Shashi Tharoor

Le Grand Roman indien, c’est d’abord et avant tout, comme l’indique Shashi Tharror dans une note liminaire, l’épopée du Mahabharata, Maha signifiant « grand », Bharata désignant le clan qui conquit et peupla l’Inde du Nord. L’idée de parodier ce... Lire la suite

A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country’s most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based... Lire la suite

The Flying Sikh tells the unique story of the only Sikh airman to fly with the RFC and the RAF during the First World War. It is the remarkable account of one man's struggle to enlist, against discrimination, and then his service as a fighter pilot... Lire la suite

Die unrühmliche Wahrheit über die britische Herrschaft in Indien – erstmals erzählt aus indischer Sicht. Das Britische Kolonialreich präsentierte sich nach außen hin als aufgeklärter Despotismus im Namen des Guten und zum Wohle der Beherrschten.... Lire la suite

Shashi Tharoor delivers an incisive biography of the great secularist who-alongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhi-led the movement for India’s independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. The... Lire la suite

Across the seas, the winds blow between two lands, whispering back and forth what is seen, heard, tasted, smelt, felt in each place: the green trees, the tropical heat, the lush rain, the peoples of enterprise and culture, the aromas of different... Lire la suite

Who killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? This highly motivated, idealistic American student had come to India to volunteer in women’s health programs, but had her work made a killer out of an enraged husband? Or was her death the result of a... Lire la suite

In Shashi Tharoor's satirical masterpiece, the story of the Mahabharata is retold as modern Indian history, and renowned political personalities begin to resemble characters from the epic -all of whom have a curious and ambiguous relationship with... Lire la suite