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Books: Best Indian Fiction of 2022

Best Indian Fiction  of 2022  Even as we were emerging from the pandemic, blinking in the bright light, my reading through the year continued to be both substantial and satisfying. This is a listicle of Indian fiction of 2022 that fulfilled my one-point criterion: it touched a chord with me. Valli.  Written by Sheela Tomy,…

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Book review: The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara

 A dismayingly familiar dystopia Writers who create new worlds lead you to them  through the proverbial  Narnian cupboards. Suddenly,  you are in a different world; the contours may seem vaguely familiar but the rest of the world is thrillingly new. Vauhini Vara’s  `The Immortal King Rao` does just that. It is speculative fiction but the…

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