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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicPenguin Random House India

Topic: Penguin Random House India

Rajasthan’s Bhantus saw themselves as contemporary Robin Hoods—history didn’t

Bhantus were one of the 150 tribes the colonial British government had notified as ‘criminal tribes’, writes Nusrat F Jafri in 'This Land We Call Home'.

Marina Beach shoreline was garlanded with barbed wire & a ‘dummy fort’ to scare away Japanese bombers

In The Great Flap of 1942, Mukund Padmanabhan recalls the time between December 1941 to mid-1942 – when the Raj panicked over a Japanese non-invasion.

Babur fell hopelessly in love with a boy called Baburi. Roamed love-sick like a madman

In 'Babur: The Chessboard King', Aabhas Maldahiyar brings to life the many faces of Mughal emperor Babur, challenging his typical depictions.

Kalyan Jewellers’ TS Kalyanaraman once made a romantic film. ‘It was a disaster’

Most of the stalwarts of Malayalam cinema were our family friends, writes TS Kalyanaraman in his autobiography, ‘The Golden Touch’.

New book on fake news unveils dark secrets of misinformation, offers insightful analysis

Published by Penguin India, ‘Fake News: Spot It, Stop It’ by Gaurav Sood will be released on 11 December on Softcover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Nehru & Savarkar shared one thing – the use of sacred geography to build national identity

In 'Soul and Sword', Hindol Sengupta traces the history of political Hinduism in India and tries to understand the context and historical sources used to construct and promote it.

Did Bose hide in Nagaland? People remember a bearded ‘North Indian’ with Gandhi spectacles

In 'His Majesty's Headhunters', Mmhonlümo Kikon recalls the untold story of the siege of Kohima, considered the last battle of the British Empire and the first battle of New India.

How JJ Irani stopped Tata Steel from becoming Tata Museum

In 'Doctor Steel' Jamshed Jiji Irani recalls his efforts to modernise Tata Steel, his time with JRD Tata, and his fondness for life.

Long before the gold rush, the American West had experienced a ‘seaweed rush’

Vincent Doumeizel’s ‘The Seaweed Revolution’ explores the longstanding association of seaweeds with human history, proposing them as a solution to global problems.

Anil Ambani to Vijay Mallya—How India’s 4 top businessmen lost fortune, fame

In 'Unfinished Business', Nandini Vijayaraghavan chronicles the lives of India's top business leaders to highlight the country's corporate trajectory.

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.