21K views · 34 reactions | “This is a book constructed entirely around letters...[chronicling] 40 years of friendship about literature, books, politics, about growing up in the age of Jawaharlal Nehru and growing old in the age of Narendra Modi,” says historian and author Ramachandra Guha about his new book, The Cooking of Books. The writer spoke to Nirmala Lakshman, founder and curator of the Hindu LitFest in Chennai. @hindulitforlife | The Hindu | Facebook