<p>Police officer Raghu, raised in a Dalit colony in fictional Rajanagaram, journeys to the misty hills of Arunachal Pradesh, confronting a century-old struggle between tradition and modernity. As he implements reforms in the police force—mirroring his efforts in Goa and Delhi—he grapples with deep-seated conflicts over tribal identities. His path intertwines with that of a revered Swamiji dedicated to preserving indigenous culture. Against the backdrop of Christian conversions in remote villages, Heroes of the Hidden Lands vividly portrays the tensions arising from the clash of long-held beliefs and emerging forces.<br></p>

<p>Vacuous detective P. Manjunath and his assistant, Heng, wrestle with an inscrutable mystery pickling their world, but their witless endeavours are pitted against the smartest person in the world–self-disgraced scientist Dr Krishna, who creates and destroys the universes the duo invariably inhabits. Luckily for them, they have no idea about this–or most other things.</p><p>Now, as a cat-and-mouse game ensues between creator and created, the genius scientist is limited by the precarious nature of existence, and Manjunath is unlimited by his stupidity. If God plays dice with the universe, how does he handle losing?</p><p>In Kanan Gill’s wildly entertaining and moving debut novel, a sentient wall struggles with the limits of its artistic expression, a lapel pin’s habit of always giving truthful advice results in utter chaos, a Danish police officer becomes the enlightened leader of a worldwide group of Science Haters and a pill is developed to cure the human condition. A delightful alchemy of humour, imaginativeness and philosophical provocation, Acts of God marks the evolution of one of India’s finest comedic voices.</p>

<p>‘Poignant and hard-hitting’ – GEETANJALI SHREE, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 for Tomb of Sand</p><p>A farmer urges the Prime Minister to change the formula for compound interest…</p><p>A man refuses to make space for another on a train and is beaten to death…</p><p>A family living in a single room forgets one member even exists…</p><p>Surreal yet gritty, violent yet poetic – such is the world of Chandan Pandey’s fiction. Set deep in the heart of present-day India, The Keeper of Desolation chronicles the warped realities our everyday lives must confront and battle. Immersive and provocative in equal measure, these stories from one of the most powerful voices of our generation make for an arresting record of our times – while transcending time itself.</p>

<p>‘A sharp, and often hilarious, portrait of womanhood in post-liberalization India’ – AMRITA MAHALE</p><p>‘Full of wonders … cunningly observant, rapturous, profoundly wise, and often funny’ – AMIT CHAUDHURI</p><p>‘Exquisitely transparent prose and finely tuned dialogue’ – ARUNAVA SINHA</p><p>‘Addictive’ – SUMANA ROY</p><p>Freewheeling, in her early forties, lately divorced, Maya is happy in her job, happy with her crop of friends and lovers, and is enjoying a halcyon spell in Bombay, the city she loves and has made her home.</p><p>The Enclave traces the run of Maya’s days as she goes about her work as a liaison officer, her trysts with her amours, her spirited engagement with the world at large, and her writerly ambitions – each of which comes with its joys and vexations. But then, things start to unravel. And Maya finds herself at an unsettling crossroads, where she must grapple with anger, grief and the precariousness of things hitherto taken for granted.</p><p>Set in the late 2000s, Rohit Manchanda’s new novel is a finely observed, brilliantly wrought, tender yet humorous evocation of a time when the country’s middle classes began savouring the fruits of economic liberalization, a newfound material well-being, and a broadening of social and cultural mores – a time, briefly, when so much seemed possible.</p>

<p>‘Searing … This is a must-read’ – M. MUKUNDAN</p><p>When an accident leaves her husband bedridden, Ruth leaves her home in search of a job to look after her family. From the highlands of Wayanad, she goes to the deserts of Riyadh and Dubai, and after many trials and tribulations, eventually arrives in Nazareth, Israel, where she finds work as a caregiver. Here, she experiences the historical Holy Land, beloved to many religions, up close-its culture, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the condition of the people of Palestine-and comes to terms with her own wounds of exodus. In her beguiling, transporting new novel, Sheela Tomy weaves together the struggles of several peoples under siege. And through them, she also tells of the indomitable river of love and humanity that flows across the boundaries drawn by nationhood and religion.</p><div><br></div>

<p>Ambika S. thinks being a teacher at Champion Valley School is tough until she meets Riddhi, Giselle, Pareeta, Kainaz and Jia-the ridiculously demanding, impatient and unreasonable mums of her young students! From the boardroom to the classroom where they want their kids to shine, these women mean business.</p><p>Fed up with the mums’ behaviour, and caught in her own charade of trying to fit in, Ambika accidentally sets off a chain of events that shocks the mums and threatens to unravel explosive secrets.</p><p>Will Ambika survive this onslaught of the massive mummy egos? Will the truth set Ambika free or make her pay a greater price?</p><p>Follow the lives of the Ambika and the fabulous mums as they navigate the complicated world of parenting, fragile friendships, and hard truths. With wit and warmth, this book reminds us that behind every facade lies a story waiting to be understood.</p><div><br></div>

<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE AWARD-WINNING</span></strong><em style="outline: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">&nbsp;LEILA</span></b></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"><strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">‘Powerful’ – Vivek Shanbhag</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"><strong style="outline: 0px;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">‘Brilliant’ – Avni Doshi</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"><em style="outline: 0px;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#333333; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in">Mother India</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">&nbsp;is the story of two young people living in contemporary Delhi. Plodding away to make a decent living despite a middling education, Mayank is employed in a right-wing content creator’s dingy basement studio. Nisha, recently moved to the city from her small town in the hills, works as a salesgirl for expensive Japanese chocolate in an upscale mall.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 4.3pt 0in; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">When Mayank discovers Nisha beaming off her Instagram like a beacon, he is smitten, and the video clip he devises for his studio ends up having significant consequences for them both.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p style="margin: 4.3pt 0in; line-height: 17.1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color:#333333">Sparkling and unexpected, Prayaag Akbar’s new novel brilliantly captures what it means to be young and alive in today’s India.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p>‘The point of view of Bhishma […] articulated eloquently.’—Bibek Debroy&nbsp;</p><p>A vow, a sacrifice and a false sense of duty became an unshakeable curse for a mighty warrior.</p><p>In Bed of Arrows, Kush Bhargava retells Mahabharata through the eyes of a man whose decision to relinquish his right to the throne ironically fuels a fight for it and nearly takes the kingdom towards doom.&nbsp;</p><p>Lying on his bed of arrows for 58 nights, waiting to summon Yama, the Lord of Death, Bhishma meditates on the nature of heroism, sacrifice and the eternal struggle between dharma and desire.&nbsp;</p><p>His entire life, Bhishma grapples with a sense of abandonment and helplessness, made tortuous by his vow of celibacy and promise to protect the throne of Hastinapura. As the Kauravas and Pandavas wage war, Bhishma is forced to reflect on the curse that shaped his destiny, wondering whether he would be remembered for his past glories or condemned for his passivity.</p><p>In Bed of Arrows, Bhargava’s poignant storytelling invites readers to explore the psyche of one of history’s most iconic figures and the enduring lessons hidden within ancient lore.</p>

<p>‘The Tigress’ is punished for liberating herself from pain and misery. An unlikely friendship between a school teacher and a child who sells tea leads to unexpected situations.</p><p>After a woman realizes she misidentified her rapist, she makes it her life’s mission to fight for the wrongfully convicted. This book is a collection of eight such compelling narratives where ordinary people are In Pursuit of a New Dawn. Anirban ‘Andy’ Bhattacharyya looks at life that exists between right and wrong and delves into the transformative power of the human will in driving social change. This is a sensitive and evocative exploration of social stigmas, systemic biases and disparities, and how kinship and allyship can help dismantle inequity.</p><p>These thought-provoking stories will inspire and compel readers to take action and bring about the change they want to see in the world.</p><div><br></div>

<p>Men Without Women (1927) is Ernest Hemingway’s second short-stories collection and represents some of his most significant and compelling early writing. The 14 powerful stories here embody the crisp intensity and emotional depth associated with his writing. Among them, ‘The Killers’ presents a chilling encounter with two Chicago hitmen and their would-be victim; ‘Hills Like White Elephants’ captures a heart-wrenching conversation between a couple facing the prospect of abortion; and ‘In Another Country’ delves into the struggles of an Italian major dealing with war wounds and the devastating loss of his wife.</p><p>The collection introduces a memorable array of characters: Nick Adams, a recurring figure in Hemingway’s 1920s and 1930s stories, in ‘Ten Indians’; the famed bullfighter Manuel Garcia Maera in ‘Banal Story’; and the unyielding boxer Jack Brennan in ‘Fifty Grand’. Spanning themes of sportsmanship, infidelity, war, and the poignancy of human connections, these stories tackle life’s harshest realities with unflinching honesty and lasting impact. With its lean yet profound narrative style, Men Without Women solidified Hemingway’s status as the leading American short-story writer of his time.</p>