361:
initially only intends on being friendly to Lata as a member of his extended family, he begins to consider her as a possible wife. Mrs. Rupa Mehra is horrified when she realises that Amit and Lata might be considering marriage, as she dislikes
Meenakshi and therefore disapproves of the Chatterjis. She goes to Delhi to renew her efforts to find a spouse for Lata. By accident she is introduced to Haresh Khanna and decides he is suitable for Lata. Despite the fact that he is in love with another woman (whom he cannot marry due to her family's objection), Haresh agrees to meet Lata. Lata finds the idea of marrying Haresh ridiculous but nevertheless has an agreeable time with him and gives him permission to write to her.
286:
information about him. Shortly after, Malati telephones Lata and informs her that Kabir, whose last name is "Durrani", is Muslim. Lata is horrified, realizing her mother would never permit her, a Hindu, to marry a Muslim boy. Mrs Rupa Mehra learns of Lata's meetings with Kabir and confronts her, making plans to immediately bring Lata to
Calcutta, where her older brother Arun lives. The next morning, Lata sneaks out to meet Kabir and desperately begs him to run away with her, but he refuses, saying that it would be foolish to do so. Feeling heartbroken, Lata agrees to go to Calcutta with her mother.
427:
371:. During rehearsals her brother-in-law Pran is hospitalised, and his wife Savita gives birth. Lata takes on a more prominent role in taking care of her sister and niece which results in her realising her mother is only trying to ensure her happiness and safety. She begins corresponding more warmly with Haresh and despite still being attracted to Kabir tells him that she is no longer interested in marrying him.
405:
from veiled comments of Saeeda Bai that the two have been having a love affair behind his back. In reality, Firoz had come to propose to
Tasneem, when Saeeda Bai reveals that Tasneem is in fact her secret daughter and Firoz's half-sister. In the ensuing confusion Maan stabs Firoz in a fit of jealousy. The scandal that follows causes his father to lose his seat and his mother to die after a series of strokes.
379:
courting Lata. Kabir is in
Calcutta trying to work up the courage to speak to Lata, however he fails to do so and Lata receives a letter from her best friend informing her that Kabir was spotted in an intimate conversation with another woman. Haresh is more persistent in his courtship of Lata, but after she off-handedly calls him mean, he takes offence and their relationship comes to a standstill.
383:
takes this opportunity to more seriously propose to Lata. Lata meets Kabir one last time where she realises that the passion she feels for him is not the basis for a good marriage. After receiving an apologetic letter from Haresh renewing his offer of marriage and a second letter from Arun, strongly encouraging her to reject Haresh, Lata decides once and for all to marry Haresh.
374:
Haresh loses his managerial job at the shoe factory but inveigles his way into a lesser position as the foreman at the Praha shoe factory with promise of upward mobility. His new circumstance fails to impress Arun and
Meenakshi who are also biased against him as they are aware of Amit's attraction to
811:
is not merely one of the longest novels in
English: it may also prove to be the most fecund as well as the most prodigious work of the latter half of this century - perhaps even the book to restore the serious reading public's faith in the contemporary novel. I have little doubt that... Vikram Seth
219:
India. The novel follows four families during 18 months, and centres on Mrs. Rupa Mehra's efforts to arrange the marriage of her younger daughter, Lata, to a "suitable boy". Lata is a 19-year-old university student who refuses to be influenced by her domineering mother or opinionated brother, Arun.
404:
When Maan returns to
Brahmpur he resumes his love affair with Saeeda Bai and gains favour with his father who decides to run for office again in the seat where Rasheed's family lives. After campaigning with his father, Maan returns to Saeeda Bai's house where he sees his friend Firoz and believes
382:
In the new year, based on Kabir's invitation, Amit comes to speak at Lata's school. She reconnects with Kabir where she learns that the information he was courting another woman was false. However she tells him she is seriously writing to Haresh and is strongly considering marrying him. Amit also
378:
In the new year the Mehra family once again travels to
Calcutta to spend time with Arun and Meenakshi and to reconnect with Haresh. At a cricket match Haresh, Kabir and Amit all meet and recognise that they are all loosely acquainted, but fail to realise that they are all, in one way or another,
285:
While preparing for exams at
Brahmpur University, Lata is approached several times by a boy her own age named Kabir. The two begin meeting in secret, and after a short while Lata feels she is in love with him. Wanting to know more about him, Lata asks Malati, her best friend, to try and find out
360:
In
Calcutta, Lata is surprised to find herself enjoying her time with her brother, and his wife Meenakshi. She meets Meenakshi's eccentric family, the Chatterjis, and bonds with Meenakshi's older brother, Amit, an England-educated poet who is under pressure from his family to marry. Though Amit
281:
In 1950, 19-year-old Lata Mehra attends the wedding of her older sister, Savita, to Pran Kapoor, a university lecturer. Lata's mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, says that it is time for Lata to be married as well, which Lata dismisses as she intends to concentrate on her studies in English literature.
893:
from 26 July 2020. The production is the first BBC historical drama with a cast completely featuring people of colour, except for Austrian opera singer Thomas Weinhappel as 'Hans'. The series is streaming on Acorn TV in the US and Canada and Netflix in other territories.
364:
Returning home she hears that Kabir was involved in reuniting her sister-in-law Veena with her young son after a mass stampede separated them. She nevertheless vows to forget about Kabir only to be surprised when they are both cast in the university's production of
569:
Kabir Durrani, a love interest of Lata and a central hub of one of the main themes of the novel. Kabir is a successful player on the university cricket team. Lata and Kabir have a brief, intense courtship, with ramifications echoing through the rest of the
1368:
395:
singer, Saeeda Bai, perform. He visits her house and begins to court her. They become lovers. Saeeda Bai later feels that her feelings for him are interfering with her work and reputation. She sends him away with her young sister Tasneem's
356:
At the train station, Lata is spotted by Haresh Khanna, an ambitious shoe manufacturer who is involved in business with Kedarnath Tandon, the husband of Pran's older sister, Veena. He is intrigued by her beauty and sadness.
1236:
400:
teacher, Rasheed, to his remote village under the pretence of wanting Maan to learn flawless Urdu. Maan spends the time becoming acquainted with Rasheed's family who are politically influential but immoral and corrupt.
386:
Concurrent to the main plot is the story of Maan Kapoor, a brother to her brother-in-law Pran. Maan is the feckless youngest child of respected politician Mahesh Kapoor, the state Minister of Revenue. At a
411:
The wedding between Lata and Haresh takes place with joy to all except Kabir who is invited but does not come. A few days later Lata and Haresh take a train to his home to begin their new lives together.
1357:
1414:
1153:
1227:
34:
1603:
1165:
1411:
960:
1358:"Playing happy families in Brahmpur: Tim McGirk on the exhausting charms of Vikram Seth's frothy comedy manners, marriages and mynah birds: A suitable boy"
1017:
1621:
1284:
205:, published in 1993. With 1,349 pages (1,488 pages in paperback), the English-language book is one of the longest novels published in a single volume.
246:
The novel alternately offers satirical and earnest examinations of national political issues in the period leading up to the first post-Independence
1431:
787:
934:
423:
Four family trees are provided in the beginning of the novel to help readers keep track of the complicated interwoven family networks:
1043:
912:
408:
However once Firoz recovers he insists that the stabbing was caused by his own clumsiness and his friend Maan is made a free man.
1258:"BBC - Cast announced for BBC One's A Suitable Boy, the first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth's classic novel - Media Centre"
1482:
1345:
1324:
1001:
800:
take time to absorb, but its unobtrusive, powerfully rational sweetness eventually compels the reader to its way of seeing."
337:
1553:
1199:
1377:
740:, was due for publication in 2017. As of August 2023 this was still unpublished. In an article that appeared in the
247:
1109:
133:
1069:
753:
For the character of Tapan, the youngest in Chatterjee family, Seth drew on his own experiences of being bullied at
968:
282:
Nevertheless, Mrs. Rupa Mehra begins to put out feelers to her friends and family, for a suitable boy for Lata.
1662:
1397:
1021:
1436:
1672:
1667:
1657:
1507:
212:
155:
1447:
578:
Haresh Khanna, an enterprising and determined shoe-businessman, who is also a love interest of the heroine
1677:
1452:
744:
on 4 November 2019, Vikram Seth was quoted as saying that he had not yet devised an ending for the book.
322:
1257:
826:, gave the novel a glowing review, saying the prose "has a deceptive lightness and transparency to it".
220:
Her story revolves around the choice she is forced to make between her suitors Kabir, Haresh, and Amit.
857:
850:
20:
269:
The novel is divided into 19 parts, with each generally focusing on a different subplot. Each part is
1560:
1475:
1182:
86:
1628:
542:
Amit, eldest son and internationally acclaimed poet and author. A prominent love interest of Lata
938:
866:
718:
81:
1423:
993:(In)fusion Approach: Theory, Contestation, Limits: (In)fusionising a Few Indian English Novels
991:
270:
1356:
1226:
1468:
819:
8:
1635:
830:
682:
Waris, servant at the Baitar Fort and competes with Mahesh Kapoor in the General Election
327:
262:
and the eclipse of the feudal princes and landlords, academic affairs, abolition of the
1125:
920:
251:
216:
301:, as well as to fictions by British novelists from more than a century ago, including
1546:
1341:
1320:
1285:"'This show is just the start': inside the BBC's all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy"
1105:
997:
342:
140:
128:
697:
Professor Nowrojee, who runs the university literary club attended by Kabir and Lata
263:
166:
525:
Ustad Majeed Khan, a famed musician, relation to the family (if any) not specified
266:, family relations and a range of further issues of importance to the characters.
1528:
1418:
1405:
1363:
1335:
1314:
1101:
1095:
878:
837:
793:
754:
736:
426:
312:
182:
767:
Pul mela is based on the Kumbh Festival, which takes place at Sangam, Allahabad.
441:
Mrs. Rupa Mehra, a mother searching for a suitable boy for her youngest daughter
1521:
890:
874:
870:
332:
65:
243:
and other Indian cities, forms a colourful backdrop for the emerging stories.
1651:
1585:
1567:
741:
367:
297:
76:
812:
is already the best writer of his generation", while Eugene Robinson of the
882:
302:
259:
1492:
1382:
317:
307:
292:
202:
147:
47:
1460:
761:
723:
566:
Dr Durrani, mathematician at the university that Kabir and Lata attend
633:
Billy Irani, friend of Arun Mehra, later has an affair with Meenakshi
1440:
862:
479:
Mr. Mahesh Kapoor (state Minister of Revenue) and Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor
392:
1142:
The reveal kickstarts the BBC's year-long celebration of literature.
778:
347:
232:
886:
835:
of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels, and Emma Lee-Potter of
610:
240:
291:...(R)eviewers and critics alike have frequently compared it to
606:
Rasheed, student at Brahmpur University; Tasneem's Urdu teacher
562:
Some other prominent characters, not mentioned above, include:
528:
Begum Abida Khan, politician (sister-in-law of the Nawab Sahib)
447:
Arun, Mrs. Mehra's oldest son (married to Meenakshi Chatterji)
224:
223:
It begins in the fictional town of Brahmpur, located along the
33:
1437:"Total immersion in 1950s India: Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy"
627:
Simran, a Sikh woman and former love interest of Haresh Khanna
466:
Lata, whose arranged marriage forms the basis of the main plot
581:
255:
236:
228:
198:
141:
397:
388:
1316:
Vikram Seth's "A Suitable Boy": Search for Indian Identity
167:
1097:
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature
712:
Seth has stated that the biggest influence on writing
700:
Sunil Patwardhan, mathematician at Brahmpur University
254:
strife, the status of lower caste peoples such as the
796:
wrote that "the movement and music of the writing in
855:
A six-part series adapted from the novel and titled
829:
The book was among the contenders in a 2014 list by
1228:"12 best Indian novels that everyone needs to read"
1412:Author interview with Vikram Seth at HarperCollins
1126:"100 'most inspiring' novels revealed by BBC Arts"
760:The Praha Shoe Company of the novel is modeled on
1649:
622:Priya, his daughter (married to Ram Vilas Goyal)
841:listed it as one of the 12 best Indian novels.
716:was the five-volume 18th century Chinese novel
415:
1476:
917:British Council of Arts, Contemporary writers
1337:Vikram Seth's Suitable Boy: A Reader's Guide
996:. University Press of America. p. 214.
989:
1070:"Novels are high-class gossip: Vikram Seth"
1483:
1469:
1312:
1224:
1041:
592:Kedarnath Tandon (married to Veena Kapoor)
485:Bhaskar Tandon, son of Veena and Kedarnath
32:
747:
661:Dr Ila Chattopadhay, an English professor
539:Mr. Justice Chatterji and Mrs. Chatterji
1490:
1445:
1044:"Vikram Seth finds a suitable publisher"
1042:Armitstead, Claire (13 September 2013).
935:"Randomhouse interview with Vikram Seth"
685:The Munshi, in charge of the Baitar Fort
630:Kalpana Gaur, friend of the Mehra family
425:
910:
461:Uma Kapoor, daughter of Savita and Pran
375:Lata and want to encourage that match.
19:For the BBC television adaptation, see
1650:
1375:
1354:
1333:
1172:, 1 May 1993. Retrieved: 26 July 2020.
961:"Size Does Matter. The Longest Novels"
658:Professor Mishra, an English professor
450:Aparna, daughter of Arun and Meenakshi
1464:
1282:
1189:, June 1993. Retrieved: 26 July 2020.
1093:
816:compared Seth favourably to Tolstoy.
771:
444:Raghubir Mehra, her deceased husband
703:Parvati, Mrs Rupa Mehra's stepmother
603:Bibbo, servant at Saeeda Bai's house
600:Tasneem, family member of Saeeda Bai
482:Veena (married to Kedarnath Tandon)
1446:Woodward, Richard B. (2 May 1993).
13:
1376:Tejpal, Tarun J. (15 March 1993).
1306:
1200:"10 best Asian novels of all time"
1067:
958:
729:
597:Saeeda Bai, courtesan and musician
14:
1689:
1554:The Humble Administrator's Garden
1391:
667:The Guppi, inhabitant of Salimpur
545:Meenakshi (married to Arun Mehra)
271:described in rhyming couplet form
1371:from the original on 2016-08-18.
458:Savita (married to Pran Kapoor)
1334:Atkins, Angela (26 June 2002).
1276:
1250:
1239:from the original on 2019-12-31
1225:Lee-Potter, Emma (2020-08-05).
1218:
1192:
1175:
1158:
1147:
573:Hashim Durrani, Kabir's brother
276:
1166:"A Tolstoy - On His First Try"
1118:
1087:
1061:
1035:
1010:
983:
952:
927:
904:
707:
490:Pran (married to Savita Mehra)
1:
1355:McGirk, Tim (27 March 1993).
1313:Agarwalla, Shyam S. (1995v).
1283:Kalia, Ammar (20 July 2020).
897:
844:
7:
1453:The New York Times Magazine
586:Malati, best friend of Lata
391:celebration, Maan sees the
323:William Makepeace Thackeray
10:
1694:
1426:Let's Talk about Bollywood
851:A Suitable Boy (TV series)
848:
664:Hans, an Austrian diplomat
616:S S Sharma, Chief Minister
512:Hassan and Abbas, her sons
506:The Nawab Sahib of Baitar
21:A Suitable Boy (TV series)
18:
1613:
1595:
1577:
1561:All You Who Sleep Tonight
1538:
1499:
1424:Analysis of the novel at
1100:. Westport, Connecticut:
788:100 most inspiring novels
676:Makhijani, indulgent poet
650:Rajkumar of Marh, his son
248:national election of 1952
177:
165:
153:
139:
127:
119:
111:
103:
93:
72:
61:
53:
43:
31:
16:1993 novel by Vikram Seth
1448:"Vikram Seth's Big Book"
803:Daniel Johnson wrote in
27:A Suitable Boy: A Novel
1018:"The Telegraph (India)"
911:Proctor, James (2003).
734:A sequel, to be called
670:Netaji, Rasheed's uncle
619:Agarwal, Home Minister
231:, Brahmpur, along with
1398:Vikram Seth discusses
1183:"A Suitable Sensation"
1181:Christopher Hitchens,
1094:Huang, Guiyou (2009).
748:Real people and events
719:The Story of the Stone
688:Jagat Ram, a shoemaker
431:
353:
273:on the contents page.
1663:Novels by Vikram Seth
1614:Non-fiction and other
1604:Arion and the Dolphin
990:Ranjan Ghosh (2006).
509:Zainab, his daughter
429:
289:
173:PR9499.3.S38 S83 1993
820:Christopher Hitchens
694:Dr Kishen Chand Seth
636:Shireen, his fiancée
430:Combined family tree
1673:HarperCollins books
1668:Novels set in India
1658:1993 British novels
1636:Three Chinese Poets
923:on 17 October 2006.
885:, was broadcast on
786:on its list of the
776:On 5 November 2019
28:
1678:1993 Indian novels
1417:2008-10-11 at the
1319:. Prestige Books.
971:on 22 October 2016
772:Critical reception
641:Bishwanath Bhaduri
432:
211:is set in a newly
26:
1645:
1644:
1439:, 2010 review by
1378:"Epic dimensions"
1347:978-0-8264-5707-3
1340:. A&C Black.
1326:978-81-85218-97-7
1164:Eugene Robinson,
1132:. 5 November 2019
1003:978-0-7618-3464-9
959:Davies, Richard.
343:Samuel Richardson
213:post-independence
190:
189:
104:Publication place
1685:
1622:From Heaven Lake
1578:Children's books
1485:
1478:
1471:
1462:
1461:
1457:
1387:
1372:
1360:
1351:
1330:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1280:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1269:
1264:. 12 August 2019
1254:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1244:
1230:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1211:
1196:
1190:
1179:
1173:
1162:
1156:
1151:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1137:
1122:
1116:
1115:
1091:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1068:Sankar, Anjana.
1065:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1039:
1033:
1032:
1030:
1029:
1020:. Archived from
1014:
1008:
1007:
987:
981:
980:
978:
976:
967:. Archived from
956:
950:
949:
947:
946:
937:. Archived from
931:
925:
924:
919:. Archived from
908:
517:Imtiaz, a doctor
264:Zamindari system
178:Followed by
169:
143:
115:Print (hardback)
95:Publication date
38:First US edition
36:
29:
25:
1693:
1692:
1688:
1687:
1686:
1684:
1683:
1682:
1648:
1647:
1646:
1641:
1609:
1591:
1573:
1534:
1529:A Suitable Girl
1508:The Golden Gate
1495:
1489:
1419:Wayback Machine
1406:World Book Club
1394:
1364:The Independent
1348:
1327:
1309:
1307:Further reading
1304:
1303:
1293:
1291:
1281:
1277:
1267:
1265:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1242:
1240:
1233:The Independent
1223:
1219:
1209:
1207:
1206:. 22 April 2014
1198:
1197:
1193:
1180:
1176:
1170:Washington Post
1163:
1159:
1154:The Independent
1152:
1148:
1135:
1133:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1112:
1104:. p. 860.
1102:Greenwood Press
1092:
1088:
1078:
1076:
1066:
1062:
1052:
1050:
1040:
1036:
1027:
1025:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1004:
988:
984:
974:
972:
957:
953:
944:
942:
933:
932:
928:
909:
905:
900:
879:Tanya Maniktala
853:
847:
838:The Independent
814:Washington Post
794:The Independent
774:
755:The Doon School
750:
737:A Suitable Girl
732:
730:Possible sequel
710:
520:Firoz, a lawyer
421:
354:
313:Charles Dickens
279:
183:A Suitable Girl
158:
112:Media type
96:
85:
80:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1691:
1681:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1643:
1642:
1640:
1639:
1632:
1625:
1617:
1615:
1611:
1610:
1608:
1607:
1599:
1597:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1589:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1542:
1540:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1522:An Equal Music
1518:
1515:A Suitable Boy
1511:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1496:
1488:
1487:
1480:
1473:
1465:
1459:
1458:
1443:
1434:
1429:
1421:
1409:
1400:A Suitable Boy
1393:
1392:External links
1390:
1389:
1388:
1373:
1352:
1346:
1331:
1325:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1301:
1275:
1249:
1217:
1191:
1174:
1157:
1146:
1117:
1110:
1086:
1060:
1034:
1009:
1002:
982:
951:
926:
902:
901:
899:
896:
891:United Kingdom
875:Ishaan Khatter
861:, directed by
858:A Suitable Boy
849:Main article:
846:
843:
809:A Suitable Boy
798:A Suitable Boy
784:A Suitable Boy
773:
770:
769:
768:
765:
758:
749:
746:
731:
728:
714:A Suitable Boy
709:
706:
705:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
679:Sandeep Lahiri
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
652:
651:
645:
642:
639:
638:
637:
631:
628:
625:
624:
623:
617:
614:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
594:
593:
587:
584:
579:
576:
575:
574:
571:
560:
559:
558:
557:
556:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
531:
530:
529:
526:
523:
522:
521:
518:
515:
514:
513:
498:
497:
496:
495:
494:
491:
488:
487:
486:
471:
470:
469:
468:
467:
464:
463:
462:
456:
453:
452:
451:
442:
420:
418:A Suitable Boy
416:Characters in
414:
333:Henry Fielding
288:
278:
275:
217:post-partition
209:A Suitable Boy
194:A Suitable Boy
188:
187:
179:
175:
174:
171:
163:
162:
159:
154:
151:
150:
145:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
97:
94:
91:
90:
74:
70:
69:
66:Gangetic Plain
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
45:
41:
40:
37:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1690:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1638:
1637:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1626:
1624:
1623:
1619:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1606:
1605:
1601:
1600:
1598:
1594:
1588:
1587:
1586:Beastly Tales
1583:
1582:
1580:
1576:
1570:
1569:
1568:Beastly Tales
1565:
1563:
1562:
1558:
1556:
1555:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1544:
1543:
1541:
1537:
1531:
1530:
1526:
1524:
1523:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1494:
1486:
1481:
1479:
1474:
1472:
1467:
1466:
1463:
1455:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1442:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1432:A book review
1430:
1428:
1427:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1395:
1385:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1370:
1366:
1365:
1359:
1353:
1349:
1343:
1339:
1338:
1332:
1328:
1322:
1318:
1317:
1311:
1310:
1290:
1286:
1279:
1263:
1262:www.bbc.co.uk
1259:
1253:
1238:
1234:
1229:
1221:
1205:
1204:The Telegraph
1201:
1195:
1188:
1184:
1178:
1171:
1167:
1161:
1155:
1150:
1143:
1131:
1127:
1121:
1113:
1111:9781567207361
1107:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1090:
1075:
1074:Khaleej Times
1071:
1064:
1049:
1045:
1038:
1024:on 2017-03-04
1023:
1019:
1013:
1005:
999:
995:
994:
986:
970:
966:
962:
955:
941:on 2006-08-10
940:
936:
930:
922:
918:
914:
913:"Vikram Seth"
907:
903:
895:
892:
888:
884:
880:
876:
872:
869:and starring
868:
867:Andrew Davies
865:, written by
864:
860:
859:
852:
842:
840:
839:
834:
833:
832:The Telegraph
827:
825:
821:
817:
815:
810:
806:
801:
799:
795:
791:
789:
785:
781:
780:
766:
763:
759:
756:
752:
751:
745:
743:
742:Khaleej Times
739:
738:
727:
725:
721:
720:
715:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
649:
648:
647:Raja of Marh
646:
643:
640:
635:
634:
632:
629:
626:
621:
620:
618:
615:
612:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
591:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
577:
572:
568:
567:
565:
564:
563:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
540:
538:
537:
536:
532:
527:
524:
519:
516:
511:
510:
508:
507:
505:
504:
503:
499:
492:
489:
484:
483:
481:
480:
478:
477:
476:
472:
465:
460:
459:
457:
454:
449:
448:
446:
445:
443:
440:
439:
438:
434:
433:
428:
424:
419:
413:
409:
406:
402:
399:
394:
390:
384:
380:
376:
372:
370:
369:
368:Twelfth Night
362:
358:
352:
350:
349:
344:
340:
339:
334:
330:
329:
324:
320:
319:
314:
310:
309:
304:
300:
299:
298:War and Peace
294:
287:
283:
274:
272:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
244:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
221:
218:
214:
210:
206:
204:
200:
196:
195:
186:
184:
180:
176:
172:
170:
168:LC Class
164:
160:
157:
156:Dewey Decimal
152:
149:
146:
144:
138:
135:
134:0-06-017012-3
132:
130:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
92:
88:
87:Little, Brown
83:
82:Phoenix House
78:
77:HarperCollins
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
49:
46:
42:
35:
30:
22:
1634:
1627:
1620:
1602:
1584:
1566:
1559:
1552:
1545:
1527:
1520:
1514:
1513:
1506:
1451:
1425:
1404:
1399:
1381:
1362:
1336:
1315:
1292:. Retrieved
1289:The Guardian
1288:
1278:
1266:. Retrieved
1261:
1252:
1241:. Retrieved
1232:
1220:
1208:. Retrieved
1203:
1194:
1186:
1177:
1169:
1160:
1149:
1141:
1134:. Retrieved
1129:
1120:
1096:
1089:
1077:. Retrieved
1073:
1063:
1051:. Retrieved
1048:The Guardian
1047:
1037:
1026:. Retrieved
1022:the original
1012:
992:
985:
973:. Retrieved
969:the original
964:
954:
943:. Retrieved
939:the original
929:
921:the original
916:
906:
883:Rasika Dugal
856:
854:
836:
831:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
804:
802:
797:
792:
783:
777:
775:
735:
733:
717:
713:
711:
561:
534:
501:
474:
436:
422:
417:
410:
407:
403:
385:
381:
377:
373:
366:
363:
359:
355:
346:
336:
326:
316:
306:
303:George Eliot
296:
290:
284:
280:
277:Plot summary
268:
260:land reforms
252:Hindu–Muslim
250:, including
245:
222:
208:
207:
193:
192:
191:
181:
1493:Vikram Seth
1403:on the BBC
1383:India Today
1294:11 December
1187:Vanity Fair
1136:10 November
1053:24 December
975:11 December
824:Vanity Fair
708:Development
655:Dr Bilgrami
644:Abdus Salam
589:Mrs Tandon
328:Vanity Fair
318:Bleak House
308:Middlemarch
203:Vikram Seth
62:Set in
48:Vikram Seth
1652:Categories
1243:2020-12-23
1210:6 December
1079:4 December
1028:2017-03-03
945:2006-09-06
898:References
845:Adaptation
762:Bata Shoes
724:Cao Xueqin
535:Chatterjis
1629:Two Lives
1596:Librettos
1491:Works by
1441:Jo Walton
1268:6 October
863:Mira Nair
805:The Times
782:included
757:in India.
691:Badrinath
393:courtesan
338:Tom Jones
73:Publisher
68:, 1951–52
1547:Mappings
1415:Archived
1369:Archived
1237:Archived
1130:BBC News
965:AbeBooks
779:BBC News
548:Dipankar
348:Clarissa
233:Calcutta
148:27013350
99:May 1993
89:(Canada)
54:Language
889:in the
887:BBC One
611:sarangi
609:Ishaq,
475:Kapoors
293:Tolstoy
241:Lucknow
57:English
1539:Poetry
1500:Novels
1344:
1323:
1108:
1000:
673:Sahgal
613:player
570:novel.
551:Kakoli
437:Mehras
225:Ganges
185:
161:823 20
44:Author
822:, in
582:Nehru
554:Tapan
502:Khans
455:Varun
256:jatav
237:Delhi
229:Patna
199:novel
197:is a
123:1,349
120:Pages
107:India
1342:ISBN
1321:ISBN
1296:2020
1270:2019
1212:2020
1138:2019
1106:ISBN
1081:2020
1055:2013
998:ISBN
977:2020
881:and
871:Tabu
533:The
500:The
493:Maan
473:The
435:The
398:Urdu
389:Holi
341:and
142:OCLC
129:ISBN
84:(UK)
79:(US)
807:: "
722:by
345:'s
335:'s
325:'s
305:'s
295:'s
201:by
1654::
1450:.
1380:.
1367:.
1361:.
1287:.
1260:.
1235:.
1231:.
1202:.
1185:,
1168:,
1140:.
1128:.
1072:.
1046:.
963:.
915:.
877:,
873:,
790:.
726:.
351:.
331:,
321:,
315:'
311:,
258:,
239:,
235:,
227:.
215:,
1484:e
1477:t
1470:v
1456:.
1386:.
1350:.
1329:.
1298:.
1272:.
1246:.
1214:.
1114:.
1083:.
1057:.
1031:.
1006:.
979:.
948:.
764:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
