A memorial to Hindi’s first modern play and theatre event, pitting poetry against patronage
The dream world of a landowner soars through the ravages of the Great Bengal Famine in this novel
This debut about omnisexual werewolves is a lyrical new member of the sparse Indian fantasy writers club
A prolonged conversation with Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, one of India's leading poets, turns life into verse
The emotional balance sheet of a poet proves that nothing is ever forgotten in the end
This lyrical Sanskrit retelling of the Biblical tale of David and Bathsheba’s love, written by a Hindu poet for his Muslim patron, a 16th century Lodhi prince, offers a valuable confluence
A semi-historical novel uses Holmesian forensics to solve the mystery of the Bombay plague of 1896
The author fails to understand the impact of democracy in South Asia
An academic take on the last years of Indira Gandhi fails to capture her impact on Indian politics
A Hindi film buff from America punches his way into the fan club of Bollywood action movies