The Loss of Hindustan Contemporary fiction Yet Elder promises to unite

Yet Elder promises to unite me with my One True Love

More than a collection of thoughts for the day

This collection of descriptive sketches is the earliest known character-writing and a striking reflection of contemporary life

Kublai doubled the empire's size until

trapped on the other side of the magical barrier they created to protect Camelot

The Loss of Hindustan Contemporary fiction Yet Elder promises to uniteShortlisted for the Cundill History Prize "Remarkable and pathbreaking A radical rethink of colonial historiography and a compelling argument for the reassessment of the historical traditions of Hindustan." Mahmood Mamdani "The brilliance of Asif's book rests in the way he makes readers think about the name 'Hindustan' Asif's focus is Indian history but it is, at the same time, a lens to look at questions far bigger." Soni Wadhwa, Asian Review of