E. Dawson Varughese, author of Beyond The Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) is an experienced field researcher of world literature in English. She is the editor of numerous anthologies of short stories from such countries as Cameroon, Uganda and Malaysia. See her work at: www.beyondthepostcolonial.com

• Introduction: From Postcolonial India to New India1.1 'Indianness' since Independence1.2 Literary 'Indianness'1.3 New India, a New Canon2. Urban Scapes2.1 Mumbai2.2 Bangalore3. Chick Lit - Crick Lit3.1 Chick Lit3.2 Crick Lit4. Young India4.1 Call Centres and Corporate Lives4.2 MSMs5. Crime Writing5.1 Female Detectives5.2 Difference and Death6. Fantasy and Epic Myth6.1 New [Fantastical] India6.2 Bharat Fantasy7. Graphic Novels7.1 The Harappa Files (2011)7.2 Kashmir Pending (2007)Conclusion: New/Old Stories in Old/New WaysFurther ReadingIndex

A thoughtful book, laden with insight, at the ways in which a new India is being written and read.

E. Dawson Varughese, author of Beyond The Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) is an experienced field researcher of world literature in English. She is the editor of numerous anthologies of short stories from such countries as Cameroon, Uganda and Malaysia. See her work at: www.beyondthepostcolonial.com

• Introduction: From Postcolonial India to New India1.1 'Indianness' since Independence1.2 Literary 'Indianness'1.3 New India, a New Canon2. Urban Scapes2.1 Mumbai2.2 Bangalore3. Chick Lit - Crick Lit3.1 Chick Lit3.2 Crick Lit4. Young India4.1 Call Centres and Corporate Lives4.2 MSMs5. Crime Writing5.1 Female Detectives5.2 Difference and Death6. Fantasy and Epic Myth6.1 New [Fantastical] India6.2 Bharat Fantasy7. Graphic Novels7.1 The Harappa Files (2011)7.2 Kashmir Pending (2007)Conclusion: New/Old Stories in Old/New WaysFurther ReadingIndex

A thoughtful book, laden with insight, at the ways in which a new India is being written and read.

E. Dawson Varughese, author of Beyond The Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature (2012) is an experienced field researcher of world literature in English. She is the editor of numerous anthologies of short stories from such countries as Cameroon, Uganda and Malaysia. See her work at: www.beyondthepostcolonial.com

• Introduction: From Postcolonial India to New India1.1 'Indianness' since Independence1.2 Literary 'Indianness'1.3 New India, a New Canon2. Urban Scapes2.1 Mumbai2.2 Bangalore3. Chick Lit - Crick Lit3.1 Chick Lit3.2 Crick Lit4. Young India4.1 Call Centres and Corporate Lives4.2 MSMs5. Crime Writing5.1 Female Detectives5.2 Difference and Death6. Fantasy and Epic Myth6.1 New [Fantastical] India6.2 Bharat Fantasy7. Graphic Novels7.1 The Harappa Files (2011)7.2 Kashmir Pending (2007)Conclusion: New/Old Stories in Old/New WaysFurther ReadingIndex

A thoughtful book, laden with insight, at the ways in which a new India is being written and read.