• A bold and lively selection of Indian poetry and prose in English and translation, ranging from mid-20th century modernist writing to the eclecticism of contemporary voices from all over the world
• Multiple styles and perspectives: the existential, the experimental, the colloquial, the hybrid, and the activist
• Fiercely engaged with contemporary realities and historical aftermaths: immigration stories (Gaiutra Bahadur); religious/language chauvinism (Akhil Katyal); insurgency and brutal military suppression (Aruni Kashyap) and post-9/11 race-paranoia (Jeet Thayil)
• Bold new interpretations of famous Indian classics (e.g.: Mani Rao’s Kalidasa, Vivek Narayanan’s After Valmiki)
• A discovery of the lesser-known India: for example, the reader encounters the North-East (Aruni Kashyap + Robin S Ngangom); as well as the darker side of better-known places such as Kolkata (Subimal Misra) and Dehradun (Palash Mehrotra)
• A valuable selection of Indian writing in translation – languages covered are: Malayalam, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Marathi, Sanskrit, and Prakrit
• Over 100 contributors!