The City of Devi
Manil Suri
Bloomsbury India, 2013, pp 384, 499
In the desolate streets of Mumbai, empty after threats of nuclear annihilation, Sarita can only think of one thing. She must buy the last pomegranate that remains for her physicist husband, who has mysteriously gone missing for over a fortnight.
In good faith — A journey in search of an Unknown India
Saba Naqvi
Rupa, 2012, pp 187, 395
Most Indians are in search of a miracle. Because life is so hard, it is not the complex prayer that offers comfort, but the belief in some magic. This is an account of an India that at times defies belief — the India of communities that reach out to a common God.
Sita's Ascent
Vayu Naidu
Penguin, 2012, pp 183, 299
Sita has been sent to Valmiki's ashram, at Rama's command, never to return. This extraordinary novel is her story. Inspired by myriad age-old and culturally diverse retellings, Vayu Naidu creates a rich, deeply moving and original work of fiction.
Your Money My advice
Subhash Lakhotia
Diamond, 2012, pp 238, 175
Money begets money if we invest it properly. There are many investment vehicles and saving mantras that you can use to drive your money to make more money. The author presents many practical money making ideas.
Afterlife — Ghost stories from Goa
Jessica Faleiro
Rupa, 2012, pp 148, 150
The Fonseca family is gathered in Savio's house on the eve of his 75th birthday. It starts raining heavily, the electricity fails, and in the darkness, family members narrate their encounters with the supernatural.
English bites!
Manish Gupta
Penguin, 2012, pp 330, 250
English language was the author's biggest nightmare. Until he decided to cheat and beat the system. Today, he is a smooth-talking banker, and has written a unique English learning guide.
Cold feet
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Penguin, 2012, pp 234, 250
Sometimes, you have to run away to find yourself. Sometimes, you find yourself where you aren't looking. Cold feet is the story of the strangely entwined lives of five women deal differently with the same thing — love.
Seeing like a feminist
Nivedita Menon
Zubaan & Penguin, 2012, pp 252, 299
From sexual harassment charges against international figures to the challenge that caste politics poses to feminism, the author illustrates how feminism complicates the field irrevocably.
Sonar Gaaon
Nilendu Sen
Fusion Books, 2012, pp 207, 150
Dr Joy arrives in Sonar Gaaon to help a trade union of sex workers fight the HIV virus and gets a violent welcome. This is a story of battles between good and evil.
How it happened
Shazaf Fatima Haider
Penguin Viking, 2012, pp 311, 399
Dadi, the matriarch of the Bandian family in Karachi, swears by the virtues of arranged marriage. But her grandchildren are harder to please. A delightful story about how marriages are made in drawing rooms.
Manil Suri
Bloomsbury India, 2013, pp 384, 499
In the desolate streets of Mumbai, empty after threats of nuclear annihilation, Sarita can only think of one thing. She must buy the last pomegranate that remains for her physicist husband, who has mysteriously gone missing for over a fortnight.
In good faith — A journey in search of an Unknown India
Saba Naqvi
Rupa, 2012, pp 187, 395
Most Indians are in search of a miracle. Because life is so hard, it is not the complex prayer that offers comfort, but the belief in some magic. This is an account of an India that at times defies belief — the India of communities that reach out to a common God.
Sita's Ascent
Vayu Naidu
Penguin, 2012, pp 183, 299
Sita has been sent to Valmiki's ashram, at Rama's command, never to return. This extraordinary novel is her story. Inspired by myriad age-old and culturally diverse retellings, Vayu Naidu creates a rich, deeply moving and original work of fiction.
Your Money My advice
Subhash Lakhotia
Diamond, 2012, pp 238, 175
Money begets money if we invest it properly. There are many investment vehicles and saving mantras that you can use to drive your money to make more money. The author presents many practical money making ideas.
Afterlife — Ghost stories from Goa
Jessica Faleiro
Rupa, 2012, pp 148, 150
The Fonseca family is gathered in Savio's house on the eve of his 75th birthday. It starts raining heavily, the electricity fails, and in the darkness, family members narrate their encounters with the supernatural.
English bites!
Manish Gupta
Penguin, 2012, pp 330, 250
English language was the author's biggest nightmare. Until he decided to cheat and beat the system. Today, he is a smooth-talking banker, and has written a unique English learning guide.
Cold feet
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Penguin, 2012, pp 234, 250
Sometimes, you have to run away to find yourself. Sometimes, you find yourself where you aren't looking. Cold feet is the story of the strangely entwined lives of five women deal differently with the same thing — love.
Seeing like a feminist
Nivedita Menon
Zubaan & Penguin, 2012, pp 252, 299
From sexual harassment charges against international figures to the challenge that caste politics poses to feminism, the author illustrates how feminism complicates the field irrevocably.
Sonar Gaaon
Nilendu Sen
Fusion Books, 2012, pp 207, 150
Dr Joy arrives in Sonar Gaaon to help a trade union of sex workers fight the HIV virus and gets a violent welcome. This is a story of battles between good and evil.
How it happened
Shazaf Fatima Haider
Penguin Viking, 2012, pp 311, 399
Dadi, the matriarch of the Bandian family in Karachi, swears by the virtues of arranged marriage. But her grandchildren are harder to please. A delightful story about how marriages are made in drawing rooms.