FICTION
Muhammad Umar Memon, The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told
Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy
David Davidar, A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces
Mini Krishnan, Tell Me a Long, Long Story
Arunava Sinha, The Greatest Bengali Stories Ever Told
NON-FICTION
Shashi Tharoor, An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
John Stratton Hawley and Vasudha Narayanan, The Life of Hinduism
Khushwant Singh, Extraordinary Indians: A Book of Profiles
N. Ram, Why Scams are Here to Stay
Prasenjit K. Basu, Asia Reborn