The Life & Times of Dyal Singh Majithia by Madan Gopal

The Punjabi who founded The Tribune, the Indian who saw tomorrow  Dyal Singh Majitha was more than just the founder of The Tribune, the man who left his fortune to the Dyal Singh College in Lahore – its successor institution is in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi. He was also...

Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography by I.K. Gujral

An absorbing, authentic and definitive account, by a former prime minister, of crucial events that had a significant impact on the nation’s destiny after independence. I K Gujral has penned his life story in a forthright and candid manner. He entered the political fray as a freedom fighter in the...

Naushadnama: The Life & Music of Naushad by Raju Bharatan

An authoritative, comprehensive and enthralling narrative – studded with rare nuggets of information – that records the life and times of ‘the composer of the century’ whose music was poetry in motion. The seven letters in Naushad’s name are like the seven notes of Hindustani classical music. After just a...

The Life & Poetry of Bahadur Shah Zafar by Aslam Parvez, Ather Farouqui

An absorbing, authentic and exemplary chronicle – studded with rare nuggets of information and enthralling anecdotes – of one of the most tragic figures of history who was witness to the end of a glorious dynasty First published in Urdu in 1986, this ‘labour of love’ brings alive the life...

Captain Amarinder Singh: The People’s Maharaja – An Authorized Biography by Khushwant Singh

An authentic, definitive and no-holds-barred narrative – packed with fascinating incidents and anecdotes – that brings alive the life and times of one of the most prominent and striking individuals (a former royal) in the sphere of Punjab politics Beginning with a historical background of how the Patiala kingdom came...