Railsong
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
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‘Railsong truly sings’
‘We’ve become accustomed, maybe even resigned, to the long wait for big, new novels from our favorite authors. Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,… Read More »
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I carry my train journeys in my bones
An essay on Indian railway travel for the Guardian Read More »
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‘Because it is the Indian Railways that makes India’
An essay for the Spectator Read More »
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Unconventional heroines
A piece on a few (of many) favourites for the Wall Street Journal’s Five Best series Read More »
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At the Dibrugarh University International festival
Conversations in Assam, Feb 20 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.