Githa Hariharan: 2 books
Almost Home
Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
What does a medieval city in South India have in common with Washington, D.C.? How do people in Kashmir envision the freedom they long for? To whom does Delhi, city of grand monuments and hidden slums, actually belong? And what makes a city, or any place, home? In ten intricately wrought essays, renowned...
In Times of Siege
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
At 52, Shiv Murthy is a New Delhi professor of history. He leads a mild, unremarkable life until, while his wife is away, things spin out of control. First, the young and passionate daughter of an old friend breaks her leg and moves in with him. Even as he struggles to care for Meena and ignore his...