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- Location(s): Bangalore (Bengaluru)
- Genre(s): Cosy Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
Solving crimes isn’t easy. Add a jealous mother-in-law and having to wear a flowing sari into the mix, and you’ve got a problem. When clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry doctor Ramu, she’s resigned herself to a...
- Location(s): Chennai (Madras)
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman’s stirring middle-grade debut. Life is harsh on the teeming streets of Chennai, India, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly,...
- Location(s): Kerala, South India
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1900-1977
‘One of the best books I’ve read in my entire life. It’s epic. It’s transportive . . . It was unputdownable!’ Oprah Winfrey, OprahDaily.com Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water follows a family in southern...
- Location(s): Bangalore (Bengaluru)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
“Appa enna solluvaro? What will Appa say?” Malathi comes from a conservative family. When she takes up a job in Bengaluru, her father gives her a list of conditions. Falling in love is definitely not among them! Aditya is...
- Location(s): South India
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1899 - 1945
In 1899, in the south Indian village of Chevathar, Solomon Dorai is contemplating the imminent destruction of his world and everything he holds dear. As the thalaivar, or headman, of Chevathar, he seeks to preserve the village from both...