Parva is a novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa in the Kannada language. It is a retelling of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, narrated through the personal reflections of the principal characters. The novel is widely acclaimed as a modern classic. Parva is among Bhyrappa's most widely debated and popular works and is considered by many to be his greatest.

The River of Blood (Kuruthippunal) was first published in Tamil in 1975. As a work of art, the novel stands testimony to the multifaceted personality of its author. The novel is based on the Keezhavenmani carnage of 1967 in which 42 Harijans were burnt to death in landlord-peasant clash. To the agrarian problem, tinged with untouchablity, Indira Parthasarthy gives a psychological dimension, which is the unique aspects of the book. Parthasarthy has beautiful highlighted the degradation in the field of politics and the corruption having assumed the way of life.

"Two Letters" is an award-winning Maithili novel, "Du Patra," translated into English. The novel is structured around two letters, each written by a different woman to a different man. The story revolves around four characters, including the two men who receive the letters. The women, who come from different cultural backgrounds and value systems, attempt to reconcile the differences between Western and Indian cultures while grappling with their own personal tragedies. Additionally, the novel delves deeply into the inner selves and psyches of the female characters.

Dalpat Chauhan's first novel Homeland (Malak in Gujarati) is set in rural northern Gujarat in pre-independence India and tells the tale of a community of Dalits who eke out an existence on the margins of an upper castr village. They belong to the Vankar caste and are considered 'Untouchables' by the upper caste villagers. Many of them because of small loans taken by them or their forefathers from the village landlords are 'bonded' for generations to them and have to provide them with free labour. Their women are sexually harassed and at times raped and murdered. Yet these Vankars are attached to their Malak and are traumatised when they are forced to leave it due to the threat of uppar caste reprisal over the relationship between a young Dalit man and upper castemarried woman. Homeland is writtten in what be termed the postcolonial narrative style, with interior monologues, interventions of the past into the present and alternative voices. The language is a judicious mix of Northern Gujarat rural dialect and standard Gujarati. This gives the novel a very authentic and contemporary edge.

Post Box No. 203, Nala Sopara by Chitra Mudgal is an extremely moving, sensitive, urgent novel about the life of a transgender, Vinod is an all-rounder in school, a promising mathematician, in love with a girl, the object of envy by friends. Forceful separation from his family by a gang of hijras pushes him into the darkest dungeons of society. His childhood is destroyed due to the reluctance of his family to disclose his identity to society but he refuses to give up his dreams of living normal life. The novel also projects a beautiful relationship between mother and son. Read on to find what happens to his zeal... a thought-provoking and riveting tale of love, separation, pain, grit, couragem friendship, conspiracy, barbarity and undying hope.

The Unreachable is an English translation of Gopinath Mohanty's Odia novella, Apahancha that tells the riveting story of a child belonging to Kondh tribe of Koraput in Odisha, whose exposure to modern education in post-independence India alienates him from his own community and makes him long for the glitter of the urban world. His growing disenchantment with life in the city and eventual return to his own village are vividly chronicled in this novel.

Translation into English by Pattu M Bhoopathi of Sahitya Akademi Award winning Tamil Novel by Rajan Krishnan entitled Verukku Neer.

Carvalho is one of the most widely read and admired novels of Tejaswi. It is a novek which can be read at varioud levels as it presents many worlds. The dream if science and mystery and the everyday world of ordinary but amazing men and women. The novel explored the various facets of our complex civilisation like agriculture law and politics. It is a novel which will apppeal to readers of all ages. To Children it will appeal as a story of adventure, mystery and thrill; grown-ups can enjoy it as a work which offers stimulating insights into the world of men and women and Nature, and connoisseurs of art can see in it a baffling and inviting vision of art and metaphysics and wisdom.

English Translation by Vinod Meghani from the Gujarati Original of Sahitya Akademi award winning novel Akhepatar by Bindu Bhatt. Sahitya Akademi award 2018

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English translation by K Chellapen of Kove Manisekharan's Sahitya Akademi award winning Tamil Novel Kutrala Kurinji. Sahitya Akademi Award 2013

Vinayak, a Sahitya Akademi-award winning Hindi Novel, as a sequel to the author;s first novel 'Gobar Ganesh', according to the novelist, is the "pratismriti" (remembrance of our national-cultural memories) and the katha or narrative of India as a civilizational state. Its multi-perspectiveal, multi-centric kathana (plot), involving characters representing a cross section of Indian Society, is marked by engaging and interesting debates on such issues as gender-politics, culturalimperialism, casteism, communalism, the Kashmir-question and the condition of Kashmiri Pundits, sustainable development, ecological consciouness, swaraj or decolonization of mind, role of "Breaking India" forces comouflaged as NGO-activism, and the all0embracing nature of the spiritual that subsumes the secular, the significance of purusharthas or cardinal principles of life, etc. A sahridaya or cultivaed reader whould also relish how deftly the narrative echoes the voices of such great masters as Valmiki, Vyas, Krishna, Keats, Rike, Yeats, Eliot, Naipaul, Proust, Prasad and others.

English translation by K Damodar Rao of Boya Jangaiah's Telugu novel.

Colors Caught in Mist is the English translation of Govind Mishra's Hindi novel “Kohre Mein Quiad Rang,” showcasing considerable maturity and craftsmanship. The story unfolds about the past while being discussed in the present, creating a narrative that feels like a novel within a novel. In another creative twist, fiction intertwines with reality. The narrative juxtaposes two distinct time periods, where the innocent, traditional Saraswati is replaced by the modern, confident, and independent Reva, who critically reflects on the narrative thus far. Featuring both memorable and breakout characters, this work stands as a hallmark of contemporary Hindi fiction. It was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in 2008.

In "Go Back to Paris," the renowned Tamil author Jayakanthan thoughtfully explores the tension between tradition and modernity in both art and personal life. Musician Sarangan returns to India infused with an idealistic zeal for modernized Carnatic music. However, he faces a significant challenge from his father, Seshiah, a vina virtuoso who views music as divine. Lalitha, a passionate writer, finds herself caught in a struggle between her deep love for Sarangan and her unwavering commitment to her noble husband. The conflict lies not between dharma and adharma but between different interpretations of dharma, resulting in a delicate balance.

The Last Exit (Kavve Aur Kala Pani) is a collection of several short stories dealing with personal tensions in the contemporary social context. Some stories exposed the Indian The Last Exit (Kavve Aur Kala Pani) is a compilation of various short stories that explore personal tensions within a modern social context. While some narratives highlight the Indian setting, others delve into European culture; however, the underlying human emotions remain unchanged. The stories in this collection feature a unique approach to introspection and vivid expressions, making the work truly engaging.environment, while some introduced the European culture, but the human emotions are the same. The stories presented in the volume have an innovative form of inner probing and evocative expressions, which makes the work a fascinating read

English translation of Rajinder Singh Bedi's Award-winning Urdu novel Ek Chadar Maili Si by Avatar Singh Judge.

English translation of Kannada Classic of Chandrasekhar Kambara by Lakshmi Chandrasekhar, sahitya akademi award 2017

The stories trace the impact of all the important socia-political movements that have swept scross the Telugu land in the post-independence era; socialism, communism, feminism, civil rights movements and dalit movemenmt. Thelives of Thelugu people of all strata are reprensentaed here in a rich literary mosaic.

Women’s voices no longer record only women’s confinement in kitchens and backyards and their victimhood. They speak of invisible enclosures around individuals, insurmountable barriers in much widened scenarios of the world. The twenty nine short stories in this volume bring together varieties of themes, multifocal narratives, strange figures, unusual metaphors and alternative world views. Underlying is all these is a quest for a just and equitable world. No subject such as Dalit, Minority, tribal issues, farmers’ distress, newer forms of exploitation in highly technological spaces under the impact of Globalization, and existential quest escapes the pens and perception of these marvelous Telugu women writers. More than a dozen translators enthusiastically lent their creative skills to bring these rich stories to English readership. The transformation of women from victims to survivors to saviours would have been amazing if men and women, worked together to build a casteless, classless, environmental friendly society. Which Our writers aspire for..