Thirty-year-old Munmun Menon has a nightmare of a job, a ruthless boss and has just been cheated on by her boyfriend (who goes on to physically and verbally assault her).

Sanskrit and its scholars thrived in the Mughal court between 1560 and 1660. A scholarly book describes this fascinating history. If only, the prose were less turgid.

In her new novel, Shashi Deshpande is on familiar terrain, exploring the essential loneliness of human beings through a love story.

BG Verghese’s last book is a pragmatic reminder of the necessity of an India-Pakistan reconciliation.

Harry’s workaholic banker son Sebastian is involved in a sub-plot straight out of Bollywood, when his parents don’t let him marry the beautiful Indian girl he wishes to, whose name ironically is Priya.

The chase scenes are electrifying, and so are the discoveries. If you need an adrenaline high, The Forgotten Room deserves a read.

A book that delves into all the questions that intrigued you in biology class but the teacher looked too prim to ask.

An intriguing account of the life of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, ruler of Travancore, is also a story of how a progressive matrilineal system was upstaged by Victorian prudery and patriarchy.

Women are at an obvious disadvantage here, as they have very little ownership or control over assets, particularly land, and nor the flexibility to access wider employment opportunities, including through migration.

Comedian-turned-writer David Williams is a regular on the children’s bestsellers list.

The spirit of Rabindranath Tagore’s work is missing in this scholarly compendium on the international reception of his writings

Despite its dark subject, this is a relentlessly funny book on getting back on track after doing drugs

Mohammad Aamir Khan’s account of his false implication in a terror case echoes the story of hundreds of Muslim men framed as terrorists

Subhash Chandra’s journey up the corporate ladder can be a lesson for all business management students.

Written for practitioners rather than theorists, this is a book that reflects what the Indian establishment picks up from China’s growth story .

In this collection of essays, P Chidambaram carries forward a reasoned public discourse on the present government’s politics and economic policies

Reminiscent of the said spin-offs in the Western popular culture, Venkatraghavan’s inspiration comes richly layered as well, with complex mythological details and familiar characters, such as the Indian folkloric beings — yakshis, apsaras and gandharvas.

A cross-cultural love story spanning India and America is hobbled by a precious and manufactured ‘Indianness’

An anthology of essays maps the women’s emancipation movement in India and the challenges it is likely to face in the coming years

In this rambling autobiography, Bhisham Sahni is at once engagingly self-deprecatory and evasive about giving out family secrets

Gautam Bhatia interrogates, reviews and articulates with clarity the role of free speech in a democracy like India.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s first work of non-fiction is an act of self-exploration by a writer trying to make sense of her “divided identity”.

Ratika Kapur’s quiet novel is a nuanced portrait of contemporary urban India, where thwarted aspirations fill individuals with unending anxiety.

In the second part of his autobiography, President Pranab Mukherjee appears to have held back from exposing too many secrets