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Born into a Muslim family helmed by strong women, Najma Heptulla made it to the top echelons of power. After 17 years as Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, she became synonymous with the Upper House of Parliament. Having worked with Prime Ministers from Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi, she offers readers a ringside view of Indian democracy at play. This memoir weaves personal stories into her political life, making it a living document of history.

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A saga of belonging and not belonging, this novel tells the story of Miss Seema Samuel, a 70-year-old Bene Israel living in an old age home, of the community’s trials and tribulations, love and loss, and their longing for ‘Aliyah’. The Bene Israel arrived at the Konkan Coast, shipwrecked, around 2,000 years ago, and for generations, made the subcontinent their home. The novel, spanning six generations, is the story of a family, a community and a country.

Combining Javanese oral tradition and urban legend, this book tells the story of Mat, who is cursed with a cleft lip and a disreputable father, making him an outcast in his village in Indonesia. Inayatun is the village beauty. When this unlikely couple meets, they find true love and happiness. But the past won’t let them be. With his distinct voice, Indonesian writer Mahfud Ikhwan has established himself as one of the most exciting new literary voices to emerge from Asia.