Fiction
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‘I am the most beautiful democratic relationship’: Ravinder Singh’s new novel celebrates friendship
Ravinder Singh
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These short stories explore the diversities of different feminisms, with the hijab as a symbol
Suhasini Patni
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Reading this epic novel is an immersive way of learning the history of Tibet
Rohan Parikh
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‘Afternoon Raag’ reminds us Amit Chaudhuri wrote ‘autofiction’ 25 years before it became a trend
James Wood
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How have animals marked Indian literature? Here is an anthology of stories that seeks answers
Sumana Roy
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An un-Kshatriya-like Siddhartha is in love with Yashodhara. Will her father allow the marriage?
Volga
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The trauma of being forced to learn English is played out painfully in this small town classroom
Neelesh Raghuwanshi
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Paul Zacharia’s novel is a heady cocktail of religion, politics, and ideas stirred into a mystery
Gokul S Prabhu
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With ‘The Atlas of Reds and Blues’, Devi S Laskar turns the Indian immigrant novel on its head
Suhasini Patni
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A boy kills a family foe and is on the run with his father in this novel set in rural Tamil Nadu
Poomani
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Muhammad Bin Tughlaq’s story cannot be told in an unconvincing, furious account of a violent life
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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This novel about women fighting the demolition of their slum is a story of friendship and resilience
Urvashi Bahuguna
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Perveen Mistry returns: A new novel takes the 1920s crime-solving lawyer to the kingdom of Satapur
Sujata Massey
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The firepower of feminist fantasies is on full view in this anthology featuring ‘magical women’
Jai Arjun Singh
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This is how the new novel by ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author EL James begins. (Fans will be pleased.)
EL James
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A collection of Upamanyu Chatterjee’s short stories embodies his signature writing against the grain
Sanjay Sipahimalani
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This dark tale from Goa, told in words and pictures, is made less menacing by detached storytelling
Nandita Dutta
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Fed up of filthy waters, the goddess Ganga demands inclusion in the Tridevi in this short story
Trisha Das
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Running a Chinese restaurant in Mumbai is no wok in the park in Chandrahas Choudhury's new book
Chandrahas Choudhury
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‘Ib’s Endless Search for Satisfaction’: A debut novel that turns into an endless search for purpose
Sayali Palekar