Dive into the culinary history of Mumbai, from the iconic dishes like Vada Pav, Pav Bhaji, and the eponymous Bombay Duck fish. It explores how the city’s diverse communities and historical events have shaped its unique, fusion-rich street food and fine dining scenes.
Follow the journey of courageous and tenacious Tarini as she revocers from a life-altering motorcycle accident. Tarini’s story is a testament of resilience and the human capacity to find joy after profound trauma.
3. Loal Kashmir: Love and Longing in a Torn Land by Mehak Jamal
A collection of tender real-life stories documenting moments of intimate human relationships and endurance amid the political instability in Kashmir.
4. Mafia Queens of India by Hussain Zaidi
From the king of true crime writing, comes another gem, unraveling the fascinating world of Indian Mafia. Uncover the stories of powerful and ruthless women who carved their own path in a world ruled by dangerous men.
5. Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
This was a year of author comebacks, and Arundhati Roy had to make the list! A memoir detailing her journey becoming the person and the writer she is. Arundhati Roy reflects on her life and the complex relationship she shared with her mother in a funny and intimate way that only she could do.
6. Never Logged Out by Ria Chopra
The world is run by the internet and Gen-Z and we are just living in it! This is a sharp, funny cultural commentary on how the digital world has transformed our identity, relationships and aspirations.
7. Ratan Tata: A Life by Thomas Mathew
A fascinating biography of one of India’s most admired business leaders. Drawing from extensive interviews, the book highlights his unwavering commitment to philanthropy, ethics and unprecedented corporate achievements.
8. Scamlands: Inside the Asian Empire of Fraud That Preys on the World by Snigdha Poonam
This is a gripping investigative account of the organized fraud and scams in India driven by inequality, technology and the promise of a better life.
9. Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia by Sam Dalrymple
An ambitious history book that recounts the five partitions of South Asia leading to the formation of new nations, of redrawing the map of Modern Asia and a legacy of war, ambition and betrayal.
10. Tell My Mother I Like Boys: A Memoir by Suvir Saran
An honest and intimate memoir by Michelin-star chef Suvir Saran on growing up queer in India, travelling across continents in search for his identity, all the while using food and cooking as his anchor.
11. The Cell and the Soul: A Prison Memoir by Anand Teltumbde
A gut-wrenching prison memoir written by a renowned activist and intellectual recounting his incarceration, the chilling realities of the Indian prison system and the injustice within it.
12. The Outsider: A Memoir for Misfits by Vir Das
13. Why the Poor Don’t Kill Us by Manu Joseph
A darkly humorous and incisive social commentary of modern India, the hypocrisy of the people and the blatant social inequality that is somehow status quo.
14. Wild Fictions: Essays by Amitav Ghosh
A collection of essays exploring global issues ranging from climate change, colonialism and capitalism to language, human lives and travelling.
