Dinyar Patel

Hindu pilgrims bathing in the Ganges, 1959. © Deutsche Fotothek / Schröter, Wolfgang G.

‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’ by Manu S. Pillai review

Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped Hindutva.

‘Dancing at the New Carlton Hotel, Shanghai’, block print by Toyonari, 1924. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Public Domain.

‘The Worlds of Victor Sassoon’ by Rosemary Wakeman review

Rosemary Wakeman’s The Worlds of Victor Sassoon: Bombay, London, Shanghai, 1918-1941 is a tale of three cities linked by globalisation and a singular global citizen.