love, but whose freedom to pursue it is hindered by the fixed ideas of his traditional Hindu family. In The Dark Room, Narayan's portrait of aggrieved domesticity, the docile and obedient Savitri, like many Malgudi women, is torn between submitting to her husband's humiliations and trying to escape them. The title character in The English Teacher, Narayan's most autobiographical novel, searches for meaning when the death of his young wife deprives him of his greatest source of happiness. (IDA337, $27.00)   Taj Mahal  •  M.C. Joshi  •  Jean-Louis Nou  •  Amina Okada ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1993 •  HARD COVER  • 231 PAGES An informative, photographic tribute to the great monument with accompanying essays on history, design and inscriptions by Amina Okada, curator of the Musee National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet in Paris, and M.C. Joshi of the Archaeological Survey of New Delhi. With 158 full-color photographs (including four magnificent foldout pictures) by the late Jean-Louis Nou (to whom the book is dedicated). Nou balances exterior and large-scale views with many detailed, close-up photographs of inscriptions, flora designs and sculpture. With a floor plan, quotations from the Koran and brief excerpts from travelers' accounts. (IDA108, $75.00)   Taj Mahal, Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire  •  Diana Preston  •  Michael Preston ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES A vivid narrative history of the creation of the Taj Mahal, a gift from Moghul emperor Shah Jahan to his wife. An excellent examination of not only this architectural marvel, but also Mughal culture and society. From two popular Oxford-trained historians. (IDA340, $16.95)   Temptations of the West, How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, And Beyond  •  Pankaj Mishra CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES The thread that binds these engaging accounts of Panjak's insightful travel through South Asia (Buddhist Tibet, Bollywood, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Kashmir, Nepal) is the confrontation of traditional and modern society. (ASA51, $16.00)   Think India, The Rise of the World's Next Great Power and what It Means for Every American  •  Vinay Rai CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Vinay provides an insider's account of India's transformation into a major economic power in the modern world. He documents the region's development by Fortune 500 companies and its partnership with the U.S. military, offering insight into India's rapidly growing role on the global stage. A fascinating read, essential for business minds and anyone who wishes to understand the position of India in the world today. (IDA544, $16.00)   This is India  •  Shobita Punja CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES This book is a handsome illustrated overview of the culture, nature and scenic attractions of India. The striking color photographs, including many of wildlife, are complemented by expert commentary on the region by Shobita Punja. (IDA97, $39.95)   The Tiger Ladies, A Memoir of Kashmir  •  Sudha Koul TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A graceful account of coming-of-age in a cultured household in Srinigar, a world long since erased with the partition of Kashmir and ongoing struggles. Koul interweaves the story of her family -- and especially of its women -- with tales of gods and goddesses, myths and cultural history, paying plenty of attention to the pleasures of food, fine textiles, and the life of the mind. (IDA207, $19.00)   Tiger, Elephant, and Cellphone, India the Emerging 21-st Century Power  •  Shashi Tharoor CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 512 PAGES From respected writer and diplomat Tharoor, this book chronicles India's rise from a largely underdeveloped nation to a global leader in technology and emerging economic powerhouse over the past 25 years. (IDA386, $27.50)   Tigers in Red Weather, A Quest to See the Last Wild Tigers  •  Ruth Padel NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES A lyrical exploration the world of the tiger. Padel is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin. (IDA331, $26.95)   Time Out Mumbai & Goa  •  Iain Ball GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (IDA343, $19.95)   The Toss of a Lemon  •  Padma Viswanathan LITERATURE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 640 PAGES This captivating debut novel, inspired by the author's family history, traces the lives a young widow and her orthodox Brahmin family over 60 years of profound social and political upheaval in India. Viswanathan's absorbing, gracefully wrought tale grew out of 150 hours of interviews with her grandmother. (IDA533, $15.95)   The Towers of Silence  •  Paul Scott LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 399 PAGES Volume three in Scott's rousing, psychologically complex Raj Quartet. (IDA322, $22.50)   Traditional Jewelry of India  •  Oppi Untracht ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES Untracht brings a lifetime of love for India's lavish and diverse jewelry in this sumptuously illustrated survey, covering the techniques and styles of jewelry-making, along with the symbolism and place of ornament in Indian culture with authority. (IDA34, $49.95)   Train to Pakistan, A Novel  •  Khushwant Singh LITERATURE •  1990 •  PAPER  • 226 PAGES Originally published in 1956, Singh follows the fate of the Sikh, Muslim and Hindu inhabitants of the Punjab countyside in this novel set during the violent 1947 partition of the region between India and Pakistan. Born in 1915, the Delhi-based novelist has also written a two-volume history of the Sikhs. (IDA264, $14.95)   A Traveller's History of India  •  Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A condensed introduction to the themes and events that have shaped India from prehistory to Rajiv Gandhi's rule. (IDA57, $14.95)   Travels in the East  •  Donald Richie  •  Stephen Mansfield TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 180 PAGES The unmatchable, exuberant Richie (who winningly writes "New countries are like new clothes") muses on Egypt, India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Borneo, Thailand, Yap, Korea, and Japan in this kaleidoscope of travel essays. (ASA63, $14.95)   Travels on My Elephant  •  Mark Shand TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1998 •  PAPER A compelling tale of an 800-mile journey across India on the back of a 30-year-old elephant named Tara, this enjoyable tale of adventure features vivid descriptions of the countryside and people. Illustrated with color photographs. (IDA08, $16.95)   Trekking in Ladakh  •  Charlie Loram GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES A practical guide to trekking in this remote enclave, this book includes 50 maps, route descriptions, an overview of Leh and a section of color photographs. (HML25, $19.95)   The Twentieth Wife  •  Indu Sundaresan LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES Sundaresan boldly reimagines the life of the wily and powerful 17th-century Mughal ruler Jahanara in this lushly detailed, action-packed historical novel. She brings to life the power, politics, customs, architecture and traditions of the Mughals. The story continues in The Feast of Roses (IDA307, $16.00)   Twilight in Delhi  •  Ahmed Ali LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES Set at the turn-of-the-century, this much-loved novel, written in English, captures life in Delhi through the tale of the Muslim merchant Mir Nihal and his family. It's an enlightening portrait of Mughal Delhi, its culture and traditions, family ceremonies and traditions, kite battles and pigeon flying. (IDA62, $14.95)   Ultimate Journey, Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment  •  Richard Bernstein TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES In this journey of self-discovery, Bernstein travels across Central Asia from China to India, loosely in the footsteps of the seventh-century Buddhist monk Hsuan Tang. A foreign correspondent in China in the 1970s and religious skeptic, Bernstein (who turns 50 during the journey) offers the insight and eye for detail of an experienced traveler and writer. (CAS64, $14.00)   Understanding Contemporary India  •  Sumit Ganguly  •  Niel Devotta CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES Intended as a textbook, this survey of Indian life, culture, social issues, and political challenges, is also a rewarding contemporary reader for the traveler. With contributions by 12 diverse authors, including NY Times Asia correspondent Barbara Crosette, who contributes the chapter on the role of women. (IDA345, $24.50)   Untouchable  •  Mulk Raj Anand  •  E. M. Forster LITERATURE •  1990 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES Referred to by some as his nation's answer to Charles Dickens, the author tackles India's caste system with urgency and conviction; in this work he paints a portrait of India's lowest caste. (IDA180, $13.00)   Untouchables, My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's Caste System  •  Narendra Jadhav BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER  • 307 PAGES A bestseller in India, the Untouchables is an inspiring tale of defying prejudice and gaining an education in the slums of Mumbai. Against the odds and in defiance of India's caste system, Narendra is head of economic research for the Reserve Bank of India. (IDA330, $24.95)   The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature  •  Amit Chaudhuri LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 672 PAGES Unusually, this anthology includes both Indian writing in English and Indian writing in translation. "Modern" is defined as 1850 and on, which means Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as well as Rushdie and Anita Desai. Edited by Amit Chaudhuri. (IDA218, $21.00)   Vishnu's Crowded Temple, India Since the Great Rebellion  •  Maria Misra HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 535 PAGES Misra looks at the tangle of caste and religious identity in modern democratic India in this lively modern history, one of several timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary of India's independence. (IDA550, $24.00)   West Bengal State Map  •  MapLink MAP This detailed map of the Indian State of West Bengal, printed in India by the Survey of India, shows West Bengal and surroundings at a scale of 1:1,100,000. It's a rather old-fashioned map, handsome but not very sturdy, printed in 1971. One Side. 38x22 inches. (IDA156, $6.95)   Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan  •  Dervla Murphy TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2012 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES On the heels of her immersion in South India and the Hindu culture, Murphy presented herself to the Pakistan authorities to arrange a trip to the Karkorams. This marvelous book (originally published in 1977) is the result of her extended encounter with the region -- an area of 10,000 square miles in the High Himalayas between (and contested by) Pakistan and India, where she and her six-year-old daughter Rachel spent the winter. (PKN16, $29.95)   White Mughals  •  William Dalrymple HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 512 PAGES In the 18th and 19th centuries, British colonialists who adopted traditional Indian lifestyles and took Indian women as their brides were known as "white mughals." Dalrymple writes of James Kirkpatrick, officer of the British East India Company, convert to Islam and husband to an Indian princess. In doing so, he vividly portrays the "white mughal" experience and its influence on the history of India and England. Dalrymple has written engagingly about India in a series of essays and travel books, including the outstanding "City of Djinns," a memoir of a year in Delhi. (IDA233, $20.00)   Why Some Like it Hot: Food, Genes, and Cultural Diversity  •  Gary Paul Nabhan FOOD •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 232 PAGES Part science, part anthropology, this is a study of food and why we eat what we eat. It's an ecology of diet, probing the evolutionary predilection for favoring certain foods by certain cultures over the evolutionary history of our species. Nabhan is an engaging, illuminating writer and thinker. The book is, in part, a tribute to the value of traditional foods and warning against globalization of the human diet. (GEN320, $25.00)   Wild India, The Wildlife of India and Nepal  •  Guy Mountefort  •  Gerald Cubitt NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES A colorful and informative introduction to the natural history of the region in a handsome, oversize volume with photography by Gerald Cubitt. After a long introductory section, it presents hundreds of extraordinary photographs of the wildlife and landscapes of the Himalayas, Indo-Ganges Plain and the Deccan. (IDA02, $29.95)   The Wisdom of the Buddha  •  Jean Boisselier RELIGION •  1994 •  PAPER  • 191 PAGES A pocket-size primer of Buddhism, this book is an illustrated history of the sixth-century Indian prince and his quest for enlightenment. With 207 illustrations, 160 in full color. (IDA55, $12.95)   A Woman's Asia  •  Marybeth Bond ANTHOLOGY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES These thirty-five personal, often hilarious accounts of women's adventures from China to Sri Lanka to Turkey to Bhutan, not only illuminating the everyday, oft-overlooked cultural practices of Asia, but also giving a glimpse into the thoughts and feelings of the female traveller. Featuring selections from Jan Morris, Pamela Logan and Alison Wright. (ASA49, $17.95)   Women in a Tribal Community, A Study of Arunachal Pradesh  •  Kiran Mishra CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 100 PAGES An in-depth look at the ways and rituals of the Nishing community in Arunachal Pradesh. (IDA125, $14.00)   Women in Modern India  •  Geraldine Forbes CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES A history of the status and roles of women, women's movements, organizations, achievements and work from 19th century reforms through the 1980s. Forbes draws on felow schoalrs and women's own accounts. (IDA372, $36.99)   Women Writing in India, 600 B.C. to the Present  •  Susie Tharu ANTHOLOGY •  1993 •  PAPER A selection of evocative pieces by Indian women authors. (IDA284, $32.00)   The Wonder House  •  Justine Hardy LITERATURE •  2007 •  HARD COVER  • 386 PAGES A vivid a sensual novel revolving around Gracie Singh, a Yorkshirewoman who has been living on a houseboat on Nagin since the death of her Indian husband. (IDA302, $24.00)   Wonder that Was India  •  A.L. Basham HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 570 PAGES First published in 1954, Professor Basham's insightful and well-written survey has long been the standard introduction to the history and culture of India before the arrival of the Muslims. (IDA356, $26.00)   Wonders of the Indian Wilderness  •  Erach Bharucha NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 856 PAGES With 2,000 full-color illustrations, this sumptuous celebration of India's biodiversity is visually stunning and contains informative essays and observations gleaned from the author's extensive travel. A deluxe volume with a slipcase. (IDA527, $185.00)   World Religions: Eastern Traditions  •  Willard G. Oxtoby RELIGION •  2010 •  PAPER  • 515 PAGES A clear and insightful introduction to Eastern religions by a team of scholars. It's a handsomely produced concise overview of Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, and East Asian traditions, as rewarding for the general reader as the student. This second edition features additional suggested reading, photographs, glossary and thought-provoking review questions. (ASA07, $79.95)
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