Lonely PlanetSep 24
A Book Lover’s Guide to India
Find the destinations where India’s literature comes alive, from Kolkata’s legendary bookshops to the hills of Landour.
novel where metropolis is landscape of family, memory, Partition
25 things in this story
- Humayun’s TombAttractiongardens in Delhi
- Delhi: A NovelPlacenovel moving through Delhi's many eras
- City of DjinnsPlacebook digging into Delhi's ruins and history
- Twilight in DelhiPlacenovel focusing on Old Delhi at end of Mughal era
- Clear Light of DayPlacenovel where metropolis is landscape of family, memory, Partition
- ShahjahanabadSuburblanes in Delhi
- Elsewhere
- Kerala Literature FestivalFestivalKochi, IndiaNesru Markmedia/Shutterstock
- The God of Small ThingsPlaceKolkata, Indianovel set in Kolkata
- Maximum CityPlaceMumbai, Indianovel about Mumbai's crowded streets and local trains
- Midnight's ChildrenPlaceMumbai, Indianovel about Mumbai's histories
- Sacred GamesPlaceMumbai, Indianovel about Mumbai's underworld
- ColabaSuburbMumbai, IndiaIt is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill.
- DharaviNeighborhoodMumbai, IndiaIt has often been considered one of the world's largest slums.
- BandraTrain stationMumbai, IndiaThe area is located to the immediate north of the Mithi River, which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district.
- David Sassoon LibraryMuseumMumbai, IndiaVenetian Gothic library in Mumbai
- Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s libraryMuseumMumbai, Indialibrary in Mumbai
- AymanamNeighborhoodKottayam, Indiavillage that inspired Ayemenem in The God of Small Things
- Kottayam PushpanathPlaceKottayam, Indiawriter who translated Sherlock Holmes stories
- Ponkunnam VarkeyPlaceKottayam, Indiasocial realist writer from Kottayam
- CMS CollegeMuseumKottayam, India200-year-old college in Kottayam
- CMS PressPlaceKottayam, IndiaKerala's first printing press
- Marine DriveNeighborhoodMumbai, India
- BycullaTrain stationMumbai, India
- FictionaryRestaurantMumbai, India
- White Crow Books & CoffeeRestaurantMumbai, India