Fiction
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Fiction: A traditional aristocratic Bengali family transitions into modernity after Independence
Kusum Khemani Mahanta Banibrata
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Fiction: A woman finds herself in an affair with a property developer and, then, in a double murder
Anisha Lalvani
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Crossword Book Awards: Saharu N Kannanari, Karthik Muralidharan, Jayasree Kalathil among winners
Scroll Staff
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‘Still Lives’: Reshma Ruia’s novel shows how the loss of home sometimes leads to a loss of self
Saloni Sharma
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Fiction: Can Alka’s marriage survive deception? Or will a forbidden love destroy her life?
Preeti Shenoy
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December fiction: Say goodbye to 2024 with these six new Indian novels and short story collections
Scroll Staff
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Fantasy fiction: Empress Malini and priestess Priya will stop at nothing to save their kingdoms
Tasha Suri
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Fiction: A policeman goes to the hills of Arunachal amidst struggles between tradition and modernity
N Dilip Kumar
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Fiction: Poorani’s life turns into an endless crisis after her father dies, till she meets Aravindan
Na Parthasarathy Malini Seshadri
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‘Remember, Mr Sharma’: This novel laced with novel magical realism explores India’s communal history
Sahana Hegde
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Sunday book pick: Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s only short story ‘Recitatif’
Sayari Debnath
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‘Think Again’: Jaqueline Wilson’s novel grapples with the realities of being a late millennial
Annabel M Yates, The Conversation
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‘Liberal Hearts’: This fun and frothy campus novel is reminiscent of old-school Bollywood
Prerna Vij
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Fiction: Seema’s and Madhu’s worlds expand radically when they start working in a factory in Noida
Bhaichand Patel
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Fiction: Did Kanchhi escape to the city from her village in Nepal, or did the civil war claim her?
Weena Pun
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Fiction: 68-year-old Gajanan casts aside his meek old self and embraces his new homicidal avatar
Salil Desai
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Fiction: Young Langdya blackmails the school principal when he learns of his affair with a teacher
Shrikant Bojewar Vikrant Pande
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Fiction: Militancy and madness reach the quiet town of Patiala, triggering unexpected changes
Neel Kamal Puri
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Is there space on serious Indian bookshelves for the silliness of a racy crime novel?
Samyukta Bhowmick
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Sunday book pick: The horrifying effects of the failure of language in ‘A Cage in Search of a Bird’
Sayari Debnath