GENERAL WRITING FROM SOUTH ASIAN WRITERS (Philosophy, Culture, History etc)


  1. JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, Male, (1889-1964), Born in India. (1st Prime Minister of India)
    1. Glimpses of World History
    2. The Discovery of India
    3. An Autobiography

  2. MAHATMA M. K. GANDHI, Male, (1869-1948), Born in Porbandur, Gujerat, India
    1. An Autobiography or Experiments with the Truth
    2. The Bhagavad Gita
    3. Hindu Dharma
    4. Non-Violence

  3. M. J. AKBAR, Male, Born in India
    1. Nehru: The Making of India
    2. The Siege Within

  4. KULDEEP NAYAR, Male, Born in India
    1. Between The Lines
    2. India- The Critical Years
    3. Distant Neighbours- A Tale of the Subcontinent
    4. Supersession of Judges (Editor)
    5. India After Nehru
    6. The Judgement: Inside Story of the Emergency in India

  5. TARIQ ALI, Male, (1943-....), Born in Lahore, Pakistan
    1. Redemption
    2. The Nehrus and Gandhis
    3. Shadows of Promegranate Tree
    4. Can Pakistan Survive
    5. Streetfighting Years
    6. Iranian Nights (Play)
    7. Moscow Gold (Play)

  6. PUPUL JAYAKAR, Female, (1915-....), Born in Uttar Pradesh, India
    1. God is Not a Full-stop
    2. The Earthen Drum
    3. The Buddha
    4. J. Krishnamurti:A Biography
    5. The Earth Mother
    6. Indira Gandhi:A Biography (with Raghu Rai)
    7. The Children of Barren Women
    8. Fire in the Mind:Dialogues with J. Krishnamurthy

  7. RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Male, (....-....), Born West Bengal, India
    1. The Penguin Gandhi Reader
    2. Awadh in Revolt (1857-58): A Study of Popular Resistance

  8. PATWANT SINGH,Male,(1925-....), Born in Delhi, India; Founder and Editor of Design- India's first magazine devoted to architecture and aesthetics.
    1. India and The Future of Asia
    2. Of Dreams and Demons: A Memoir of Modern India
    3. The Struggle for Power In Asia
    4. The Golden Temple
    5. Gurdwaras in India and Around the World