fiction
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Fiction: This retelling of the Ramayana is set in Mumbai during the riots of 1992-’93
Lindsay Pereira
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Fiction: Seven guardians must retrieve the scissor of justice with the guidance of a nine-year-old
Linthoi Chanu
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August reading: Recently published fiction that explore the ideas of home, belonging, and identity
Sayari Debnath
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‘History’s Angel’: Past and present collide to tell uncomfortable truths about Muslim lives in India
Sayari Debnath
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‘The Covenant of Water’: A delicate balance of faith and love, art and medicine, real and unreal
Saloni Sharma
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Forty years since Black July: Seven novels about the traumatic legacy of the Sri Lankan civil war
Bhakti Shringarpure
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Horror fiction: An idyllic town. A haunted manor. Five deaths. Is the zamindar’s ghost to blame?
Khayaal Patel
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Shankari Chandran, novelist of Sri Lankan descent, wins Australia’s Miles Franklin Literary Award
Scroll Staff
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‘One Small Voice’: This lyrical and poignant debut is a reminder of the consequences of polarisation
Saurabh Sharma
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‘A Lost People’s Archive’ sweeps a net over Bengal’s personal, political, and cultural histories
Saloni Sharma
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Fiction: Anjum Hasan’s new, darkly funny novel explores the conflicting views of the past today
Anjum Hasan
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A new collection of tales gathers ancient folklores and mythological stories from Mizoram
Cherrie Lalnunziri Chhangte
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Fiction: After many years in the US, Maneka returns to an India that is nothing like she remembers
Oindrila Mukherjee
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‘Termite Fry’ confronts the reality of Adivasi life and the ongoing struggles of the community
Veeksha Vagmita
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‘Yellowface’ is an angry rant about the publishing business. But what exactly is it so mad about?
Sayari Debnath
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A new novel reimagines the ‘Mahabharata’ by putting familiar characters in a strange, mythical world
Gourav Mohanty
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For children: Luxmi wants to fight for independence even if that means undertaking a risky mission
Tanu Shree Singh
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A family searches for its identity as their village becomes Pakistani, then Bangladeshi, from Indian
Rashmi Narzary
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Fiction: Will young Bharathi be able to get past the bullies and win the Kolam Kondattam Kontest?
Vibha Batra
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Fiction: A woman is murdered in a quiet hill town. The protagonist thinks she is the killer
Gayatri