Book Review: Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan by Nile Green
Mar 05, 2025
A book that purports to fact-check the oeuvre and credibility of two Indian writers may very well be in need of fact-checking itself
Madeeha Maqbool
Madeeha Maqbool is a civil servant and a writer. Her work has appeared in The News on Sunday, The Friday Times, and Libas, amongst others. She is obsessed with non-fiction and runs a popular Instagram account called @maddyslibrary where she talks about books, colonization, and women's rights.
Who Owns History? A Conversation With Alex Von Tunzelmann
Jan 20, 2025
The historian discusses the travails of research in South Asia, repatriation of stolen artifacts, and the absurdity of empire.
The Golden Road by William Dalrymple
Jan 11, 2025
The book is a love letter to ancient Indian civilisations, but fails to consider its India’s current Saffron-saturated context