Anees Salim first found a licence to fantasise in his hometown of Varkala in Kerala. In his latest novel he returns to the sea with a scathingly funny, achingly sad story
In Prayaag Akbar’s first novel, a mother’s search for her daughter becomes a searing argument against power. The writer in conversation with Bhavya Dore
The evolution of one of the world’s largest transport systems is a study on India’s cultural history as well
Hari Kunzru, in his new novel, tells of a nation’s darkness through music