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Fiction
Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid is the author of two acclaimed novels, most recently The Reluctant Fundamentalist which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Lahore.
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A true page turner . . . takes you on an epic journey and soon you are inhabiting a world that you dont want to leave Mohammad Hanif One of world literatures greatest masterpieces Musharraf Ali Farooqui
A cornucopia of delights, The Mirror of Beauty begins with the story of an enigmatic painter in a village near Kishangarh and embarks on an epic journey that sweeps through the deserts of Rajputana, the valley of Kashmir and Delhi, the craft of miniature painting and the art of carpet designing, scintillating musical performances and recurring paintings Celebrated critic, poet and writer, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi received the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 1996. The Mirror of Beauty is his only novel, translated from the Urdu Kai Chand The Sar-e-asman by the author. of mysterious and alluring women. At the heart of the novel is the dazzlingly beautiful and fiercely independent Wazir Khanam, who takes a series of lovers, including an officer of the East India Company, a nawab and a Mughal prince. A book of profound beauty, depth and power, its language is beguiling, its scope breathtaking and its style sumptuous.
Shyam Selvadurai
Shyam Selvadurai is the award-winning author of several acclaimed novels, including Funny Boy.
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Oleander Girl
A real page-turner . . . a family saga that reads like a detective novel Thrity Umrigar
Seventeen-year-old Korobi Roy is the scion of a distinguished Kolkata family and has enjoyed a sheltered childhood with her adoring grandparents. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents death. Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents, and it seems her wish has come true when she meets the charming Rajat. But shortly after their engagement, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an awardwinning author of several acclaimed novels, including most recently One Amazing Thing. a heart attack kills Korobis grandfather, revealing serious financial problems and a devastating secret about Korobis past. Shattered by this discovery and by her grandparents betrayal, Korobi undertakes a courageous quest. Her dramatic, often startling, journey will finally thrust her into the most difficult decision of her life.
A dark and dystopian portrait of Bangladesh under its first prime minister
After a bloody struggle, Bangladesh is an independent nation, and thousands are pouring into Dhaka from remote villages. But when Khaleque Biswas, a journalist, pitches an article about the governments failure, he finds himself out of job. Soon, a young man, Nur Hussain, turns up at Khaleques doorstep. After Khaleque hears young Nur recite a famous speech of the prime ministers, he realizes they have found a way to keep a roof NEAMAT IMAM taught English at Chittagong University and Jahangirnagar University, did his doctoral research in Greece and is the author of several acclaimed plays and works of fiction in Bengali. over their heads. Khaleque transforms Nur into a fake Sheikh Mujib, and, with the help of the publicity-savvy MP Moina Mia, the pair start cashing in on the nationalist fervour of the citys poorest. Intense yet chilling, this brilliant first novel is a meditation on power, greed and the human cost of political ambition.
Neamat Imam
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Bapsi Sidhwa
Aruni Kashyap
BAPSI SIDHWA is the internationally acclaimed and awardwinning author of novels like IceCandy-Man and An American Brat.
ARUNI KASHYAP is a poet, writer and translator. The House with a Thousand Stories is his first novel.
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SAMHITA ARNI
GULZAR
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Dirty Love
Sampurna Chattarji
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sunil gangopadhyay
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KAMALA MARKANDAYA
A panoramic novel Los Angeles Times
The Golden Honeycomb is an epic love story between an Indian prince and an aristocratic English girl set against the splendour and turbulence of the British Raj and the growing struggle for Indian independence. KAMALA MARKANDAYA (19242004) is the internationally acclaimed author of Nectar in a Sieve.
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A wonderful tale about what a pack of schoolkids, two caring teachers and a powerful sense of hope can achieve. I loved it Vikas Swarup
Ikal is one of the ten students of the Muhamaddiyah School, the poorest school in Belitong Island. But the school has two weaponsits teacher Bu Mus, a fifteen-year-old with a passion for education, and Lintang, the boy genius who inspires his classmates to fight their destiny. Soon the islands underdogs become its champions. ANDREA HIRATAs first novel, The Rainbow Troops, has sold over five million copies in Indonesia making it the highest selling book in the country.
ANDREA HIRATA
Kalpana Swaminathan
Lalli is the first credible Indian woman detective in the English language Hindustan Times
When a solitary bone surfaces in the garden of 24 Patwardhan Cross, Lalli, who collects curiosities, finds it curious. Things get curiouser when a dying gigolo whispers the address in terror, and curiouser still when a mummified finger turns up there . . .
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Kalpana Swaminathans books include Venus Crossing, which won the Vodafone Crossword Fiction Award. This is her fifth Lalli novel.
SHRIKRISHNA KALAMB
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Classics
Ever a stylist, employing a language consciously crafted, shorn of traditional rhetorical devices, but brimming with satire, parody, humour and metaphor, his enquiring perspective marks him out distinctly The Hindu Remarkable felicity of language and humour India Today [A] studied mastery of the contemporary art of fiction Frontline One of the most versatile and innovative of Tamil writers, a great modernist and a dazzling stylist, Sundara Ramaswamy (19312005) wrote in many genrespoetry, novel, short story, play, personal essay and literary criticismmaking significant interventions in Tamil writing. Each of his three novels is recognized as path-breaking, and he also edited and published a notable literary magazine, Kalachuvadu, which became a forum for new writing and literary debate.
SUNDARA RAMASWAMY
Tamarind History
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Waves
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Upendranath Ashk
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NON-FICTION
Amit Chaudhuri is the author of five highly acclaimed and prize-winning novels, the latest of which is The Immortals. He currently lives in Kolkata.
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Saroo Brierly
Chander Su ta Dogra
The infamous honour killing of Manoj and Babli in 2007 and the landmark verdict three years later, sentencing the five killers to death, shook Haryanas hinterland. This is the true story of the doomed couple as also of the fight for justice by Manojs sister and mother, defying social ostracism and intimidation. Chander Su ta Dogra is Chandigarh correspondent of The Hindu. This is her first book.
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Khushwant Singh is the acclaimed author of several classics of fiction and non-fiction, such as Train to Pakistan; Delhi; The Sunset Club; and Truth, Love and a Little Malice. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
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Memoirs
Habib Tanvir
Campaign Diary
Vividly brings to life the heat, dust and tumult of the Great Indian Election Circus
In 2009, Manvendra Singh, the BJPs candidate for the Barmer Lok Sabha seat, launched his campaign to retain the seat that he had won with a record margin in 2004. Campaign Diary, a record of two months spent crisscrossing his sprawling constituency, is a fascinating portrait of democracy in action in this remote corner of India. Manvendra Singh was the Lok Sabha MP for Barmer from 2004 to 2009, and worked as a journalist for several years before that.
Manvendra Singh
PANKAJ MISHRA is the author of five books, most recently From the Ruins of Empire. He writes for, among others, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books and The Guardian.
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The Secret of Leadership: Stories to Awaken, Inspire and Unleash the Leader Within
Prakash Iyer
An excellent writer . . . He has something that will plant seeds in your mind. Read it, follow what he has to say and those seeds will blossom into fine oaks. You will cherish this offering Harsha Bhogle on The Habit of Winning
Prakash Iyer uses simple but very powerful anecdotes and parables from to demonstrate what makes for effective personal and professional leadership. The author uses his wide-ranging corporate expertise to ensure that the book draws lessons from sources as diverse as a mother giraffe, footballers in England, the authors driver and the physical properties of tea bags. Prakash Iyer is the bestselling author of The Habit of Winning. Over a career spanning twenty-five years, Prakash has worked with teams selling everything from soaps and colas to watches, yellow pages and diapers. He is currently the Managing Director of Kimberly Clark. Very accessibly written, all these lessons will resonate with readers who loved The Habit of Winning and will also speak to a whole new set of readers who are looking for insights into what makes an effective leader in an increasingly complex environment.
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Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald have been collaborators for more than thirty years. Banaji teaches at Harvard University, Greenwald at the University of Washington. With their colleague Brian Nosek, they are co-developers of the Implicit Association Test, a method that transformed them, their research and their field of inquiry.
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nandini bhaskaran
From Adis joining the family business at twenty-one and turning it around to his marriage to the beautiful Parmeshwar, from the articulation of Godrejs post-liberalization 3x3 strategy (expansion of three product categories in three continents) to the more recent 10x10 plan (to grow ten times in ten years), this book tells the Godrej story like never before.
Chairman of the Godrej group and one of Indias most respected business leaders, Adi Godrej is an intensely private man. This intimate biography, for the very first time, gives readers access to the thoughts and visions that have shaped the extraordinary career of one of modern Indias pioneers.
Morgen Witzel
This book combines wisdom from an eclectic collection of sources that include Kautilya, Darwin, Yin and Yang, Warren Buffett and Peter Drucker to illustrate twenty fundamental managerial laws. Understanding these laws and coming to terms with them make the difference between success and failure. Morgen Witzel is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestsellers Tata: The Evolution of a Corporate Brand and Doing Business in China.
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Founder and senior partner of AZB & Partners law firm, Zia Mody is among Indias foremost corporate attorneys.
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Ishi Khosla, Delhis most respected nutritionist, has worked with Escorts Hospital as well as food majors, advising them on nutrition, and now runs her own successful health food company. In her book, she explains the Indian body type and why you might have more trouble losing weight, tells
you exactly what to eat and how much, and provides recipes so you can plan your weight loss just as a trained nutritionist would. Smart, precise and authoritative, The Diet Doctor is your fail-safe and completely accurate guide to weight loss. Once youre on it, you wont get off.
Karishma Kapoor has been one of Bollywoods top heroines; her films include Raja Hindustani, Dil to Pagal Hai and Biwi No.1. She lives in Mumbai with her two children and is about to launch a childrens clothing line.
Ishi Khosla is a clinical nutritionist, consultant and writer. She spearheaded the first-of-its-kind health food company Whole Foods, which produces health foods and operates health cafes.
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The Bhutanese Guide to Happiness: 365 Proverbs from the Worlds Happiest Nation
Lessons from a country where gross national happiness is more important than gross national product
In clear, simple prose, and with poetic turns of phrase, this inspirational collection of quotations reflects the unique country of Bhutan and its embrace of compassion, understanding and kindness. It has a Foreword by the Queen Mother of Bhutan, Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk. Gyonpo Tshering is the Chief Librarian at the National Library of Bhutan.
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Days of Innocence
Ravinder Singh
One of the highest-selling Indian writers is back with his third novel!
His past has made him what he is today. Those episodes from his life which seemed insignificant then determined how he lived, what he strived for and, most importantly, how he loved. Once again, little stories and anecdotes from his growing years come together in his latest work. In this third novel, Ravinder Singh goes back to the pastinspired by the time he was a little boy. It is a journey that will make you laugh, make you smile and make you cry just as all his novels do. Known for writing straight from the heart, Ravinder Singh comes up with a heartwarming coming-of-age story where you might find a reflection of your own life.
A complete emotional roller-coaster from the bestselling authors of If Its Not Forever
Thanks to the makeover by her sisters friends, the nerdy Niharika entered college more confident, more attractive. She met the sweet, shy Tanmay, and the spoilt but lovely Pia, and they became best friends. And when Akshat and she began dating again, life finally seemed to be falling in place. Except that it wasnt . . . Tanmays success in football had begun to change him. Akshats perfection seemed like a front for something dark and sinister. And their college senior Karthik? His aggressiveness was a cover for his mysterious past. Someone Like You is a powerful and touching story of friendship, love and betrayal.
Ravinder Singh is the author of two bestselling novels, I Too Had a Love Story and Can Love Happen Twice?
Nikita Singh and Durjoy Datta are bestselling authors of several books.
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Dirt Tracks
Vivek Wilson
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Nitins life is perfect, but then his boss steals his song and the love of his life leaves him. Will he be able to expose the plagiarism rampant in the Bollywood music scene and win back the girl of his dreams? Shammeer and Chandru are founding members of Paadhai, a creative group formed to express emotions through writing and music.
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
KATHERINE BOO
The New York Times Bestseller Winner of the National Book Award, USA Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Guardian First Book Prize Boo turns fact into a literary experience as rewarding as the finest in fiction India Today Astoundingly well-reported and beautifully crafted Outlook A true-life version of Slumdog Millionaire without the Bollywood ending New York Times A staggering work of reporting and storytelling The Economist
His Majestys Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and Indias Struggle against Empire
Sugata Bose
The definitive biography of Subhas Chandra Bose This wonderful book makes a major contribution to the understanding of Netaji Amartya Sen In its deft discussion of his ideas and emotional responses, this book by Sugata Bose, grand-nephew of Subhas Chandra Bose, is unlikely to be surpassed Business Standard A compelling and gripping account of the life of a great adventurer played out in the theatre of Indias struggle against British imperialism The Hindu A remarkable book Times of India
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S. Ramadorai
The definitive book on Indias biggest IT company An exciting piece of business history . . . I strongly recommend it Rashmi Bansal A chronicle of Indias journey into the digital age . . . breathtakingly audacious Hindustan Times An insiders account Businessworld Provides a deep insight into the Indian IT industry and the beginnings of the offshoring model Business Standard
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Non-Stop India
mark tully
The various Indias behind the headlines Hindustan Times Stunningly incisive Pioneer Through Tullys probing eyes, one discovers the complex workings of the Indian democracy Telegraph
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An Arthashastra for emerging India New Indian Express Plenty . . . of thoughtful analysis that needs to be read by all, especially parliamentarians Outlook One cannot but agree with most of the suggestions made by Mr Jalan Economic Times
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Yashodhara Dalmia
Neglected Poems
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Translated by PAVAN K. VARMA The latest volume of Gulzars remarkable poetry
A legend whose name inspires instant respect and awe Firstpost He has created a legacy of gems Times of India
The authorative biography of one of Indias most renowned artists Cutting through the myths and gossip, Dalmia shows that Sher-Gil was a serious artist intent upon bridging the gulf between the Western-educated Indian elite to which she belonged, and the impoverished millions surrounding them Arvind Adiga in Time This is an important book . . . Drawing from a range of primary and secondary sources, including a lot of personal correspondence, Dalmia has managed to construct for the reader the many-sided and complex life story of this flamboyant painter who died so young, yet left such an impact India Today
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Difficult Pleasures
Anjum Hasan
A delicious collection of short stories . . . Hasan has done a masterly job India Today A reminder of what classic short stories are Timeout A rising star on the literary horizon, as fluid in prose as poetry The Hindu
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Moth Smoke
Mohsin Hamid
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Moth Smoke is one of the best novels I have read this year Nadine Gordimer A first novel of remarkable wit, poise, profundity and strangeness Esquire [An] acute description of young men and women trapped between two worlds Observer
Namita Gokhales exciting new retelling of the great Indian epic is a treat for young readers Ruskin Bond A skilled and mellifluous storyteller Arshia Sattar
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Cracked
Eliza Crewe
Ever since my mom was murdered, Ive been completely alone. I live in the shadows, because theres no one like me. I have no choice: I have to fight the Hunger, the Hunger that drives me to hunt people and eat their souls. And I have to fight it if I want to stay out of the darkness. Who am I? Im Meda Melange. What am I? I
dont knowbut Im not human. And now, I finally have the chance to find out. In this first book of the gripping Soul Eater trilogy, find out who Meda is and which side she will come down on in this thrilling tale of the war between good and evil.
Inked is Penguin Books Indias hip new young adult imprint. Inked aims to publish outstanding books from around the world for teenagers and young adults in India. We will publish across genres such as fantasy, science fiction, romance, horror and cutting-edge non-fiction, and focus on finding the hottest new talents from India. Our launch list for
2013 will include a thrilling fantasy by Eliza Crewe, the sequel to the popular teen novel Sweet Sixteen by Vibha Batra and a fast-paced and compelling science fiction novel by Shiv Ramdas and, later in the year, bestselling novelist Meenakshi Reddy Madhavans hit high-school drama.
Eliza Crewes love affair with books began very early, when she first set foot in a library. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and four hens.
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Downfall
SHIV RAMDAS
What happens when the Internet becomes a drug and computers rule everything?
Albert Trott lives in a perfect world where computers take care of everything. Just an ordinary citizen, Albert suddenly finds himself with an extraordinary problem: hes being blackmailed by a suicidal machine. A chance encounter with an outlaw child changes his life
forever as he is trapped between the authorities and this ruthless blackmailer. On the run for his life, Albert must risk everything, from his liberty to his sanity, as he discovers the horrifying truth behind The City and the only world he knows.
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Vanished
Sheela Chari
Sheela Chari was born in Bangalore. She has degrees from Stanford University, Boston University and New York University, where she received an MFA in creative writing. She now lives in New York.
AU THORS Paro Anand, Ruskin Bond, Kamala Das, Shashi Deshpande, Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Sudha Murty, Manjula Padmanabhan, Devdutt Pattanaik, A.K. Ramanujan and Meera Uberoi
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Indira Gandhi
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Cartoon Network
A global phenomenon, reaching out to more than 160 countries worldwide, the Ben10 series is a winning mix of action and adventure. This comic series includes stories from all three Bens: Ben10, Ben10 Alien Force and Ben10 Ultimate Alien.
Cartoon Networks widely successful animated series featuring Ben Tennyson, a ten-year-old boy with the ability to morph into different aliens, now in a comic book format!
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Vinamra Srivastava
Winning and losing is a part of life in sports, and Kiss the Lines beautifully depicts that Saina Nehwal
Payal is on the threshold of becoming a badminton champion when she suffers an accident that causes amnesia. But badminton is her destiny and, four years later, it beckons once more. Does she still have what it takes to become a star? Vinamra Srivastava is a management consultant and an avid sportsman based in Singapore. This is his debut novel.
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Girls of India
In Harappan Times
Sunila Gup te
In Mauryan Times
3rd century BCE, Pataliputra.
Travel back to different eras of Indian history with the girls who live in them!
2750 BCE, Bagasra Village, Harappa. Twelve-year-old Avani is an adventurous Harappan girl who loves to play with her friends. However, something sinister is afoot in Bagasra Village. Incidents like a fire at the small granary add to the tension. Can Avani and her friends save the honour of Harappa? Sunila Gup te is the author of three childrens books and several short stories for children.
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Madhura lives in Pataliputra during the reign of King Ashoka as the maid and companion of Princess Sanghamitra. Her dreams of adventure come true when she makes a journey with her brother Kartik to Ujjaini. On the way, mysterious events begin to occur and it is Madhura who must discover the truth. Subhadra Sen Gup ta has published over twenty-five books for children and adults, and won the White Raven Award at the Bologna Childrens Book Fair.
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In Chola Times
990 CE, Tanjore.
Anu Kumar
Raji, a dancer, warrior and sculptor, lives during the reign of Rajaraja Chola. One night, as a storm rages, Raji rescues a Chinese sailor at sea. This sets off a chain of events. A Shiva statue goes missing, a prince disappears and there is a murder within a temple. Will Raji be able to help restore peace to the mighty Chola kingdom? Anu Kumars books for younger readers include Atisa and the Seven Wonders and In the Country of Gold-digging Ants, both published by Puffin.
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