Roli Books: 62 books
by M.J. Akbar
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2003
The Shade of Swords: M.J. Akbar writes the first cohesive history of jihad. From the Prophet Muhammed to the presence of British and American troops in Afghanistan, and more recently in Iraq, Akbar shows how jihad's origins lie in the earliest consciousness of Muslims, how it thrives on complex notions...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
A landmark historical work, written at the cusp of modernity in the early nineteenth century, Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan was Lieutenant Colonel James Tod's classic tribute to this grand desert region of India. Tod - mesmerized by this region and its inhabitants, the Rajpoots - dedicated himself...
Dream Chasing
Dream, Hope, Betrayal, Grit, Sacrifice, Triumph
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In Deora, a remote village near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Shiva Balak walked 24 kilometres to and back from his school each day, only to be left wondering why there were no schools in his own village. A brilliant student, he struggled through extreme hardships, and achieved laurels by winning a scholarship...
Women of Vision
Nine Business Leaders in Conversation with Alam Srinivas
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
A 2012 McKinsey study found that women hold a mere 5 per cent of boardroom positions in Indian firms. If India has to emerge as a real economic superpower in the 21st century, she has to harness the growing women power, grant them a greater role in the nation-building process and chalk out a clear ballot-to-boardroom...
by Swapan Seth
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
This is a small book of life's big and not-so-big lessons. Written from the heart, these nuggets of personal insights will resonate with just about anyone who has experienced and questioned universal conundrums such as marriage, love, failure, parenting, passion, ambition, or money. A relook at everyday...
Sachin Tendulkar
A Definitive Biography
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
This is not a scorebook, nor is it an accumulation of facts or the extension of a globally recognised brand. This is the first in-depth and comprehensive biography of Sachin Tendulkar, and it puts Sachin, the cricketer and the human being, in perspective. Tendulkar's story is told here grippingly, with...
Mahi
The Story of India's Most Successful Captain
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Mahi: The Story of India's Most Successful Captain charts the dynamic rise of one of India's most talented and charismatic cricketers and captains. From playing tennis-ball cricket in Ranchi and Kharagpur to his patented helicopter shot, Dhoni has come a long way with his grit and determination. With...
October Coup
A Memoir of the Struggle for Hyderabad
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
It is 1948. A newly-independent India is trying to persuade Hyderabad to join the Indian Union. Negotiations are difficult for both sides. The State Congress, now operating from Indian territory, has launched a campaign of violent raids, designed to cripple civil administration in the border areas,...
Pakistan
Before and After Osama
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Explicating the pre- and post-Bin Laden Pakistan, Imtiaz Gul relooks at questions plaguing the nation: Why and how this country became home to the world’s most wanted terrorist? Bin Laden’s escape from the Tora Bora Mountains in Eastern Afghanistan in December 2001 to his last hideout in Abbottabad,...
by Rudyard Kipling
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Rudyard Kipling: was he a vampire of the Raj or an Indian born in another skin, who upheld the British empire but gave his heart to the East? Khushwant Singh, celebrated columnist, author and ardent Kipling fan, knits this anthology with a fascinating introduction on the life of this controversial writer.
by Rajika Bhandari
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Established in the 1840s by the peripatetic British, dak bungalows forever changed the way officers of the Empire and their families travelled across the subcontinent and got to know the real India. With most of the British Raj perpetually on the move, whether on tour or during the summer migration to...
Dongri to Dubai
Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police...
The Other Senses
An Inspiring True Story of a Visually Impaired
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Preeti was barely six years old when doctors diagnosed her deteriorating vision as a condition due to optic atrophy. Those were difficult days but with the support and encouragement of her parents she learnt to get the best out of her disability. She looked for possibilities, focused on every positive...
The Greased Cartridge
The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
In most accounts of the revolt, the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket, which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate...