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literature

High altitude drama

Anjuli Kaul

An intimate political history of India’s 22nd state that makes one reassess the scarcely questioned project of nation building

School of Life

This satire is a baby step towards what will hopefully become a tradition of abrasive, absurdist writing

At the court of the foolish king

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

Vignettes of Serenity

Encounters in the kingdom of happiness

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

Catchers in the Rye

Two refreshing works of Young Adult fiction point to the promise of this genre

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