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