Kipling Sahib traces the Indian experiences of Kipling's parents and reveals what kind of culture the young writer was born into.

Charles Allen's book is a mixture of detective work and story-telling, as he pieces together early Buddhist history.

This brilliantly insightful and bestselling collection of reminiscences illustrates the unique experience of British India.

During Allen's adventures he meets historians, gurus and local people and with their help uncovers some extraordinary stories about the past

In this beautifully written, multi-layered journey Charles Allen describes how fragments of the Ashokan story were gradually discovered.