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Focuses on Indian writing in English; Rushdie’s introduction includes the
controversial claim that Indian writing in English is simply “stronger
and more important” than the writing in Indian vernaculars.

Contents

 Salman Rushdie :      Introduction
 Jawaharlal Nehru :    Tryst with Destiny
 Nayantara Sahgal :    With Pride and Prejudice
 Saadat Hasan Manto :  Toba Tek Singh
 G. V. Desani :        All about H. Hatterr
	The name is H. Hatterr, and I am continuing. Biologically, I am
	fifty-five of the species.
 Nirad C. Chaudhuri :  My Birthplace
 Kamala Markandaya :   Hunger
 Mulk Raj Anand :      The Liar
 R. K. Narayan :       Fellow-Feeling
 Ved Mehta :           Activities and Outings
 Anita Desai :         Games at Twilight
 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: In the Mountains
 Satyajit Ray :        Big Bill
 Salman Rushdie :      The Perorated Sheet
 Padma Perera :        Dr Salaam
 Upamanyu Chatterjee:  The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
 Rohinton Mistry :     The Collectors
 Bapsi Sidhwa :        Ranna's Story
 I. Allan Sealy :      The Trotter-Nama
 Shashi Tharoor :      A Raj Quartet
 Sara Suleri :         Meatless Days
 Firdaus Kanga :       Trying to Grow
 Anjana Appachana :    Sharmaji
 Amit Chaudhuri :      Sandeep's Visit
 Amitav Ghosh :        Nashawy
 Githa Hariharan :     The Remains of the Feast
 Gita Mehta :          The Teacher's Story
 Vikram Seth :         A Suitable Boy
 Vikram Chandra :      Shakti
 Ardashir Vakil :      Unforced Errors
 Mukul Kesavan :       One and a Half
 Arundhati Roy :       Abhilash Talkies
 Kiran Desai. :        Strange Happenings in the Guava Orchard