All These Years – Raj Thapar

Title: All These Years

Author: Raj Thapar

Publisher: Seminar Publications

Edition & Year: 1991 Edition

Pages & Size: 472 pages · Hardcover · 6 × 10 in

Raj Thapar’s All These Years stands as an important autobiographical work chronicling the intimate and public moments that shaped modern Indian thought and society. Written with clarity and grace, the book provides a rare first-person account of life among Delhi’s cultural and political elite in the decades following Independence.

Through these pages, Thapar — a writer, editor, and co-founder of Seminar magazine — reconstructs a vivid mosaic of experiences: spirited debates on art and politics, evenings with journalists and statesmen, friendships with philosophers and diplomats, and the subtle shifts in India’s intellectual climate. Her narrative blends personal warmth with incisive commentary, revealing how individual lives were entwined with the broader national discourse.

This 1991 edition published by Seminar Publications presents the memoir in a finely bound hardcover, measuring 6 × 10 inches. Its 472 pages showcase Thapar’s distinctive style: elegant, perceptive, and often wry. More than a chronicle of one woman’s life, the book becomes an essential document of India’s evolving urban middle class and its engagement with modernity.

Collectors and readers interested in biographies, South Asian studies, women’s writing, or cultural history will find All These Years both insightful and enjoyable. Its candid portrayal of friendships, debates, and societal transformation ensures enduring relevance, making it a valuable addition to libraries that celebrate Indian literature and memoirs of intellectual life.

• Richly written memoir by journalist and cultural commentator Raj Thapar

• Explores Delhi’s intellectual and political circles in the post-Independence era

• Offers an engaging mix of personal history, social commentary, and cultural analysis

• 1991 Seminar Publications hardcover, 472 pages, 6 × 10 in

• Essential reading for students and enthusiasts of Indian history, politics, and memoir writing