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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 23h

Pankajam's story will lead you to unearth the untold stories of the women of your families.

Kalpana Karunakaran's deeply insightful and emotional biography of her grandmother, A Woman of No Consequence is now in bookstores and online.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

If you are in #Chennai then head over to IIT for a special evening of poetry with Srilata Krishnan tomorrow!

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 1d

Had a few hours to process this, and wanted to say thank you to the jurors and voters of the @theignyteawards.bsky.social for seeing - and honouring - this little anarchist-inflected SF novel, from the list of a fiercely progressive & independent Indian publisher ( @westlandbooks.bsky.social). (1/2)

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Kalyani Ramnath's deeply researched Boats in a Storm is now in bookstores and online.
Get your copy today!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Best news to start the week! 🎉

We are elated to announce that @gautambhatia88.bsky.social’s brilliant book The Sentence won the @theignyteawards.bsky.social for Best Novel - Adult.

Congratulations to Gautam and a big thank you to our readers!

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

We are starting our week with this India Today review of Namita Devidayal's Tangerine.
Read the review here: www.indiatoday.in/magazine/lei...

Namita Devidayal’s 'Tangerine How to Read the Upanishads Without Giving Up Coffee' | Seeking sacred ground

Namita Devidayal’s new book captures her passage from worldly scepticism to spiritual clarity through the teachings of Vedanta

www.indiatoday.in

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 4d

“The viewer has to be in the frame and is implicated by the story."says Ita Mehrotra as she speaks about her process in Uprooted.

Read the full interview

www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-re...

From Shaheen Bagh to ‘Uprooted’, an ‘uncomic’ journey of speaking out - The Tribune

For graphic novelist Ita Mehrotra, the personal and political are continuously intertwined, as evident in her latest book.

www.tribuneindia.com

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 5d

We are super thrilled to have five of our books in the coveted Atta Galatta Bangalore Lit Fest Book Prize longlist!

If you haven't read them yet, get your copy from the nearest bookstore or online.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 8d

We loved reading this interview of Sundar Sarukkai with Indian Express about language, writing about Bangalore and the changing faces of a city.

Read the full interview on:
indianexpress.com/article/citi...

Water Days is now in bookstores and online.

Writer’s Corner: Sundar Sarukkai on his latest book ‘Water Days’ and a glimpse into his vision of writing

According to Sundar Sarukkai, former professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, many writers felt that writing in English was not authentic in the sense that English did not have the cap...

indianexpress.com

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 9d

'Namita’s journey into this oneness is relatable, joyous and full of awe, with music and musical concepts (that she is steeped in) being recurrent motifs in unravelling a larger mystery.'
Read the full review of Tangerine here:
www.outlookindia.com/national/a-w...

A Writer’s Journey In An Uncertain Life: Review of Tangerine By Namita Devidayal’s Memoir | Outlook India

In her latest work, the author-musician blends memoir, philosophy, and music to explore Hindu spirituality without renunciation.

www.outlookindia.com

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 13d

We are incredibly excited to see our author Leesa Gazi's debut feature film being selected as Bangladesh's first official submission for the Oscars foreign feature film category!
Gazi's Hellfire (trans. Shabnam Nadiya) would be a perfect companion read for Barir Naam Shahana.
Get it today!

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Join us for an evening of discussing Tagore and poetry with Sharmistha Mohanty. In conversation with Mani Rao at Champaca Books on 4 Oct.
Register on bit.ly/46IFc7I

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Last Saturday we all got together at The Bookshop Inc to listen to the stories of Van Gujjars and Taungyas from Uprooted with Ita Mehrotra and Pradip Krishen.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 16d

‘Dapaan is not just a book about Kashmir’s conflict — it is a testament to the stubborn endurance of memory.’

Read @thehindu.com’s review of @psemolina3.bsky.social’s Dapaan here: www.thehindu.com/books/act-of...

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 21d

A practical guide that provides an insight into the wisdom of three sages of yore and how their philosophies can help us navigate complexities of modern life.

‘Krishna, Buddha and Lao Tzu Have a Coffee with You’ is now available at all major bookstores and online.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 22d

‘Together, the 11 stories in this collection display the depth and breadth—in terms of subject, tone and style—that speculative fiction writing in India has achieved.’

Read @shrabonti.bsky.social’s review of Between Worlds, edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social: www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/...

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 22d

As climate change and migration debates rage across the world, come join us for an evening of quiet and reflective conversations about forest rights, indigenous people and their stories on 27 Sept with Ita Mehrotra & Pradip Krishen.
Register on bit.ly/4gFUYVy.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 23d

It's pub day for Kalpana Karunakaran's unique biography of her grandmother, Pankajam.
A Woman of No Consequence tells the story of a new nation through the eyes of its women.
Now in bookstores and online.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 25d

Meet our author @anumeha.bsky.social at the Bookaroo Lit Fest in Shillong!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 25d

Remember the confusion during demonetisation in 2016? Imagine that happening almost a hundred years back in the midst of the forming of new nations!
Read this fascinating excerpt about this from Kalyani Ramnath's Boats in a Storm.

scroll.in/article/1086...

Financial history: How worthless ‘banana money’ issued after World War II troubled business in Asia

An excerpt from ‘Boats In a Storm: Law, Migration and Citizenship in Post-War Asia’, by Kalyani Ramnath.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 26d

Time to stock up for your weekend read?
Pick these from the Crossword Book Awards Longlist!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 26d

We love this wonderful interview spread in @gulfnews.bsky.social of @narayanibasu.bsky.social speaking about the many shades of KM Panikkar's life.

A Man for All Seasons is in bookstores and online.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 26d

Outlook India reviews Srilata Krishnan's feminist poetic retelling of the epics.

Footnotes to the Mahabharata is available in bookstores and online.

www.outlookindia.com/books/her-st...

Her Story: K. Srilata's Poems Call Attention To The Voices Of Mahabharata's Women | Outlook India

The poems in K. Srilata’s collection ‘Footnotes to the Mahabharata’ let the women of ‘The Mahabharata’ break free

www.outlookindia.com

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 27d

As we see anti-immigration protests in London, it feels right to brush up on the histories of displacement and migration that colonial empires left as their legacies all over Asia.
Kalyani Ramnath's Boats in a Storm is now in bookstores and online.
Get your copy today!

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Indra Das's The Last Dragoners of Bowbazaar is a story about Ru. Ru is a boy from nowhere. When he asks his parents where his family is from, they tell him he is descended from nomads. But even nomads must come from somewhere.

Get your copy today!

@indrapramitdas.bsky.social

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