‘We’ll meet on the last Saturday of every month, whenever our schedules permit. Just the five of us. Brunch. Either at our houses or breakfast joints or our clubs. Catch up on our lives. Meditate together a bit. Tell each other feel-good stories. How does that sound?’ Sounds perfect-but the outcome can be unforeseen. A much-honored dancing diva meditates herself into a passionate love affair with the thirty-year-old son of her best friend. The mighty Garuda has to fly down from the legends to impart sense to some troubled teens. A Zen disciple runs frenziedly through the forest with a woman inside his head while a son listens in shock as his mother reveals babyhood trauma of molestation, and sage Durbasha steps out of the Mahabharat to give Ginny, the Crystal Nova ashramite from Los Angeles, a curse within a blessing. Through this crowd wanders Alison Jordan, the Indophile with golden hair and green eyes. She is an excellent raconteur, has a penchant for quality tea, and is on a Himalayan quest for salvation and a path to reach out to a frozen Ice King, who has collected thousands of keys but has lost all the locks. Join the Kitty Party Sanyasins on their quest for a happier life. A charming first novel that will make you both laugh and cry as it uses ancient stories to tell new ones.

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In 1498, when Vasco da Gama set foot in Kerala looking for Christians and spices, he unleashed a wave of political fury that would topple local powers like a house of cards. The cosmopolitan fabric of a vibrant trading society - with its Jewish and Arab merchants, Chinese pirate heroes, and masterful Hindu Zamorins - was ripped apart, heralding an age of violence and bloodshed. One prince, however, emerged triumphant from this descent into chaos. Shrewdly marrying Western arms to Eastern strategy, Martanda Varma consecrated the dominion of Travancore, destined to become one of the most dutiful pillars of the British Raj. What followed was two centuries of internecine conflict in one of India's premier princely states, culminating in a dynastic feud between two sisters battling to steer the fortunes of their house on the eve of Independence. Manu S. Pillai's retelling of this sprawling saga focuses on the remarkable life and work of Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the last - and forgotten - queen of the House of Travancore. The supporting cast includes the flamboyant painter Raja Ravi Varma and his wrathful wife, scheming matriarchs of 'violent, profligate and sordid' character, wife-swapping court favorites, vigilant English agents, quarreling consorts, and lustful kings. Extensively researched and vividly rendered, The Ivory Throne conjures up a dramatic world of political intrigues and factions, black magic and conspiracies, crafty ceremonies, and splendorous temple treasures, all harnessed in a tragic contest for power and authority in the age of empire.

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Four weeks before the Babri Masjid is demolished, Delhi wakes up to accounts of India’s Secret History. Appearing daily as tantalizing pamphlets on the walls of the city’s residential neighborhoods, Secret History claims to reveal India’s suppressed past. Rhetorical and rhythmic, dark and depressing, violent and vengeful – are these accounts true or fictional? Who writes the Secret History? These questions do not engage Rasheed Halim, who is grappling with the possibility of imminent death and cancer recurrence. He becomes a recluse, waiting to die, popping tranquilizers to get through his days. Not even a night of rioting, in which not a drop of blood is spilled, shakes him out of his melancholy. In desperation, he turns to a helpline, where a mysterious voice kindles in him the desire to live and join a band of people whose mission it is to identify the author of Secret History. The search takes Rasheed into a world where madness masquerades as rationality, suspicion is the impulse of human action, and politics and history are tools of torment forged in the fire of personal suffering. Is redemption possible in this world? What does it mean to return to lost thoughts? Does Rasheed encounter the author of Secret History? Thought-provoking and suspenseful, The Hour Before Dawn is the remarkable story of a terminally ill man’s search for meaning and his eventual quest to understand how deep the lust for blood runs.

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1893: King Kamehameha III of Hawaii declares Sovereignty Restoration Day…Tension grows between China and Japan over Korea. The Bengal Famine worsens… The senior priest at Kinkaku-ji temple is found dead in mysterious circumstances Dr John H. Watson receives a strange letter from his supposedly dead friend and sets out for Tokyo. On the ship, his quiet, distinguished cabin mate is murdered as he sleeps just a door away. Meanwhile, in the opium dens of Shanghai and in the back alleys of Tokyo, sinister men hatch evil plots. And Professor Moriarty stalks the world, drawing up a map for worldwide dominion. Only one man can outwit the diabolical professor. Only one man can save the world. And that man has survived Reichenbach Falls. Sherlock Holmes in Japan follows in the tradition of the many Missing Years novels that attempt to fill in the gap in Holmes’s life after Reichenbach and before he re-emerges in London three years later. This seriocomic novel radically ups the ante, though – with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson finding their match in more than one man (or woman). A thrilling chase that will leave you breathless.

 
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When she joined a spiritual organization in an attempt to regain control of her life, Karen Jonson had no clue that she would one day become a Hindu nun living in the US ashram of two men she called her gurus. She certainly never guessed that both of them would turn out to be conmen and that she would expose their dark secrets to the world. But that is exactly what happened. Her mission led her in several directions – including approaching an investigative reporter and an FBI agent, organizing a group of ex-devotees to support the gurus’ victims, sharing insider information with prosecuting attorneys, and using social media to expose the organization. Sex, Lies and Two Hindu Gurus chronicles a world that is spoken of only in hushed whispers. It exposes the twisted goings-on inside the dubious spiritual cult she was part of and gives readers a rare insight into a dangerous con game. The perversions the gurus indulged in, how they preyed upon the vulnerabilities of their followers, swindled them, and ruined their lives, and why no one has stopped the fake gurus from sexually violating underage girls – every detail comes under scrutiny. It is a thriller comparable to any piece of fiction. It is also a crime drama and a cautionary tale for people seeking to connect with the divine. Storytel presents you with the audiobook with Harper Collins India.

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A must-read for our times. A must for strengthening the country. On what assumptions was Pandit Nehru confident that China would not invade India in 1962? Why and on what basis did he scotch all warnings in Tibet and our entire border? What did he do when those assumptions proved wrong? What eventually led to the debacle of 1962? Are the same delusions and mistakes not being repeated now? Why will the consequences be any different? This is a devastating analysis and warning on India’s policy and approach regarding China, based on Nehru’s notes to his officers, his correspondence, including letters to chief ministers and his speeches in and out of Parliament.

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For the Hassan family, Hyderabad is not just where their roots lie; it is also the city that informs the way they lead their lives. Known and loved for their legendary hospitality for over four decades, Doreen and Peter Hassan have preserved a way of life, a culture, and a cuisine with great affection and pride. Like generations before them, the Hassans continue to honor Hyderabadi traditions in their cosmopolitan home in Delhi, passing their love for food, family, and friendships to their children and grandchildren. Central to much of this is the fact that Doreen Hassan has, over the decades, archived priceless family recipes from both her husband’s storied Hyderabadi family and her own traditional Goan one. The result is an astonishingly rich record of culinary history, which speaks of a city that absorbed influences from across the world and made them it's own. It is this treasure of recipes that forms the heart of this book. This is not a collection of Hyderabadi recipes that stops at the biryani, kababs, or saalans; this is a collection that captures the vibrant soul of erstwhile Hyderabad and Doreen’s own journey from not knowing how to cook to being ‘the host with the most’. Saffron and Pearls is a personal story – a tribute to the city that the Hassans call home.

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Salman Rushdie once described Pakistan as a ‘poorly imagined country’. Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by the military and militants, it is variously described around the world as ‘dangerous’, ‘unstable’, ‘a terrorist incubator’, and ‘the land of the intolerant’. Much of Pakistan’s dysfunction is attributable to an ideology tied to religion and to hostility with the country out of which it was carved out – India. But 95 percent of Pakistan’s 210 million people were born after Partition, as Pakistanis, and cannot easily give up on their homes. In his new book, Husain Haqqani, one of the most important commentators on Pakistan in the world today, calls for a bold re-conceptualization of the country. Reimagining Pakistan offers a candid discussion of Pakistan’s origins and its current failings, with suggestions for reconsidering its ideology, and identifies a national purpose greater than the rivalry with India.

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