*The Other Indians— A Political and Cultural History of South Asians in America; Vinay Lal (HarperCollins, 2008, pp 159, Rs 295) This book offers a crisp and politically engaged narrative of the social and cultural history of Indian Americans.
*Dear Popples— Love letters from an Unlikely Mother; Anouradha Bakshi (UndercoverUtopia, 2008, pp 190, Rs 225) Here is a story of four lives intersected by time and others, a true story of love, goodness and humanity.
*Narmada— River of Beauty; Amrit Lal Vegad (This edition published by Penguin in 2008, pp 187, Rs 250) This evocative translation is a one of a kind travelogue about one of the most magnificent river valleys in India.
*The Open Road— The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama; Pico Iyer (Viking/Penguin, 2008, pp 252, Rs 499) The author delights, weaving with scintillating intelligence a spell binding tale of the 14th Dalai Lama.
*Discovering the Vedas— Origins, Mantras, Rituals, Insights; Frits Staal (Penguin, 2008, pp 419, Rs 495) In this unprecedented guide to the Vedas, Frits Staal examines almost every aspect of these ancient sources of Indic civilisation.
