Books from Roli Books

  • India: A Story Through 100 Objects
    India: A Story Through 100 Objects
    By Vidya Dehejia

    This richly illustrated book focuses on 100 objects to tell a story of India that unravels in a series of thematic sections that allow the objects to take centre-stage.

  • The Sikh Art: From the Kapany Collection
    The Sikh Art: From the Kapany Collection
    By Paul Michael Taylor, Sonia Dhami

    This volume brings together leading scholars of Sikhism and of Sikh art to assess and interpret the remarkable art resource known as the Kapany Collection, using it to introduce to a broad public the culture, history, and ethos of the Sikhs ...

  • Sikh Heritage: A History of Valour and Devotion
    Sikh Heritage: A History of Valour and Devotion
    By Sondeep Shankar, Rishi Singh

    This book traces the history of the valour and devotion of the Sikh community, which forms less than 1 per cent of India's one billion population, yet produces over 50 per cent of the country's food reserves.

  • Masterpieces of Traditional Indian Architecture
    Masterpieces of Traditional Indian Architecture
    By Satish Grover

    This book takes the reader through the centuries and gives a rich insight into India's heritage and architecture. For years the preserve of scholars, this is a presentation of the...

  • The Unfinished: The Stone Carvers at Work in the Indian Subcontinent
    The Unfinished: The Stone Carvers at Work in the Indian Subcontinent
    By Vidya Dehejia, Peter Rockwell

    At the heart of this book are the many varieties of unfinished stone carving that merit close observation to see what is there and what is not, and to appreciate that all the finished work has been through these various stages of being ...

  • The Origins of Pottery and Agriculture
    The Origins of Pottery and Agriculture
    By Yoshinori Yasuda

    Predominantly on rice cultivation and pottery in Middle East and East Asian countries.

  • Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond
    Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond
    By Rahul Jain, R̥ta Kapur Chishti, Martand Singh

    The outstanding textiles represented in this book were displayed at the Visvakarma series of exhibitions and have a wide-ranging vocabulary of design, technical skill and aesthetic brilliance.

  • Pure & Healthy: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
    Pure & Healthy: Healthy Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
    By Vidhu Mittal, Nutritionist - Radhika Karle

    With its blend of traditional dishes and innovative renditions, Pure & Healthy is packed with recipes suitable for everyone, including practical weekly menu suggestions for those with medical conditions such as diabetes, gluten allergies ...

  • Made for Mughal Emperors: Royal Treasures from Hindustan
    Made for Mughal Emperors: Royal Treasures from Hindustan
    By Susan Stronge

    How did these iconic masterpieces come into being? Who built them and for what purpose? Susan Stronge's lavishly illustrated new book tells the stories behind the artwork.

  • Pure and Special: Gourmet Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
    Pure and Special: Gourmet Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
    By Vidhu Mittal

    'Pure & Special' is a collection of recipes that elevates the food lover to the next level of vegetarian cooking.

  • Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore
    Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore
    By Bina Kak

    Unlike other photography books on the Park, this book focuses on the unique traits - or personalities - of single animals or groups, for example how a male tiger mothered his cubs when they were separated from the tigress.

  • Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina
    Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina
    By Pramod Kapoor

    Delhi: Red Fort to Raisina traces the journey of Shahjahan's new capital of the Mughal Empire, Shahjahanabad to New Delhi the new capital of British-ruled India.

  • "By My Sword and Shield": Traditional Weapons of the Indian Warrior
    "By My Sword and Shield": Traditional Weapons of the Indian Warrior
    By E. Jaiwant Paul

    A Soldier Values His Sword As Much As His Life And A Rajput'S Most Powerful And Binding Oath Was By His Sovereign'S Throne ('Gadi Ki An') Or By His Arms('Yasil...

  • The Maharaja & the Princely States of India
    The Maharaja & the Princely States of India
    By Sharada Dwivedi

    Descendents of some of the rulers of the former princely states of India; includes a brief ancestral lineage.

  • The Man Who Bent Light: Father of Fibre Optics
    The Man Who Bent Light: Father of Fibre Optics
    By Narin Singh Kapany

    Charming, idiosyncratic, and highly engaging, The Man who Bent Light serves up enough variety and verve to celebrate the lives of a half-dozen individuals.

  • Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History
    Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History
    By Martyn Rix

    This book brings together striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of 300 years, focussing on the 18th and 19th centuries.

  • Indian Erotica
    Indian Erotica
    By Lance Dane, Alka Pande

    If there is one subject that has failed to come under a serious preview of Indian art, it is erotica. Grossly under-represented and misused - as a source of titillation...

  • The Ayurvedic Cookbook: Get Fit in Just Two Weeks
    The Ayurvedic Cookbook: Get Fit in Just Two Weeks
    By Gita Ramesh

    Good food brings harmony to ones' body, mind and soul. Keeping this in mind, the recipes in The Ayurvedic Cookbook are tailor-made to suit different body types. They are pure vegetarian, nutritious recipes with therapeutic values.

  • Indian Heritage Hotels: Legacy of Splendour
    Indian Heritage Hotels: Legacy of Splendour
    By Anuradha Kapoor

    This sumptuously illustrated book is a journey through the glorious history, legends and lost ways of life that lie behind the lavish facades, durbar halls, mirrored walls and courtyards of India's heritage hotels.

  • 5000 Years of Indian Art
    5000 Years of Indian Art
    By Sushma Bahl

    Features works from the following museums: American Museum of Natural History, New York, Archaeological Museum, Sarnath, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford British Museum, London, Brooklyn Museum, New York, The ...