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Books of the week: From Priyanka Chopra Jonas memoir to Fakir Mohan Senapati s Six and a Third Acres, our picks

Books of the week: From Priyanka Chopra Jonas memoir to Fakir Mohan Senapati s Six and a Third Acres, our picks
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Books of the week: From Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni s The Last Queen to Ashish Khetan s Undercover, our picks

HarperCollins India | Rs 599 | 372 pages Bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest novel tells the story of Rani Jindan, the daughter of the royal kennel keeper who went on to become Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s favourite queen. She soon became regent, protecting her six-year-old son’s heritage, fighting the British to keep them from annexing Punjab, and stepping out of the zenana to conduct state business. She was later imprisoned and exiled, but that still didn’t crush her will. Read more about the book here. People on our Roof Niyogi Books | Rs 450 | 228 pages Author and poet Shefali Tripathi Mehta’s novel follows Naina, who lives in a south Delhi colony bungalow with her mother, sister, and the stigma of madness running in their family. As memories surface, she sets out in search of the truth behind her father’s disappearance, and soon the past starts unravelling.

Books of the week: From a translation of UR Ananthamurthy s Avasthe to Radhika Singha s The Coolie s Great War, our picks

HarperCollins India | Rs 499 | 240 pages Award-winning translator Narayan Hegde translates literary giant UR Ananthamurthy’s novel, first published in 1978, from the Kannada. It’s a country struggling with corruption, whose prime minister is on the way to becoming a ruthless dictator. From his sickbed, revolutionary leader Krishnappa Gowda tackles the schemes of party men, grapples with his conscience, and through a memory that comes and goes, looks for the true meaning of life. Read more about the book here. Out of Print: Ten Years: An Anthology of Stories Edited by Indira Chandrasekhar Writer, scientist, and Out of Print founder Indira Chandrasekhar, who set up the literary magazine in 2010 to focus on short stories, brings together select pieces from the publication’s first decade. They reinforce ideas that speak to the spirit of the magazine, including diversity of literary voices, open-mindedness about experimentation, and focus on Indian-language publishing. Above

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