Oliver Noone’s book is an ambitious and engaging study of Calicut’s place in the longer history of colonial expansion in South Asia. Its central claim is that two relatively neglected …
Books
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Turning Pages: The Physician’s Dilemma: Privacy or Public Interest?
by TCA Srinivasa Raghavan 4 minutes readLast time I had concluded by saying I would write about books by a much taken-for-granted group in our lives, namely, doctors. A huge dilemma arises for some doctors when …
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Exclusive: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Child Labor and His Book Karuna
by Rajesh Mehta, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readNobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has spent more than four decades fighting child labor, trafficking and exploitation, building a global movement around the rights and dignity of children. From rescuing …
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Second Lady Usha Vance Expands Summer Reading Challenge
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readSecond Lady Usha Vance has announced the launch of the prize website for her 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, allowing participating students to select rewards after submitting their reading logs and …
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Book Review: Can Trust Be Repaired? This Book Says Yes—One Promise at a Time
by Sayantani Roy 6 minutes readWhen the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres diagnosed the world as suffering from a “Trust Deficit Disorder,” the question of how trust is built, broken, and repaired ceased to be an …
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Aalolika- the first lullaby, is a beautiful book telling mythological tales in a simple narrative style with a deeply sonic quality. This collection of enchanting lullabies came to me for …
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IIC to Host Shovana Narayan’s Speaking Sculptures Book Presentation
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readThe India International Centre (IIC) will host a presentation of the book Speaking Sculptures: Karanas in Kathak, published by Shubhi Publications, on July 25, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the …
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USISPF Launches 250 Voices Coffee Table Book
by SAH Special Correspondent 3 minutes readThe U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) launched the second edition of its coffee table book, “We The People: 250 Voices, A Tribute to the 250 Voices that Shaped U.S.-India Relations,” …
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India’s legal system is wobbling by its own weight. Billed as one of the oldest justice systems that had evolved over centuries, today India’s legal system at best mirrors the …
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Much before Travel Blogs became popular, there were many who traveled widely and wrote extensively about their experiences. The more famous ones were: Megasthenes, Fa-Hien, Marco Polo, Al-Biruni, Ibn Batuta …