EP7 : India must learn from XI about investing in history: William Dalrymple

Author and former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has seen India's growth at close quarters. From the Incredible India campaign and Startup India initiative to working with two PMs, he recounts his experiences in his book, Made In India. Watch him demystify his storytelling process.

With his latest book Smoke And Ashes, journalist-turned-author Amitav Ghosh dips into two decades worth of research to present opium's role in the history of South Asia. Watch him reveal fascinating facts about how the drug trade shaped Indian cities such as Mumbai.

Meeran Chadha Borwankar was Maharashtra's first woman commissioner and first woman Director General of Prisons. In her eventful career, she handled numerous sensitive cases including the prosecution of Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Memon. Her new book, Madam Commissioner, is a riveting account of her journey.

Three years after his death, former President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter has penned the book Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers, based on his diaries. The result is a window seat to over 50 exciting years of Indian politics.

Celebrated diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri has made a stunning literary debut. Her novel Swallowing the Sun is an epic love story set in turbulent, pre-Independence India. It’s also a statement on gender in which progressive men help the women characters achieve their highest potential.

He’s figured the world of words and numbers with equal felicity. Renowned economist Surjit Bhalla’s fascinating new book ‘How We Vote’ predicts the voters’ mindset on the basis of hard data. The former IMF executive director has been mapping elections for decades. In 2019, he said the BJP would win close to 300 seats. Five years earlier, he was one of the few who accurately foresaw a clear NDA majority. What are his predictions for 2024?

Master storyteller William Dalrymple's new book, 'The Golden Road' is the forgotten story of how India’s art, religion, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world. Dalrymple says India is missing a major trick by not investing in the past, unlike China.