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169 years ago on 10 May, 1857, started the Revolt of 1857. This was the first major armed uprising against the EIC. Savarkar defined it as "First War of Independence" in his 1909 book -"The Indian War of Independence 1857". #1857Revolt #Revoltof1857 #FirstWarOfIndependence

Neeti Singh’s ‘In the Constant Rain of Bliss’ ensures that Punjab’s first woman mystic-poet Peero’s voice rings across centuries — loud, fearless and defiant. Mandira Nayar reviews in @thetribunechd #SpectrumTheTribune @speakingtiger14  @mandira_nayar tribuneindia.com/news/book-revi…

"I don't think that homophobia is simply hatred. It's also misinformation in the minds of people who live at a distance from queer realities," says @historyeric in this @scroll_in interview with me about his book Ghosted published by @speakingtiger14. scroll.in/article/109252…

Harbans Singh's biography of Karan Singh, A Statesman and A Seeker, charts his trajectory from monarch to democrat, writes T.C.A. Raghavan. #books #read #booktwt @speakingtiger14 @leo_mukherjee telegraphindia.com/books/from-mon…

Clear-eyed, rigorously researched and compellingly told, this revised edition of the book by Prem Shankar Jha revisits the birth of the Kashmir dispute—and reveals how a crisis born in 1947 continues to shape South Asia’s politics today. 'The Origins of a Dispute' is out now.

എന്റെ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് നോവലിനെ കുറിച്ച് @speakingtiger14 Book Purchase Link #detailBullets_feature_div" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">amazon.in/River-Grey-Flo…

“Here I’m not invisible” Sanjeev Chopra shares from Morning Twilight by Jayshree Misra Tripathi. #books Congratulations to my incredible mum and thanks to @speakingtiger14 and all the fab panellists and audience! 🔥

Mum showing me how it’s done 🔥 Please check with your indie bookstores for Morning Twilight- read at leisure. Shoutout to @speakingtiger14 @TDogra Ravi and Renuka @scroll_in scroll.in/article/109133…

Harbans Singh’s biography of Dr Karan Singh is a rare, candid engagement with the multi-faceted man. Roopinder Singh reviews in @thetribunechd #SpectrumTheTribune @speakingtiger14   @RoopinderSingh tribuneindia.com/news/book-revi…

A 19th-century pilgrim’s progress: 'The Travels of a Sadhu in the Himalayas' Jaladhar Sen’s Bangla classic, now available in English, narrates the journey to Badrinath in Uttarakhand in the days before modern transport @speakingtiger14 governancenow.com/news/regular-s…

The Polity introduces The River of Grey Flowers - a work of faction-fiction by @rejitweets . A gripping tale of captivity, escape, and human will, the book traces a journey across borders where survival is uncertain and freedom comes at a cost. thepolity.co.in/article/302

Historian Rajmohan Gandhi is on the cover of @IndiaToday - Leisure, where he speaks to @mani_adity74193 about his biography of James Lawson, one of the most important figures of the Civil Rights movement in the USA from the 1960s onwards. Read here: shorturl.at/yL93G

.@CPriyadarshini spoke to @nikitamohta98 @IndianExpress about her debut non-fiction book, 'First Bite', exploring the history and distinct breakfast traditions of ten Indian cities. Read here: indianexpress.com/article/resear…

'A luminous and deeply reflective collection that captures the quiet rhythms of life in the Himalayan foothills with rare sensitivity and grace.' —Anubha Mishra reviews 'Scenes from the Magic Mountain' by @RuskinBondIndia for @IndianExpress: indianexpress.com/article/books-…

<tomorrow> Folks, I will be presenting on our great #Urdu #writer Joginder Paul's partition stories online tomorrow on the occasion of his 10th death anniversary & #WorldBookDay . From 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PST. Join zoom meeting us02web.zoom.us/j/89317103254 Meeting ID: 89317103254

We miss Mark dearly. Please join us this Friday, 24 April at the IIC to remember and celebrate him. 🌼✨

Anjana Basu reviews Ruskin Bond's 𝘚𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 (@speakingtiger14, 2026) for our ASAP Corner. thehooghlyreview.com/the-call-of-th…

Priyadarshini Chatterjee’s ‘The First Bite’: A Book Event About urban India's breakfast habits. About rajma-chawal at dawn. And nihari, aloo-poori... plus the best ever food spread at a book event! My new Substack post. open.substack.com/pub/madhulikal…

Today in the ARB: @VikramZutshi reviews “The Dog Meows, the Cat Barks” by Eka Kurniawan translated from Indonesian by Annie Tucker @NewDirections @speakingtiger14 asianreviewofbooks.com/the-dog-meows-…

How US embraced Gandhian ideas. In his new book, Rajmohan Gandhi recalls James Lawson, an important but unknown leader of the struggle against racism in America. Prof Salil Misra reviews in @thetribunechd #SpectrumTheTribune @speakingtiger14 tribuneindia.com/news/book-revi…