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At the court of the foolish king
Arshia Sattar
This tale of Karan Vaghela’s reign brings alive the prejudices of 13th century Gujarat
Chasing Enlightenment
A graphic travelogue takes on the fading footsteps of the Buddha in India, with some difficulty
The future is not so funny
Chowdhury’s dry humour is on view but his second novel reads like an adjunct to his brilliant first
Back to Hailey Road
Anuja Chauhan’s new novel is about a scheming Delhi family and their ancestral property
A Chequered history
An activist’s memoir traces the story of her family, sometimes haltingly, along with that of Pakistan
The Master of Tides
Amitav Ghosh's Ibis trilogy comes to a glorious finale with the publication of Flood of Fire. The novelist in conversation with Rajni George
By the Sabarmati
This well researched slim volume relives the city’s civic past and interprets the present
All aboard the ghost bus
One of Assam’s most powerful voices uses magic realism to translate insurgency into resilience
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