‘The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story.’—Salman RushdieOriginally published in 1...

'We brew the elixir of the past for concocting the future.'

A major Hindi novel of migration and women's lives, The Fire Sacrifice returns in a powerful new ...

First Bite

India's democracy, once celebrated as an unprecedented experiment in pluralism and participatory ...

On 3 May 2023, the north-eastern state of Manipur plunged into the gravestcrisis it has faced sin...

'It is perfectly possible to pervert the Constitution, without changing its form, by merelychangi...

Ashwini Ram is a successful engineer in Canada. She has a good job, a loving husband and daughter...

‘[Myna] … moved as though sustained by invisible wings attached to her feet. Her whole fra...

A fascinating account of an audacious woman’s journey and a rapidly vanishing way of life, Azadi'...

‘A riveting book on real-life crimes and how the police solve them. We sleep in peace in a world ...

The Drunk Bird Chronicles

Using the legendary love story of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni and his Turkishslave-cum-lover Ayaz as ...

DescriptionAs the Indian independence movement progressed-from the economiccritique of colonial r...

DeScriPtionIt's a year since jumping spiders, bursting bean bags and jowar banana bitessent the s...

Delightful, funny and thoughtful stories from India come back to life in thiscollection.There is ...

In this candid memoir, Pushpa Sundar shares her transformative journeyfrom a dedicated IAS office...

'Mrs Merrydale went off with Lieutenant Maxwell, leaving her children under the care of the serva...

In the Penhari Parganas, a district in pre-Independence Bengal, a young man prepares to leave for...

A storm batters a hillside farmstead through the night, and the family living in it debates its d...

A timeless tale of friendship and adventure.When Peter Pan and his friend Tinker Bell come to vis...

A masterpiece of world literature—the exhilarating adventures of the boy who lived with wolves.Mo...

A glimpse into the heart and mind of a young girl who went on to become an important queen.In the...

The Ant Who Swallowed the Sun

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DescriptionI want a poem like thick tropical rain.Dense green spatter of syllablesDrumbeat conson...

'Framed As a Terrorist' is the harrowing and heart-rending narrative of an ordinary young Indian ...

In this timely and comprehensive book, a professional with rare experience in policy making remin...

‘…It looks like the rhythm of Shivapura life is upset. Even the seasons don’t keep time. T...

DescriptionA little boy goes riding on a boat. He has been told many fearful stories of seamonste...

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DescriptionWhat happened when a siege was laid in Kashmir? Coils of razor wire wereunrolled, crea...

DeScriPtion'As far as writing about sexuality is concerned, as long as [women] write like menever...

In Most of What You Know About Addiction is Wrong, distinguished psychiatrist AnirudhKala debunks...

How did Brahma create alluring women, and for what purpose? Why didthe righteous King Bhangashvan...

The unnamed narrator in Azeem Baig Chughtai's Vampire-written as a letter toGod-is a 16-year-old ...

An orphan, his pet, a Manipuri elephant sensitive about his small size, and their friends—Heera a...

When summer camp is so sweet, can you run from all the fun?Raj is going to what has to be the wor...

‘One of the most challenging voices in contemporary young adult literature.’—Anthony HorowitzWho ...

‘Sumana Roy is one of the most original writers in Indian English today, whose writing easily sli...

A superb first book of poetry for children by award-winning author Jerry Pinto.Why is the hamster...

Ajji may have died, but her presence lingers around the abacus she used, always ready to pick fau...

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‘He was living once more in those far-away days that had begun with such happiness, only to end i...

DescriptionBound by the need for breathWe lie on beds of foaming rubber.But the room is filled wi...

As soon as the door opened a crack, Mishti’s nose appeared and then Mishti, pushing her way in, s...

A thrilling subterranean adventure filled with startling and strange discoveriesWhen Professor Ot...