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A Line Runs through It

Madhulika Liddle

Hope and hopelessness in Kashmir during Partition

Kashmir: Book 3 of The Partition Trilogy
Kashmir: Book 3 of The Partition Trilogy
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
Mad Sisters of Esi /
Mad Sisters of Esi
Tashan Mehta
Cosmic Chaos
Jaideep Unudurti

Two sisters learn about family and belonging in the belly of a fantasy whale

Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras /
Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras
Radhika Iyengar
Where Life and Death Coexist
Soutik Biswas

The Doms who sustain Banaras’ burning ghats

The Woman Who Climbed Trees /
The Woman Who Climbed Trees
Smriti Ravindra
The Tides of Terai
Nanditha Krishna

A family’s search for happiness on the India-Nepal border

A Democracy In Retreat: Revisiting the End of Power /
A Democracy In Retreat: Revisiting the End of Power
Ashwani Kumar
A Doctrine of Dignity
Ullekh NP

Ashwani Kumar’s new book is a compelling argument for justice

Buddhism: A Journey Through Art /
Buddhism: A Journey Through Art
RM Woodward
Paths to Liberation
Alka Pande

An aesthetic exploration of Buddhist traditions

Welcome to Paradise /
Welcome to Paradise
Twinkle Khanna
“One of my greatest talents is as an eavesdropper,” says Twinkle Khanna
Nandini Nair

In her new collection of short stories Twinkle Khanna brings her signature wit to weighty themes. The bestselling author tells Open why she is more than Mrs Funnybones

The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told /
The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told
Selected & edited by Renuka Singh and Balbir Madhopuri
The Survivors
Chittajit Mitra

Thirty stories that capture the essence of Punjabiyat

Shades of Blue: Connecting the Dots in India’s Cities /
Shades of Blue: Connecting the Dots in India’s Cities
Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli
Rivers of Life
Ranjit Lal

A celebration of India's water bodies and why they must be saved

Fire Bird /
Fire Bird
Perumal Murugan | Translated by Janani Kannan
No Man’s Land
Antara Raghavan

Perumal Murugan’s novel wins the JCB Prize for its depiction of displacement and movement

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