Books

The Great Indian Nature Trail with Uncle Bikky by Rohan Chakravarty

This is a comic book about one such wildlife-mad trio – Uncle Bikky the ornithologist, his niece Chunmun who is a wildlife photographer, and their dog, Duggu. Join them on their wildlife adventure across India, as they travel from deserts to swampy lands and old rock formations and verdant forests. You will meet ickle bugs, colourful birds, magnificent mammals, and feisty reptiles in this comic book.

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A Delhi Obsession by MG Vassanji

Munir Khan, a recent widower from Toronto, on a whim decides to visit Delhi, the city of his forbears. Born in Kenya, he has lost all family connections, and has never visited India before. What follows is a passionate love affair—uncontrollable yet impossible. This is a period of rising Indian nationalism in modern India that at times finds outlet in senseless violence. Constantly lurking at Munir’s Club is the menacing and foreboding presence of a fanatical nationalist group. To them Munir Khan is simply a Muslim “love-jihadi” who has led the pride of Hindu womanhood, Mohini Singh, astray. At what cost, their passion?

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The Secret of More by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

Set against the backdrop of bustling colonial Bombay, The Secret of More is a journey of relentless ambition, steadfast love, and grim betrayal, as Tatya strives to unlock the secret of more—of having more and being more. In a story that travels from the clatter of textile mills to the glamour of the silent film industry, and from the crowded chawls of Girgaon to the luxury of sea-facing mansions, one man and his family learn that in the city of Bombay you can fly—but if you fall, it is a long way down.

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Tatyasaheb: The Story of a Bombay Entrepreneur by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

This book is the story of Tatyasaheb’s family-a journey through the social customs and daily rituals of a way of life that has passed into history. No less is it the story of how Bombay became a wealth-generating dynamo by nurturing and, in turn, being enriched by the risk-takers and entrepreneurs who made the city into the business hub of today.

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Shamal Days by Sabin Iqbal

Set in the 1990s, with the escalating violence in West Asia serving as a backdrop, this is the story of Abbas and of the small newsroom that brings together people – from different backgrounds and with individual stories but shared editorial goof-ups – to a country built and run by the expatriate workforce.
Shamal Days is a whimsical, ironic take on the aspirations and resentments of expatriate life in a tiny desert country and on the political unrest in the region.

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The Valley of Unfinished Songs by Umair Ahmed Khan

Kabir Raina, a successful music producer and Kashmiri Pandit, returns to Kashmir after 30 years in Mumbai, grieving the loss of his wife and child. In Pahalgam, he saves Armaan, a blind child, and bonds deeply with him, despite resistance from Armaan’s mother, Iravati. Kabir’s newfound peace shatters when he’s accused of aiding a missing militant—Armaan’s father—who caused his own father’s death. As Kabir navigates legal challenges and reconciles with past traumas, he confronts the intertwined fates of forgiveness, redemption, and familial legacy.

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