September 2026 Staff Picks

Celebrate National Read a Book Day with five books handpicked from India Club’s shelves. September’s selections range from Satyajit Ray’s detective fiction and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s imaginative retelling of the Mahabharata through Draupadi’s eyes to investigations of the Sarasvati, Africans in India, and the intersections of Sufism, culture and politics.

Chosen for their literary quality, historical insight and distinctive perspectives, these books reflect the breadth of Indian writing and scholarship available from India Club. Every title shown is physically stocked in the United States and ready to ship.