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.
Venetian Gothic library in Mumbai
25 things in this story
- Maximum CityPlacenovel about Mumbai's crowded streets and local trains
- Midnight's ChildrenPlacenovel about Mumbai's histories
- Sacred GamesPlacenovel about Mumbai's underworld
- ColabaSuburbIt is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill.
- DharaviNeighborhoodIt has often been considered one of the world's largest slums.
- BandraTrain stationThe area is located to the immediate north of the Mithi River, which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district.
- David Sassoon LibraryMuseumVenetian Gothic library in Mumbai
- Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s libraryMuseumlibrary in Mumbai
- Marine DriveNeighborhood
- BycullaTrain station
- FictionaryRestaurant
- White Crow Books & CoffeeRestaurant
- Elsewhere
- Humayun’s TombAttractionDelhi, Indiagardens in Delhi
- Kerala Literature FestivalFestivalKochi, IndiaNesru Markmedia/Shutterstock
- The God of Small ThingsPlaceKolkata, Indianovel set in Kolkata
- 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
- 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