Romila Chitturi

An overview of nationalism and its impact on the study of history from one of India’s most prominent historians.   In this timely book, historian Romi

Includes conversation with Neeladari Bhattacharya, Kumkum Roy, Rajan Gurukkal, Kunal Chakrabarti.

A lively discussion between two eminent Indian academics that examines what it means to be an Indian.   Through a stimulating dialogue, two old friend

The claim, often made, that India--uniquely among civilizations--lacks historical writing distracts us from a more pertinent question, according to Ro

The story of the raid of Somanatha is one of the founding myths of modern Indian national identity. The Muslim Mahmud of Ghazni established an empire

A powerful history of the long tradition of political dissent in India published at a moment when the very idea of dissent is under attack.

Written by one of India’s best-known public intellectuals,  this book is essential reading for anyone interested in India’s fascinating history as wel

Nations need identities. These are created from perceptions of how societies have evolved. In this, history plays a central role. Insisting on reliabl

The figure of Sakuntala appears in many forms throughout South Asian literature, most famously in the Mahabharata and in Kalidisa's fourth-century San

The Mauryan period witnessed the rise of the first subcontinental empire which required administration appropriate to a changing political economy, co