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Such a Long Journey

Such a Long Journey
  • Author(s): Rohinton Mistry
  • Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s

Such Big Dreams

Such Big Dreams
  • Author(s): Reema Patel
  • Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): current

Rakhi is a twenty-three-year-old haunted by the grisly aftermath of an incident that led to the loss of her best friend eleven years ago. Constantly reminded she doesn’t belong, Rakhi lives alone in a Mumbai slum, working as a...

Sunbirds

Sunbirds
  • Author(s): Penelope Slocombe
  • Location(s): Indian Himalayan Region, Manali
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Turn 21st Century

In 1997 Anne’s eighteen-year-old son Torran walked out of his hotel in the notorious Himalayan town of Manali – and disappeared. Seven years later Anne is still searching, haunted by the idea that someone must know something, following every...

Surpanakha

Surpanakha
  • Author(s): Hariharan Iyer
  • Location(s): Tamil Nadu
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): early 2000s

“Educated, young, no-nonsense bearing, able administrator-these are the equalities that won Sesha the loyalties of the people after three years of rule as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. An allegation that he was the mastermind behind the murder...

Sweetness and Light

Sweetness and Light
  • Author(s): Liam Pieper
  • Location(s): Tamil Nadu, Sydney
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Connor, an Australian expat with a brutal past, spends his time running low-stakes scams on tourists in a sleepy beachside town. Sasha, an American in search of spiritual guidance, heads to an isolated ashram in the hope of mending...

Swimming Lessons and other stories from Firozsha Baag

Swimming Lessons and other stories from Firozsha Baag
  • Author(s): Rohinton Mistry
  • Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): 1980s

Tales from India

Tales from India
  • Author(s): Bali Rai
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A collection of 20 stories from India’s rich folklore heritage. From wicked magicians to wise old priests, charming princes and beautiful princesses, to greedy tigers and wily jackals, these magical tales are full of adventure and trickery, and infused...

Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu

Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu
  • Author(s): Svabhu Kohli (illustrator), Viplov Singh (illustrator)
  • Location(s): Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian...

Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

Tamarind & the Star of Ishta
  • Author(s): Jasbinder Bilan
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Tamarind never knew her Indian mum, Chinty, who died soon after she was born. So when she arrives at her ancestral home, a huge mansion in the Himalayas surrounded by luxuriant gardens, she’s full of questions for her extended...

Tears of Jhelum

Tears of Jhelum
  • Author(s): Anita Krishan
  • Location(s): Kashmir
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Early 90s

Kashmir has long seen years of strife and turmoil, and Wali Mohammad Khan has been a silent witness to it all.The violence that terrorism unleashed in the valley was every bit as senseless as the men who propagated it...

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