The Teenage Diary of Razia Sultan
Author: Anitha Murthy Publisher: Talking Cub About the book: Razia Sultan, born to iltutmish of the slave dynasty, was groomed from a young age by her father to learn all the skills of a ruler. Brave, strong, confident and learned, she was unlike the women of the times. She went on to defy the orthodoxy […]
Queen of Earth
Author: Devika Rangachari Publisher: Duckbill About the book: ‘I am Prithvimahadevi, the goddess of the earth.’ Prithvimahadevi is the daughter of the powerful Somavamshi king of Kosala. Her life is circumscribed by the rules that govern the existence of women of her royal family. She can only hope that she will marry a king whose […]
Oonga 🏆
Author: Devashish Makhija Publisher: Tulika About the book: Every now and then, the lush Green of the hills is hacked by wastelands of bleeding red Earth and limbless tree stumps. Over these, a signboard ‘India aluminum inc.’—With a big eye—keeps an eerie, humming, omnipotent watch. And it is with riveting cinematic metaphors like this that […]
Nomad’s Land
Author: Paro Anand Publisher: Talking Cub About the book: Shanna and Pema, two girls growing up in a big city, meet at their new school. They come from displaced communities—people who had to flee their land to escape persecution. Shanna is a Kashmiri Pandit, and Pema comes from a nomadic tribe whose people called the […]
Gravepyres School for the Recently Deceased
Author: Anita Roy Publisher: Red Panda About the book: As the latest transitioner at Gravepyres, Joseph Srinivas has a lot on his plate . . . practicing Cloudforming, studying Mathamythics, understanding Decomposition and learning how to ‘See’. But the only thing he really wants to learn is how to get home. Back to his parents […]