Railsong
Out 4 November 2025 from Bloomsbury
Sweeping, elegiac and at times wonderfully comic, Railsong is a powerful portrait of a woman forging a life for herself amid the social and political upheavals of twentieth-century India
‘Magnificent. I would follow Miss Chitol to the ends of the earth.’ Kamila Shamsie
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‘Railsong is a testament to the depth and brilliance of Bhattacharya’s craft.’ Vivek Shanbhag
‘Rahul Bhattacharya is an extraordinary writer, and Railsong is a majestic yet profoundly tender novel.’ Megha Majumdar
‘So lyrical in tone, and intelligent in wit.’ Volga
‘Bhattacharya has created an epic out of a single life.’ Karan Mahajan
UPDATES
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‘Gorgeously crafted, compulsively readable’: Railsong review round-up #1
‘A sublime, clear-eyed vision of India’ Read More »
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Railsong at the Jaipur Literature Festival
Jan 16 and Jan 18, Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur Read More »
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Railsong at the World Book Fair, Delhi
Bharat Mandapam, Saturday, 10 December, 4pm Read More »
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Railsong in Chennai
Crossword, Express Avenue Mall, 7 December, 6pm Read More »
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Railsong in Delhi
The Bookshop Inc, 28 November, 6pm Read More »
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
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A dazzling novel, propelled by a singularly forceful voice, Rahul Bhattacharya captures the heady adventures of travel, the overheated restlessness of youth, and the paradoxes of searching for life’s meaning in the escape from home. Winner of the Ondaatje Prize, and the Hindu Literary Prize
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One of the best-loved cricket books, ‘Pundits from Pakistan’ will always remind us of what was and what could be. Funny, warm and uplifting, it is a fascinating account of a beautiful game in a crucial setting, as told by a young Indian discovering Pakistan.