Frustrated by innumerable restrictions placed on her by the conventions of the Namboodiri clan, Kuriyedath Tatri, a Namboodiri woman, deliberately conducted secret liaisons with prominent men of several upper caste families.
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Zindaginama
Controversial, magnificent, brilliant in its original language Hindi, still awaits a better translation.
This Is Not That Dawn–Jhootha Sach
Arguably the most outstanding piece of Hindi literature written about the Partition. “An enduring masterpiece of Indian literature.”
Joothan: An Untouchable’s Life
“This is the kind of book that becomes ‘the axe for the frozen sea inside us.’ More Indians ought to read it and let its hard edges get to work inside them.” (Namit Arora)
Tyanantar–Thereafter
One day, with no warning at all, Radhika’s husband Lalit leaves her. Not for another woman, but to find himself.
Sheet Sahasik Hemantolok–Defying Winter
Women fight; they remember; they forget; in the twilight of their days they weep and curse their children and fellow lodgers in a shelter home.
kusumabale
In this intricately woven cosmos, death casts its shadow. Following the different voices around, we come face to face with the harsh realities of Dalit life.
KOOGAI–The Owl
“… Is there a well anywhere into which our blood has not dripped? Is there water anywhere that’s not been mixed with our sweat?…”