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Narayani Basu

Narayani Basu is a historian and foreign policy analyst. Her second book, "V.P. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India," was released in 2020 by Simon & Schuster India.

Revive Your Darlings

The Prophecy of Rani Gaidinliu

By Narayani Basu | August 27, 2023

The Empire launched a massive manhunt to capture her.

Features

The Brink of Erasure

By Narayani Basu | July 10, 2021

The impending demolition of the National Archives Annexe is a crisis, not just for the study of history, but for Indian democracy.

Bonus

Paper Trails and Primary Sources 

By Narayani Basu | September 30, 2020

A first-time biographer approaches writing the first biography–of her great-grandfather.

Featured in Category

How Do You Write A Biography?

By Narayani Basu | May 21, 2020

For this historian, the key in telling her subject’s story was to marry the personal with the public, as honestly as it might be possible to do.

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