Harpercollins Publishers India: 786 books

It's the nineties, and Kashmir is in turmoil. The tourism industry has taken a big hit, and the youth are disillusioned, with no jobs or hopes for the future. In this climate, Malla Khaliq waits day after day for guests to arrive at his three beloved houseboats - Gul, Gulshan and Gulfam - on the Dal...

'The epic text of Ranjit Desai's Shriman Yogi finds new voice in Vikrant Pande's nuanced translation, an immersive narrative of the foundations of the Maratha empire and the saga of its charismatic founder.'-Namita Gokhale. Young Shivaji reaches Pune, a dying fort city, with his mother Jijabai and...

A tell-all book on and by Pakistan cricket's fastest and most controversial bowler One of the most talented and certainly one of the most colourful players in the history of cricket, Shoaib Akhtar holds the record for the fastest delivery ever, clocking in at 11.2 mph. Having taken more than 400 wickets...

This book is for the fan and the analyst, by two writers who consider themselves fans and analysts in equal measure. It follows the career of Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, demi-god and cricketer - his rise, his peak, his dark phase, and his resurrection. It asks the tough questions asked of him, through...

The financial crisis of 2008 brought the world to a standstill. Banks and financial firms all over the world had to be rescued by governments - in effect, bailed out by the taxpayer. But have things changed post 2008? Are financial firms and banks operating more responsibly? Are they taking fewer...

The story of Pakistan cricket is dramatic, tortured, heroic and tumultuous. Beginning with nothing after the Partition of 1947 to the jubilation of its victory against England at the Oval in 1954; from earning its Test status and competing with the best to sealing a golden age by winning the World...

Sudhakar Ram, head of IT firm Mastek,talks about how to run companies better, make our personal lives more fulfilling and transform the planet into a happier place We live in an era of global warming, unsustainable lifestyles and profit-driven corporate behemoths that don't care to engage with their...

'I should open a restaurant!' How frequently have you said that? Be it a cafe, a takeaway or a gourmet destination, the food business exerts a magnetic pull that few others do. Whether you are a food enthusiast or an entrepreneur looking for a clever business idea, the restaurant business promises...

An essay written in 2008 when major uprisings broke out all over the Tibetan plateau and when China was hosting the Beijing Olympics. Though Tibetan activists world-over staged dramatic and large-scale non-violent events to draw international attention to the Tibetan struggle, the exile leadership...

Deceptive, tenacious and sinful, the 'other woman' seduces husbands, breaks happy and unhappy marriages by playing the dark temptress. She stands as much on the inside as on the outside of the relationship she infringes upon. As lover, girlfriend or second wife, she is not always in the wrong, though...

In the 1970s, Nigeria is flush with oil money, building new universities, and hanging on to old colonial habits. Abeer Hoque is a Bangladeshi girl growing up in a small sunlit town, where the red clay earth, corporal punishment and running games are facts of life. At thirteen she moves with her family...

There are many ways to make a quick buck, and there are things on YouTube you shouldn't try at home. A dark, dangerous, wryly humorous story from the author of The Angel's Share.

How would I describe her? That she was tall and had long legs and wild hair? That she walked with her chin up in the air and found it hard to smile but was easy to love? That she ran so fast that she sometimes beat the wind? That she was the girl who was the keeper of not just my heart but also my...

The boarding school is closed for vacations. Two girls, the last two, wait nervously for their parents to come and take them back home. One of the girls, now an adult who has lost those parents, receives an odd phone call, which brings back memories of that troubling wait. Mridula Koshy's captivating story teases out the particular kind of heaviness of the heart that only a child can feel.