The Book of Indian Essays: Two Hundred Years Of English Prose Iqbal in the city of Balkh

in the city of Balkh in what is now Afghanistan and finally settled in the town of Konya

khn what is now Afghanistan and finally settled in the town of K

QUICK TAKE:  The first comprehensive book on one of the most important civil rights movements in the history of Independent India

Couplet by renowned Urdu poet  Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896 - 1982)

one of the most brilliant illustrators of our time

The Book of Indian Essays: Two Hundred Years Of English Prose Iqbal in the city of BalkhAUTHOR : Edited by A K Mehrotra GENRE : NON FICTION QUICK TAKE: A pioneering assemblage of great Indian short prose within a single volume is equally impressive for its range. The reflective essay, the luminous memoir, the essay disguised as a story, the memorable prefatory article, the newspaper column that transcends its humdrum origins, the gossip piece that oozes literariness, the forgotten flower in the long dead magazine, the satirical put down