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.
village that inspired Ayemenem in The God of Small Things
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- AymanamNeighborhoodvillage that inspired Ayemenem in The God of Small Things
- Kottayam PushpanathPlacewriter who translated Sherlock Holmes stories
- Ponkunnam VarkeyPlacesocial realist writer from Kottayam
- CMS CollegeMuseum200-year-old college in Kottayam
- CMS PressPlaceKerala's first printing press
- Elsewhere
- Humayun’s TombAttractionDelhi, Indiagardens in Delhi
- 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
- Delhi: A NovelPlaceDelhi, Indianovel moving through Delhi's many eras
- City of DjinnsPlaceDelhi, Indiabook digging into Delhi's ruins and history
- Twilight in DelhiPlaceDelhi, Indianovel focusing on Old Delhi at end of Mughal era
- Clear Light of DayPlaceDelhi, Indianovel where metropolis is landscape of family, memory, Partition
- ShahjahanabadSuburbDelhi, Indialanes in Delhi
- Marine DriveNeighborhoodMumbai, India
- BycullaTrain stationMumbai, India
- FictionaryRestaurantMumbai, India
- White Crow Books & CoffeeRestaurantMumbai, India