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Half a life Half a life V. S. Naipaul One of the finest living writers in the English language, V. S. Naipaul gives us a tale as wholly un-expected as it is affecting, his first novel since the exultantly acclaimed A Way in the World, pu… OL103096W
Smell Smell Radhika Jha Novel. OL1070414W
Diaspora Indians, on the philanthropy fast-track Diaspora Indians, on the philanthropy fast-track Priya Viswanath By Priya Viswanath, (Foreword by Gururaj Despande) Published by: Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Mumbai "Diaspora Philanthropy has the potential of building meaningful bridges and making … OL11710367W
The Caretaker The Caretaker a .x. Ahmad "Ranjit Singh, a former Indian Army Captain trying to escape a shameful past, lives with his family among the migrant workers of Martha's Vineyard, working as a caretaker of the vacation homes of the… OL17705197W
Victoria & Abdul Victoria & Abdul Shrabani Basu,Tim Bevan,Stephen Frears,Lee Hall Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. OL19729406W
Dulces mentiras Dulces mentiras Roopa Farooki Follows the machinations of a Bangladeshi-Pakistani family whose penchant for telling lies shapes the destinies of every member, from Henna, who lies her way into a marriage to a wealthy romantic, to… OL19955460W
The caretaker The caretaker A. X. Ahmad A gripping, evocative thriller about a disgraced Sikh Indian Army captain who works as the caretaker for a U.S. Senator's Martha's Vineyard estate, and becomes ensnared in the Senator's shadowy world… OL19964126W
At the End of the Century At the End of the Century Ruth Prawer Jhabvala xiv, 433 pages ; 25 cm OL21209324W
The Perfect Man The Perfect Man Naeem Murr "Set in the 1950s, The Perfect Man details the life of an unwanted boy sent first from India to London, and then to small-town Missouri, and the complex web of relationships he develops as he matures… OL2748278W
A gift for Gita A gift for Gita Rachna Gilmore During a visit from her beloved grandmother, Gita realizes that her memories of India have faded and that America is her true home. OL3474026W
Roses for Gita Roses for Gita Rachna Gilmore Although Gita misses her grandmother and her grandmother's garden in India, she discovers a new friend and a new garden at her next door neighbor's house. OL3474029W
The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published September 26, 1988 and inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magi… OL457175W
Koyal dark, mango sweet Koyal dark, mango sweet Kashmira Sheth Growing up with her family in Mumbai, India, sixteen-year-old Jeeta disagrees with much of her mother's traditional advice about how to live her life and tries to be more modern and independent. OL5848661W
A guide to the birds of East Africa A guide to the birds of East Africa Nicholas Drayson Reserved, honourable Mr Malik. You wouldn't notice him in a Nairobi street – except, perhaps, to comment on his carefully sculpted comb-over – but beneath his unprepossessing exterior lie a warm hear… OL5957351W
The Groom to Have Been The Groom to Have Been Saher Alam,Saher Alam A love story inspired by The Age of Innocence, about a young man and woman thwarted by tradition and the fears of a world suddenly defined by tragedyJust as Nasr, a young man with a vibrant professio… OL9334427W