May is the month of Nehru! Just received the first copies of 'Nehru's First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Independent India's Foreign Policy' . #NehrusFirstRecruits

At Bangalore International Centre on June 10. Open to all

RIP Mr. Ramoji Rao. A true visionary, especially when it came to hyper local journalism, and a man who always found the time to spend a few generous minutes with me whenever I sought a meeting as a young and somewhat overawed reporter. A loss of journalism.

Got a copy of The Great Flap of 1942 by Mukund Padmanabhan . It tells the story of how British panicked over a Japanese non-invasion. William Dalrymple has praised a book saying, ‘Mukund Padmanabhan is the new superstar of Indian narrative non-fiction.’

Deplorable crowd management to enter Chepauk….only one access point on Wallajah Road….25 mins to get in …women’s cricket deserves better TNCA

Excerpts of a conversation with William Dalrymple on his new book

It's publication day and the first Indian review is in, from the wonderful Mukund Padmanabhan Mukund Padmanabhan The Hindu "A powerful and sweeping account of a land that was once an economic powerhouse, a civilisational cradle and an exporter of merchandise and ideas – philosophical,

How does one fix an Aquaguard water purifier when the app doesn’t yield results, the helpline doesn’t help, and promises to escalate are hollow. Terrible service but very prompt with AMC demands Eureka Forbes

I haven't seen them yet but a few advance reading copies of my new book are going out to some readers and friends 😊 Meanwhile you can pre-order a copy (with a 40% discount) from Padhega India (Bodhi Tree Knowledge Services) here: padhegaindia.in/product/gods-g…

We are thrilled to share news that several of our books have made the longlist for the Godrej Literature Live! Awards in Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Business. Honored to see our titles recognized among the best! A Never-Before World Tania James 🇦🇺🦘 Vanya Vaidehi Bhargav Mukund Padmanabhan @shastriav

#interview | Manu S Pillai talks to Mukund Padmanabhan about his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries, and how #Hinduism’s diversity became both its bulwark and challenge. Read here: frontline.thehindu.com/books/hinduism…

Such a lovely moment it was to meet my former Editor Mukund Padmanabhan whose brilliant book ‘The Great Flap of 1942’ was being discussed at the Bangalore Lit Fest … Grab your copy now!! And thrilled to meet Swathi Moorthy … Thank you for this memorable photo 😊

I chose Josephine Quinn & Mukund Padmanabhan Mukund Padmanabhan as my Books of the Year The Hindu "How the World Made the West is one of the most fascinating works of global history to appear for many years. Incredibly wide-ranging, it connects disparate parts of the ancient world with

In her engaging, multi-layered new book, Nirmala Lakshman underscores the separateness and interconnection inherent in the Tamil people. Mukund Padmanabhan✍️ #TheHindulitfest #TheHindulitforlife #theHinduLFL thehindu.com/books/books-re…

#TheHindulitforlife | After narrating his family’s personal lives changed following the events of 1942, which he calls “dystopian futility of something that never took place”, Mukund Padmanabhan (Mukund Padmanabhan) highlights that the reason why these stories don’t exist in public memory is

#thehindulitforlife | Mukund Padmanabhan (Mukund Padmanabhan) and Manu Pillai (Manu S Pillai) discuss how Japan’s act of bombing the eastern coast of British India led to chaos and confusion in 1942. ✍️ Gowri S thehindu.com/lit-for-life/t…

Return to Calcutta: Ruchir Joshi’s new novel is about an epic city teeming with stories, writes Mukund Padmanabhan #FourthEstate t.ly/Pdaxg

The Japanese conducted the first of many bombing raids on Calcutta on December 20, 1942. As an important strategic centre, Calcutta was primed for attack, but the Japanese bombed many other places much earlier, writes Mukund Padmanabhan #FourthEstate t.ly/Pdaxg

Time Capsules: Gopalkrishna Gandhi's new book is history accentuated by memory, writes Mukund Padmanabhan Aleph Book Company t.ly/OxPcg

Finally get a chance to meet the sharp and wonderful World War II historian Robert Lyman Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 in Calcutta next month. Can’t help wondering what he thought of my book.