Shadows At Noon

'Definitive new 20th-century thematic history of the Indian subcontinent' - Financial Times

'A truly magnificent book about the history, politics and culture of 20th century South Asia... a must read' - Mihir Bose, author of The Nine Waves

'The story of South Asia told with verve, wit, and brilliance. This is a book that invents a genre: navigating effortlessly between the archives, conversations, memoir, newspapers, swooping out to make magisterial observations and zooming in to unearth nuggets of gossip. It is like riding a rollercoaster with a mesmerizing guide who can touch down on any part of South Asia that she chooses, before taking off again' - Anuradha Roy, author of All The Lives We Never Lived

'This book is a pleasure to read. I love its sheer bulk; its heft seems like a symbol of the inexhaustible richness of the modern history of what are now the countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. One of South Asia's very best historians, Chatterji weaves engaging vignettes of her own experiences into a masterful account anchored in a chronological narrative and illuminated by four brilliantly chosen thematic focuses' - Professor Barbara D. Metcalf, co-author of A Concise History of Modern India

'Displaying narrative sweep and analytical depth, Shadows at Noon is an incredible achievement by a historian writing at her best' - Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee

'This is history as it should be written, but rarely is. Chatterji maps the journey of South Asia from the high noon of empire to today, and in so doing a rich tapestry unfolds that is unlikely to be equalled for some time' - Professor Mahesh Rangarajan