Sumantra Bose Publication

2. Kashmir at the Crossroads: Inside a 21st -Century Conflict (Yale University Press, 2021). An authoritative, fresh, and vividly written account of the Kashmir conflict – from 1947 to the present. The India–Pakistan dispute over Kashmir is one of the world’s most incendiary conflicts. In decades of confrontation, at least 60,000 people have been killed – insurgents, civilians, and military and police personnel. In 2019, the dispute entered a dangerous new phase. India’s Hindu nationalist government, under Narendra Modi, repealed Indian- administered Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomous status and divided it into two territories subject to New Delhi’s direct rule. The drastic move was accompanied by mass arrests and lengthy suspension of mobile and internet services. In this definitive account, Sumantra Bose examines the conflict in Kashmir from its origins to the present volatile juncture. He explores the global context of the current situation, including China’s growing role, as well as the human tragedy of the people caught in the bitter dispute. Drawing on three decades of field experience in Kashmir, Bose asks whether a compromise settlement is still possible, given the ascendancy of Hindu nationalism in India and the complex geopolitical context.

3. Sisir Kumar Bose, Subhas and Sarat: An Intimate Memoir of the Bose Brothers (Delhi: Aleph Book Company, 2016). Edited and with an introduction by Sumantra Bose, this book is the most authentic first-hand account of the Bose family of Bengal and India, and the roles of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose (Sisir’s uncle and father), as well as Sisir’s own role, in the struggle for India’s freedom. It is simultaneously a personal memoir and a riveting political history. Sisir Bose’s memoir was first published as a bestselling Bengali book, Bosu-Bari, in 1985. Sisir Bose had drafted the English version prior to this death in autumn 2000, but it was not published until 2016. Illustrated with 64 photographs and documents from the archives of Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata. 278pp.

4. Krishna Bose, Lost Addresses: A Memoir of India, 1934-1955 (Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2015). Translated from the Bengali original, Harano Thikana (Ananda Publishers, Kolkata, 2013) by Sumantra Bose, this book is a fascinating, beautifully written memoir of Krishna Bose’s childhood, adolescence and young adulthood during the final phase of the British Raj and the early years of independent India. It is at once a personal memoir, family history and a valuable record of tumultuous times. This autobiography of Krishna Bose’s early life is illustrated with about fifty photographs from family albums. 204pp.