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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 4d

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...

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 4d

'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 · 8d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

‘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 · 17d

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 · 17d

‘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 · 18d

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 · 18d

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 · 21d

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

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 21d

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 · 21d

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

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · 21d

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 · 22d

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 · 22d

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 · 24d

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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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

We are bookstore hopping with Namita Devidayal in #Mumbai tomorrow and day after!

Join us.

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Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 10

Read this extract from Desi Queers in Queerbeat!

Desi Queers is now in bookstores and online.

www.queerbeat.org/stories/in-b...

In Britain of the 80s and 90s, desi queers were exotic, but excluded

Excerpted from the book ‘Desi Queers: LGBTQ+ South Asians and Cultural Belonging in Britain’ by Churnjeet Mahn, Rohit K. Dasgupta and DJ Ritu published in India by Westland Books…

www.queerbeat.org

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Find more such fascinating facts in Kalyani Ramnath's meticulously researched Boats in a Storm!

Now in bookstores and online.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 9

Rohit K Dasgupta, author of Desi Queers talks to Hindustan Times about why the stories of South Asian Queer migration need to be told.

www.hindustantimes.com/books/rohit-...

Rohit K Dasgupta: “This book needed to be written with feminist and queer care”

Dasgupta talks about the collaborative choices that shaped the volume, the history of queer resistance in the UK, and why telling these stories matter

www.hindustantimes.com

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

As the weekly routine sets in, this quote from Namita Devidayal's Tangerine is something that we are thinking about.

Tangerine is now in bookstores and online.

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Some books speak to your mind; Uprooted speaks to your conscience."
This review of Ita Mehrotra's Uprooted in Financial Express really made our day!

Uprooted is now in bookstores and online.

www.financialexpress.com/life/lifesty...

Book Review | A land and its people

Reena Singh reviews Uprooted by Ita Mehrotra, a graphic narrative on the Van Gujjar and Taungya communities of Uttarakhand. Through monochrome illustrations and lived voices, the book explores land ri...

www.financialexpress.com

Westland Books @westlandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 8

'Whatever the uncertainty, Panikkar’s method was simple: “Once reading and writing are ruled out, what is left for a man like me?”'

Read this fascinating review of @narayanibasu.bsky.social 's A Man for All Seasons.
Available now in bookstores and online.

indiasworld.in/a-man-for-al...

A Man for All Seasons: The Life of K.M. Panikkar By Narayani Basu | India's World

One thing that immediately stands out in Narayani Basu’s account of Sardar Panikkar is the vast intellectual seascape of India’s first generation of thinker ...

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