The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters by William Dalrymple

The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters by William DalrympleThe result of a decade of travels through the Indian subcontinent, the Age of Kali is a collection of essays ranging in scope from the widows of Vrindavan to rap stars in Bombay, the temples as old as the Parthenon in Madurai, the socialite author Shobhaa De, the remnants of the kingdom of Avadh and meetings with then Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan. Stylish, witty and bristling with insight, these jewel like essays string together to

Parker hopes to heal his spirit and get through the bitter first anniversary

and what those words actually mean

Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths

photo albums and diaries kept in the attic

With a foreword by Napoleon's grandson Dr

in this powerful tale of love

and devotes himself to the business

then to Dhaka soon after the 1971 India–Pakistan war

it follows and explores the emotions of the eponymous character while deftly stitching the motifs from Gothic fiction with romanticism to create an exceptional Victorian novel

For in a prison cell

Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place

and 1971—and the next collapse is already in sight