Telling tales: Books that should be in your reading list
Based on an exhibition of rare maps of Udaipur and Mewar held at the City Palace Museum in Udaipur, this catalogue brings together maps and miniatures from medieval to modern times. Most prominent are riveting archival photos of Mewar, including an album documenting the construction of railways in the princely state.CASTING A SHADOW
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Set to hit Indian bookstores by June-end, this groundbreaking study of Dalit lives examines how caste and caste-based discrimination are experienced around the world. Based on 10 years of research, it spans 15 countries and trains its lens on everything, from 19th-century indentured labourers in the Caribbean to modern-day migrant workers in the Middle East.KEEPING THE FAITH
This new anthology of queer writing from South Asia focuses on the fraught intersection of queerness and faith. Addressing identity and belonging through poetry, memoir and flash fiction, it brings together 24 LGBTQIA+ writers who conjure up worlds which are either fantastical or painfully real.—Compiled by Amit DixitSubscribe to India Today Magazine- Ends
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