Books

• Index Islamicus in AMU Library

  Mar 26, 2015

  A book titled ‘Index Islamicus’ recently purchased by AMU for its Maulana Azad Library and priced Rs 12 lakh is one of the costliest books in the world. This book contains, among other things, lists of all books of all important and...

• Excavating Palestine’s “Hidden Histories”

  Mar 26, 2015

  Book; Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean Author: Basem Ra’ad Publisher: Pluto Press Pages: 288 Year: 2010 Price: $35 (p/b) ISBN-10: 074532830X ISBN-13: 978-0745328300    ...

• Political history of Muslims of Muzaffarpur since 1857

  Mar 17, 2015

  Book: Contesting Colonialism and Separatism: Muslims of Muzaffarpur Since 1857 Author: Mohammad Sajjad Publisher: Primus Books Year:  2014 Pages: xviii + 266 H/b ISBN: 978-93-84082-04-8 Price: Rs. 1,195   Kashif-ul-...

• Poetry in the Service of Islam

  Mar 17, 2015

  Poetry in the Service of Islam Asif Anwar Alig Book: Naghmaye Sarosh-A Farmer’s Poetry Author: Mohammad Hazim Hassan Publisher: Al-Huda Publications, New Delhi 110002, Pages: 230 Price: Rs 200 (paperback)  ...

• Socio-cultural life of Merchants in Mughal Gujarat

  Mar 17, 2015

  Book: Socio-cultural life of Merchants in Mughal Gujarat Author: Monika Sharma Publisher: Partridge India Pages: 212 pages ISBN 9781482840377 Price: Rs. 450 (soft cover) Author and researcher Monika Sharma takes readers ...

• Javed Habib: a character out of a Greek tragedy

  Mar 17, 2015

  Javed Habib: A Character of a Greek Tragedy Javed Habib: Hujoom se TanhaiTak Compiled by:MasoomMoradabadi Published by Khabardar Publications, Z-103 Taj Enclave, Gita Colony, Delhi 110031, Email khabardaar@yahoo.com, Mobile: 0981078...

• Beyond Doubt: A Dossier on Gandhi’s Assassination

  Feb 28, 2015

  Book: Beyond Doubt: A Dossier on Gandhi’s Assassination Compiled and introduced by Teesta Setalvad Year: 2015 Pages: x + 278 pages p/b Publisher: Tulika Books, New Delhi ISBN: 978-93-82381-50-1 Rs 450 The assas...

• Anti-Terror Probes: Muslims Face Systemic Bias

  Feb 28, 2015

  Book: Kafkaland: Prejudice, Law and Counterterrorism in India Author: Manisha Sethi Publisher: Three Essays Collective, New Delhi Year: 2014 Pages: 215 Price: 350.   Abhay Kumar   Both as an academ...

• Discontents of Zionism

  Feb 12, 2015

  Book: Zionism and its Discontents. A Century of Radical Dissent in Israel/Palestine Author: Ran Greenstein Publisher:  Pluto Press, London Year and pages: 2014, 248 pp. Ludwig Watzal Nationalist narratives and politi...

• Life and Contribution of Shibli Nomani

  Feb 12, 2015

  Book: Muhammad Shibli Nomani- Life and Contribution Author:   Javed Ali Khan Publisher: Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, Azamgarh-270001 Year:  2014 Pages:  250 Price:  Rs. 230 This book is one of the w...

• The Saffron Saga

  Feb 12, 2015

  Book: The Saffron Tide: The Rise of the BJP Author: Kingshuk Nag Publisher:  Rainlight Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi Pages: 247 Price: Rs. 50 (Hard Cover) Asif Anwar Alig Secularism lost impetus when Guj...

• Kanshi Ram: Leader of the Masses

  Feb 12, 2015

  Book: Kanshiram: Leader of the Dalits Author: Badri Narayan Publisher: Penguin India, New Delhi Year: 2014 Pages: xxi + 265 Price: Rs 499 Abhay Kumar Not many political leaders of the twentieth century have so much chang...

• Why media ignores issues of the masses

  Jan 05, 2015

  Book: Media in Our Globalizing World Editors: Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam, Pronjoy Guha Thakurta, Mohammad Zeyaul Haque, Raju Mansukhani Publisher: Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi Pages: 352 Price: Rs. 899 (Available from Pharos...

• This Manjhi can move mountains

  Jan 05, 2015

  Book: Tooti slate, aadhi pencil say wazir-e a’ala kee kursee tak - Jitan Ram Manji Author: Ashraf Asthanvi (ashrafasthanvi@gmail.com() Pages: 204 Price: Rs 175 Year: 2014 Publisher: Alankar Printers, Karmali Chak, Patna 800008 ...

• New book on Babri

  Dec 22, 2014

  Book: Destruction of the Babri Masjid: A National Dishonour Author: A. G. Noorani Publisher: Tulika Books, New Delhi Published: December 2014 Pages: 506 pages h/b Price: Rs 995 ISBN: 978-93-82381-47-1 Destruction of the Babri M...

• Unique Album on Muslim Freedom Fighters

  Dec 22, 2014

  Book: The Immortals Author: Syed Naseer Ahamed Publisher: Azad House of Publications House No. 3-506, Apnaghar, Undavalli Center - 522501, Tadepalli Mandalam, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh Mobile No: 9440241727 Mail Id : naseeraha...

• The Ugly Face of Counterterrorism in India

  Nov 29, 2014

  Book: KAFKALAND - Prejudice, Law and Counterterrorism in India Author: Manisha Sethi Publisher: Three Essays Pages: xii+216 incl. bibliographies and index Price: Rs 350 (Available from Pharos Media) ISBN p/b 978-93-83968-00-8 &nb...

• Chronicling life and the cultural history of a region

  Nov 29, 2014

  Book: Nigarishat-e-Javed Author: Javed Iqbal Publisher: Muhammad Jawaid Iqbal & Sons Publications, Dahuwa Bari, Bishanpur Bazaar, Bahadurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar)  855101 Pages: 152 Price: Rs. 150 (Soft cover)   Asif...

• The Triumph of the Hindu Right

  Nov 15, 2014

  WENDY DONIGER, On Hinduism. Oxford University Press, 2014, 680 pp. $39.95; –, The Hindus: An Alternative History, Penguin Press, 2009, 800 pp. $25.00. Ananya Vajpeyim In February, Penguin Books India pledged to cease publi...

• Maulvi Mohammad Sulaiman: Purnea’s Unsung Hero

  Oct 28, 2014

  Asif Anwar Alig Book: Maulvi Mohammad Sulaiman Ki Adabi Khidmat Author: Dr. Mohammad Kalimullah, Sir Syed Academy, Sajjad Colony, Purnea (Bihar) - 854301 Pages: 175 h/c Price: 200 Literature sums up contributions of liter...