Fiction
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‘The Plague Upon Us’ is a ballad on individual suffering amidst the collective trauma of Kashmir
Chitra Ahanthem
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‘Alipura’: A delightful romp in the Hindi heartland turns into a grim narrative of powerlessness
Saloni Sharma
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‘400 days’: Chetan Bhagat’s new novel targets Diwali sales with the formula of mystery meets romance
Chetan Bhagat
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‘Operation Haygreeva’: Former intelligence officer writes a thriller about catching terrorists
Prabhakar Aloka
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‘On the Open Road’: A breezy novel asks if young people can quit their jobs to follow their dreams
Stuti Changle
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‘House Next to the Factory’: How to write readable stories where nothing much really ever happens
Sahana Hegde
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These short stories by the author of ‘Babu Bangladesh’ portray many Bangladeshes
Numair Atif Choudhury
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What have fake news and lies got to do with Amitava Kumar’s new novel? Everything
Amitava Kumar
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‘The Thinnai’ is a rollicking saga of the colourful past and present of Pondicherry
Ari Gautier
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‘The Grand Anicut’: The Cholas are in control, and a dam is coming up on the Kaveri in this novel
Veena Muthuraman
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Vasudhendra’s new book of short fiction explores the contradictions of modern life in urban India
Vasudhendra
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Namita Gokhale’s new novel locates the Covid-19 crisis within the Indian joint family
Namita Gokhale
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Five of the best new crime novels to read this autumn (and one golden oldie)
Alec Charles, The Conversation
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A new book of interlinked short stories charts the life of a Delhi family over thirty years
Sonal Kohli
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‘Lahore’: This ambitious partition trilogy begins with negotiations and a love story
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
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Abul Bashar’s stories, now translated into English, offer an intricate, intimate view of lived Islam
Abul Bashar
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‘The Earthspinner’: Anuradha Roy’s new novel fluidly tells unconnected stories and overwhelms you
Gayathri Sankar
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Even if you know everything about Emperor Ashoka, there are very good reasons to read ‘Asoca’
Sahana Hegde
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‘Alipura’: The definitive novel of Bundelkhand, funny and tender, can now be read in English
Gyan Chaturvedi
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‘Earthspinner’: Anuradha Roy’s intricate new novel is centred on a potter and a horse he creates
Anuradha Roy