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Nandini Nair

Of incomplete lives and eternal love

The Gentleman from Peru

The Gentleman from Peru

André Aciman

Before I Forget /

Before I Forget

MK Raina

‘Theatre Is Questions. Theatre Is Debate’

Antara Raghavan

In his memoir actor and director MK Raina recounts using theatre to heal

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the origins of America’s invasion of Iraq /

The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the origins of America’s invasion of Iraq

Steve Coll

The Liar Who Told the Truth

Sudeep Paul

Steve Coll’s new book shows how mutual misunderstandings led to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and its catastrophic aftermath

The Chandayan /

The Chandayan

Translated by Richard J Cohen

Mad with Love

Arshia Sattar

An ancient romance as a spiritual allegory

The Saint of Bright Doors /

The Saint of Bright Doors

Vajra Chandrasekera

The Mythic Meets the Mundane

Aditya Mani Jha

A Sri Lankan novel is a top contender for the world’s leading science-fiction prize

Circles of Freedom: Friendship, Love and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle /

Circles of Freedom: Friendship, Love and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

TCA Raghavan

The Fellowship of Four Friends

Siddharth Singh

The freedom movement told through human connections

Ram Vilas Paswan: The Weathervane of Indian Politics /

Ram Vilas Paswan: The Weathervane of Indian Politics

Sobhana K Nair

A Serial Survivor

Ullekh NP

The trials and triumphs of Ram Vilas Paswan

To Break and to Branch: Six Essays on Gieve Patel /

To Break and to Branch: Six Essays on Gieve Patel

Ranjit Hoskote

The Gifts of Gieve

Somak Ghoshal

A portrait of Gieve Patel as an interpreter of the modern metropolis

City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh /

City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh

Zeyad Masroor Khan

Aligarh Almanac

Fehmida Zakeer

A coming-of-age memoir about grief and hope

Swallowing the Sun /

Swallowing the Sun

Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri

The Passage of India

Nanditha Krishna

Freedom is a feminist struggle in Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri’s debut novel

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