Lotus imprint: 68 books
Pakistan
Before and After Osama
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Explicating the pre- and post-Bin Laden Pakistan, Imtiaz Gul relooks at questions plaguing the nation: Why and how this country became home to the world’s most wanted terrorist? Bin Laden’s escape from the Tora Bora Mountains in Eastern Afghanistan in December 2001 to his last hideout in Abbottabad,...
by Rudyard Kipling
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Rudyard Kipling: was he a vampire of the Raj or an Indian born in another skin, who upheld the British empire but gave his heart to the East? Khushwant Singh, celebrated columnist, author and ardent Kipling fan, knits this anthology with a fascinating introduction on the life of this controversial writer.
by Rajika Bhandari
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Established in the 1840s by the peripatetic British, dak bungalows forever changed the way officers of the Empire and their families travelled across the subcontinent and got to know the real India. With most of the British Raj perpetually on the move, whether on tour or during the summer migration to...
by N.J. Ember, Nadia Hasan
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
In the first installment of The Desiccated, Lia is ensnared in the growing danger that looms over the town. Her neighbors are going missing, her friends are falling ill and she is exposed to a world she can’t believe is real. As new threats tangle with old secrets, she will discover her biggest...
A Brush with Death
A Short Story
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
A darkened road. A truck-stop diner. A chance meeting.
All Marisol Pedilla wanted was to make the drive to her aunt’s house without incident. Instead, she meets a woman named Sasha. Together, they encounter more misfortune than Marisol has ever experienced.
Danger and deception seem...
Dongri to Dubai
Six Decades of Mumbai Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police...
The Other Senses
An Inspiring True Story of a Visually Impaired
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
Preeti was barely six years old when doctors diagnosed her deteriorating vision as a condition due to optic atrophy. Those were difficult days but with the support and encouragement of her parents she learnt to get the best out of her disability. She looked for possibilities, focused on every positive...
The Greased Cartridge
The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
In most accounts of the revolt, the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket, which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate...
Southern India
A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
This comprehensive guide to Southern India’s varied heritage covers all the major Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and European historical monuments and sites in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The descriptions vary from forts and palaces, and temple architecture, sculpture...
Going Native
Gandhi's Relationsip with Western Women
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Gandhi’s relationship with women has proved irresistibly fascinating to many, but it is surprising how little scholarly work has been undertaken on his attitudes to and relationships with women. Going Native details Gandhi’s relationship with Western women, including those who inspired him, worked...
by Manoj Mitta, H.S. Phoolka
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
It stands out even in a country inured to mass violence - 3,000 members of a minority community slaughtered over three days in 1984, right in India's capital. Twenty-three years on, neither the organizers of the massacre nor the state players who facilitated it have been punished, despite prolonged inquiries...
Decoding Intolerance
Riots and the Emergence of Terrorism in India
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
The rioting in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, in 1961 was a watershed event for India. After the Partition, it was the first time such large-scale communal violence had taken place. The author, Prateep K. Lahiri, on his first posting, was involved in bringing the situation under control. Some time later in...
The NaMo Story
A Political Story
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
One of the truly enigmatic personalities on the contemporary Indian political canvas, Narendra Damodardas Modi is difficult to ignore. From his humble beginnings as a RSS pracharak to his rise in the Hindutva ranks, and from being Bharatiya Janata Party’s master planner to one of the its most popular...
War Room
The People, Tactics and Technology behind Narendra Modi's 2014 Win
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2015
‘War Room stands out as an example of real field work and rigorous research… Anyone who wants to understand how decisions are made in India should read this brilliant study of the BJP.’—Dr. Walter K. Andersen, Author of The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism‘Ullekh...