#Indian authors

[papenathys]

a poem from my upcoming collection, "there used to be a lake here once" (2024) about losing my grandmother exactly a year ago, on 23rd of february, 2023 after a very sudden illness, and my lingering regrets at being unable to give her what she wanted– the dream of seeing her granddaughter get married. a bengali hindu immigrant from barisal, bangladesh, my thamma was my last surviving grandparent. I never came out to her, as either queer or trans.

author's note: this is a very personal poem written by a trans queer bengali person about their own childhood and coming-of-age. please do not tag this as fictional characters or inspo, removing the bengali and/or trans context. if you want to write about your own experiences or thoughts on dealing with loss as queer folk, I welcome them. terfs and radfems dni.

[catbrarian]

came across a few books from the horror genre by indian authors at a cafe i visited. this looked like an impressive collection from a very niche genre. the titles include:

ghosts in our backyard by alisha ‘priti’ kripalani

spooky stories by kaveri gopalkrishnan

the haunting of delhi city by jatin bhasin and suparna chawla bhasin

india’s most haunted by k. hari kumar

[aahanna]

"My reads for this month are going to be these "

Indian author edition

[readbykolya]

5 Indian authors

Arundhati Roy

Devdutt pattanaik

Shashi Tharoor

Jerry Pinto

Janice Pariat

[inkscribbled]

Where do people go once tales end? Also where do old birds go to die? Why don't old ones fall like stones from the sky?

[sanskriti-studies]

📖 Read this amazing book in my college library, written by Sudha Murty it's a powerful reminder of why women should prioritise themselves instead of choosing others over them time and again.

🇧🇪 Went to a Model UN after many years and it was pure nostalgia! ps: went there as a delegate of Belgium in the UNCSW committee.

December '24

[rrcraft-and-lore]

instead of a shitpost/meme, I just say this: Hey, would you be kind enough to spread the word about my new epic silk road fantasy book? Would you buy a copy please? :)

Available everywhere books are sold

"Crafted with patience, passion, and most importantly, tremendous love. Read R.R. Virdi!"- Jim Butcher, NYT bestselling author of the Dresden Files

"Rich world-building, plenty of action, and devious twists abound. Very highly recommended!" ―Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of V-Wars and Kagen the Damned

"R.R. Virdi's The First Binding is engrossing and beautiful, joyous and painful―always entertaining, sometimes profound. This book makes me remember why I love epic fantasy."―Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Dune: House Atreides

"An epic like no other - grand, sweeping, dramatic, a love letter to fantasy burning with the dust and heat and mythos of South Asia. It reads like magic and tastes like saffron." ―Yudhanjaya Wijeratne, Washington Post bestselling author of the Salvage Crew

[coffeebooksandmore]

What has always impressed me by authors are the ones that write short stories. How are you able to shake me to my core in less than a few pages? In “Unaccustomed Earth” Lahiri writes stories about people living in all these different worlds physically and mentally. Lahiri dissects how we make it through all these strange lives we live in. I reside in many of these strange worlds. One world where I live with the world. Another where my mother’s happiness holds my goodness together. The story that gutted my heart was “Only Goodness.” I’ve only seen the worst and been disgusted by myself. “Only Goodness” that’s all I’ve ever wanted. How do you come to terms with how shame has dictated how you can live? The oldest daughter what a heavy title. Ordinanded from birth for a life of sacrifice. You make mistakes along the way which you still punish yourself to this day. I loved but not enough. I promised I’d bleed for you so you wouldn’t have to. But why can’t I look at you in the eyes? I've always tried escaping by finding a way to live through others lives. Lahiri writes about wants I’ve been ashamed to desire and the repentance I can’t seem to let the inner child in myself let go. I was young and had no guidance but still I should’ve known. I dreamt often of a life where no one needed me. A life alone of no commitments and no disappointments. I don’t see myself as the sacrificial lamb anymore. These stories reminded me of the pain I felt of living in all these worlds alone figuring my paths but also of the growth that always lead me to love.

coffeeandbookss

[radioactiveoreoshake]

Late Night Reading Shenanigans

Last night I started a historical fiction/mythical book, the Mahabratha Secret, by author Christopher C Doyle. And I finished 20% of it. The younger Riddhi would be like dude you used to finish one book in one sitting back in the days but I am indeed proud of myself. I haven't been able to read much in the past 2-3 months. I was working on a very important project and could go through only 2 books. One was Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood and the other was The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon (my very first book by the author)! I am glad that am reading. Also, I quit my job last week and I have never been happier. I am grateful for what I learnt there and am glad that I left the moment I understood that things were being toxic for me.

[biswajitauthor]

বিশ্বজিৎ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায় একজন বাঙালি লেখক। তাঁর লেখা বেশ কিছু অণুপত্রিকা ও বানিজ্যিক সংবাদপত্রে প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। আপনি যদি বাংলা সাহিত্যের অনুরাগী হন, তবে বিশ্বজিৎ গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়ের ব্লগ ফলো করুন।

[lovebooksforeversblog]

Kareena mann, prefers love 💕 marriage over arranged marriage anytime but when her father suddenly announces he is selling her mother’s home, Kareena makes a deal with him that he should give her the house if she gets engaged in 4 months. As she struggles to find soulmate within given time she gets in trouble when her video with Dr. Prem Verma, host of The Dr. Dil Show, goes viral.

Dr. Prem Verma is dedicated to building a local south Asian community health center, but he needs to get donors with deep pockets. But when his argument with Kareena went viral, and he’s left short changed.

Even though they hate each other, Prem and Kareena have to get fake 💍engaged In order to save each other but fate has other plans for both 😶

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH THE PERFECT INDIAN ROM COM.Dating Dr Dil is full of masala, sweetness, hotness🌶🌶🌶, smartness, entertainment, emotions, laugh out loud moments (dadi and her vibrator), meddlesome aunties and loveeeeeeeeee💖. The PANI PURI scene Arghhhhh!!!! 😘😍 Nisha sharma ROCKS🤘. Kareena and Prem you beautiful people you guys are fabssssssss ✨🙌

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

3🌶/5

[deadrosessociety]

What kind of drugs did chitra banerjee put into the palace of illusions!? Every single day i struggle to not pick it up again over my long ass tbr list

[lucifer5lucy]

Ouch.

Guilty as charged.

Me as a fanfic writer

[bookblr-of-nightingale]

Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat🌿🌿

[khyatigautam]

Why We Become Who We Become by Neelkamal Kashyap

Publisher ‏ : ‎ StoryMirror Infotech Pvt. Ltd. (11 March 2024) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 262 pages In the dance of life, the question of who we are and why we are this way weaves through each stage we pass. “Why We Become Who We Become“ by @neelkamal dives into the profound journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring how our early experiences shape the people we ultimately…