In Tharun James Jimani’s debut novel, the personification of the 1990s, while never quite made obvious, is apparent in every page.
Despite the emotions that bind this collection of stories, Kumar’s prose is never elegiac. There is always humour, love, and the possibility of redemption.
Revathi Suresh’s debut effort is a coming-of-age novel and it takes that trope head on, without cloaking it in something else.
The representation of young adults and their issues in 17-year-old Suzanne Sangi’s debut novel is surprisingly competent.
Judy Balan’s second book ends up being an echo of what might have been, in an alternate universe, an incisive, fun novel.
Mohsin Hamid’s latest book makes you turn your attention to lives and situations that you may not have considered before.
Kamal Singh as Hoirong has released a brilliant, thoughtful debut that is as evocative of Seattle in the ’90s as Bangalore in the mid-’00s.
Why does Ma Anand Sheela continue to ‘love’ Osho even after he accused her of bio-terrorism and was responsible for her stint in prison?
Rajat Chaudhuri’s latest novel sees a motley bunch of hotel guests sharing stories of which they are observer, star, and occasional victim.
Manu Joseph deftly weaves a novel that is a rare sighting: a blue moon, exciting and wholly fulfilling.
Amruta Patil returns the Mahabharat closer to its original canvas; far more crowded and complicated than most Indians may be familiar with.
How do you best challenge the fact that in India, finding a woman in a position of power at her workplace is almost always the exception to the rule?