India: a traveler's literary companion

Foreword / Anita Desai

Preface

North

Kasmhir

The prophet's hair / Salman Rushdie

Delhi

The sound of falling leaves / Qurratulain Hyder

Agra

The accountant / Kunal Basu

Northeast

Arunachal Pradesh

The scent of orange blossom / Mamang Dai

East

Bihar

Panchlight / Phanishwarnath Renu

Kolkata

Canvasser Krishnanlal / Canvasser Krishnanlal

Orissa

Asura pond / Fakir Mohan Senapati

West

Gujarat

The whale / Nazir Mansuri

Mumbai

Ganesh Gaitonde sells his gold / Vikram Chandra

Goa

Eye in the sky / Anjum Hasan

South

Karnataka

Dots and lines / Jayant Kaikini

Kerala

In the moonlight / Lalithambika Antherjanam

Tamil Nadu

Halfway animals / Githa Hariharan.