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Mad with Love

Arshia Sattar

An ancient romance as a spiritual allegory

The Chandayan
The Chandayan
Translated by Richard J Cohen
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

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: The Art of Freedom /
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: The Art of Freedom
Nico Slate
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: A Different Feminist
Narayani Basu

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay’s life reflects the story of modern India

Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry /
Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry
Arundhathi Subramaniam
The Brazen and the Devout
Urvashi Bahuguna

Arundhathi Subramaniam maps the spiritual poetry movement in India

The Monastery of Solitude: A Journey in Search of Unity /
The Monastery of Solitude: A Journey in Search of Unity
Moin Mir
The Path of Plotinus
Sharanya Manivannan

Retracing the steps of a Roman emperor

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