The Foundation on the Page
The Books
Landmark military histories by Shiv Kunal Verma — the honest record of India's battles and borders, read not as nostalgia but as the foundation of strategic self-understanding.
The Books
Yodha — Part IIndia's illustrated military history — from the Epics to the Uprising of 1857.Purchase 
Yodha — Part IIThe illustrated story continues — India's military journey into the modern age.Purchase 
Yodha — Part I (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — India's illustrated military history, from the Epics to the Uprising of 1857.Purchase 
Yodha — Part II (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — the illustrated story continues, India's military journey into the modern age.Purchase 
Western ArunachalThe Sap Runs Perennial.Purchase 
Central ArunachalLadders to Heaven.Purchase 
Eastern ArunachalThe Wild Green Kingdom.Purchase 
1962: The War That Wasn'tThe honest record of India's Himalayan reckoning with China.Purchase 
1965: A Western SunriseIndia's war with Pakistan — from the Rann of Kutch to Kashmir to the plains of Punjab.Purchase 
1962: The War That Wasn't (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — the honest record of India's Himalayan reckoning with China.Purchase 
1965: A Western Sunrise (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — India's war with Pakistan, from the Rann of Kutch to Kashmir to the plains of Punjab.Purchase 
Ghosts in ShadowsFrom the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
Genetic TreasuresFrom the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
South of VindhyasFrom the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
The Deep PurpleFrom the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
Ghosts in Shadows (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — from the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
Genetic Treasures (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — from the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
South of Vindhyas (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — from the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
The Deep Purple (Hindi Edition)Hindi edition — from the KaleidoIndia wildlife series.Purchase 
Life of an IndustaniAn autobiography that reads like a thriller — a ringside view of the events that shaped modern India.Purchase 
Life and Culture in Northeast IndiaThe people, culture and heritage of the Northeast — the precursor to the Northeast Trilogy.Purchase 
Tamil Nadu & PuducherryFrom the KaleidoIndia South India Trilogy.Purchase 
Assam Rifles (Hindi Edition, Volume 2)Hindi edition — a tribute to the sentinels of the Northeast.Purchase 
Courage and ConvictionThe autobiography of General V K Singh, written with Kunal Verma.Purchase 
The Northeast TrilogyFilling in the blanks on the map — the Northeast in all its complexity.Purchase 
The Long Road to SiachenPart memoir, part history — the question why, two hundred years in the making.Purchase 
Assam Rifles (Hindi Edition, Volume 1)Hindi edition — a tribute to the sentinels of the Northeast.Purchase 
Assam RiflesA tribute to the sentinels of the Northeast.Purchase 
Military World Games, HyderabadThe official book of the games — 102 nations, one city.Purchase 
Ocean to Sky: India from the AirIndia photographed from fighter cockpits at 30,000 feet — the earth as art.Purchase
These are the works most central to Fortress India. Shiv Kunal Verma's complete catalogue — military history, the Northeast, wildlife, and more — is at shivkunalverma.com/books.