I had my first brush with administration when I was barely three days old, cradled in the arms of my mother. Sharadabai Govindrao Pawar had a meeting to attend at the Pune Local Board, of which she was a member, on 15 December 1940. Although she had delivered a baby boy just three days earlier, she was not one to miss her call of duty.

When natural history writing attained one of its liveliest levels.

For a booklover, Friday at the Spui in the heart of Amsterdam is like nowhere else. This is the most beautiful, lively and relaxed secondhand book market in all Europe.

Of the many books Dhirubhai Ambani read in his early years, it was James Allen’s 'The Mastery of Destiny' that he turned to again and again.

Any collection of first editions of successful Indian writers would be incomplete without RK Narayan and Mulk Raj Anand.

From being immersed in books to an age where only the classics appeal, my journeys into the world of books have become less freque.

Where do old Indian language books end up remains a mystery as it is extremely rare to find one in the few secondhand bookshops in the country.

Can elaborate systems, designs and approaches make a dent on the real world and ground realities?.

A rare three-volume report of the Delhi Town Planning Committee contains the first detailed accounts of the choice of the site for building New Delhi.

An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1937 to 1961.