A bilingual anthology of poems from Palestine, 'You Must Live' attests to existence in the face of suppression. Diverse voices and styles shine throughout as poets write love letters to the landscape, elegies for martyrs and homes, and proclamations for the future.

Two-thirds of today's British Pakistani diaspora trace their origins back to Mirpur in Azad Kashmir, a district that saw mass displacement and migration when it was submerged by the waters of a dam built after Partition. Sabba Khan's debut graphic memoir explores identity, belonging and memory. 📚💜

This book offers the first social and intellectual history of Dalit performance of Tamasha—a popular form of public, secular, traveling theater in Maharashtra—and places Dalit Tamasha women who represented the desire and disgust of the patriarchal society at the heart of modernization. #booksky

Had a great time at Christie's Lates event last night, an evening dedicated to the current exhibition, The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the KNMA Collection — a landmark collaboration with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA). A celebration of modern and contemporary South Asian art 💙

Drawing on narratives of women and queer folx from South Asia, 'Yaari' reflects on friendship in all its avatars. At the heart of this anthology is the recognition that friendship doesn't just matter but is also deeply political.

A quick #bookpile of July bestsellers here at Shalimar Books! 📚😎💜 Some superb titles that reflect the wide range of South Asian literature we offer across a number of subject areas. A big thank you to our wonderful, loyal customers and supporters, we appreciate you!! 📚😊❤️

Trauma, particularly that of women, has typically been relegated to silence and oblivion 'Sing, Slivered Tongue' is a collection of poetry by women from South Asia writing on trauma. The title refers to the ancient legend of Khona, a wise woman whose tongue was severed by her envious father-in-law.

'Loving Women' documents the life-stories of ten working-class queer women living in north India. 📚💜 In doing so, it dispels the myth that lesbians in India are all urban, westernized and come from upper and middle classes. 📚📚💜 'Loving Women: Being Lesbian in Underprivileged India' by Maya Sharma

This book compiles Albanese's indispensable and damning reports on Israel's conduct in Palestine since October 2023. 'Albanese is perhaps the one figure of our times that future historians will recall as the one who did the most to redeem our generation' 🍉 'A Moon will Rise from the Darkness'

We've had a revamp @shalimarbooks.bsky.social! 😃❤️ Visit London's leading South Asian book specialist for an unrivaled selection of books from across the sub-continent alongside our unique range of fair-trade art and handmade craft products. 📚🙂

A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century's worth of extraordinary stories. This is a collection that celebrates making art of life, in all its difficulty and joy. 'The Penguin Book of Bengali Short Stories' @arunava.bsky.social @penguinbooks.bsky.social

In 1947 and then in 1971 in the South Asian subcontinent, entire communities crossed newly-created borders to find new homes as partitions divided and reshaped countries. This novel tells the story of Dalits belonging to the Matua who settled around a local water body–Andhar Bil–in a new nation. 📚🌊

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is widely remembered as the fiery iconoclast who fought against the structures of oppression and orthodoxy. 📚 The iconic ‘rebel poet’ of Bengal, Nazrul continues to be loved for his songs and poetry. But what of his prose, his journalism, and his politics? 📚💙 #booksky

A literary provocation about incels, influencers and AK-47s where the online turns offline turns bloody. 📚 'Fieldwork as a Sex Object' is not a novel you read but a novel that reads you. It invites every one of us to ask ourselves how much we're prepared to risk for our principles. #booksky #books

Established in 1968, Shalimar Books is London's leading South Asian book specialist. 📚✨️ Based in Kennington, London, we offer a great selection across a number of subject areas; from #partition, #caste and #poetry to #women, #fiction, dual-language children's books, Palestine and much more! 📚📚🙂

A May #bookpile of UK published stock titles at Shalimar Books ! 🙂📚 Visit us in Kennington, South London for an unrivaled selection of #SouthAsianbooks alongside our unique range of fair-trade art and handmade craft products 😃✨️ 🌐 Website: www.indianbooksuk.com

'A Portrait of Love' sparkles with wit, atmosphere and an unmistakable autobiographical streak, taking readers to the heart of India and introducing them to the colourful cosmos of Hindi literature. 📚💜 Fearless, provocative and startlingly original.. #booksky #SouthAsia #books

From the banks of the Barak, voices that refuse to be silenced.. At once intimate and universal, bleak yet exuberant with hope, these stories swing between oppressive despair and human resilience, revealing the scents, shades, and sounds of daily life on the banks of the Barak. 📚💜 #booksky #Assam

Amrita Sher-Gil lived life on her own terms, scandalizing the staid society of her times with her love affairs and unconventional ways. 📚💜 An eloquent symbol of the fusion between the East and the West. 📚📚💜 'Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life' by Yashodhara Dalmia

Kanafani presents a concrete analysis of the mass uprisings against Zionism, and for independence from British colonialism, taking place in Palestine from 1936 to 1939. 📚🍉 Analysis of Palestinian resistance from one of their most influential voices. 📚📚🍉 'The Revolution of 1936-1939 in Palestine'

'Never have Tamil women burned so bright, never have they dazzled so much, as when they were Tigresses... but nothing had prepared me to brace for the reality that these powerful women would be so vulnerable.’ 📚💜 'The Orders Were To Rape You' @kandasamy.bsky.social

Queerness isn't only modern, Western, or sexual. Rather, by looking at the vast written and oral traditions of Hinduism, Pattanaik finds many overlooked tales with queerness at their center, some over two thousand years old. 📚💜 'Shikhandi, and Other Tales They Don't Tell You' #booksky

In this book, the Singh Twins examine the phenomenon of popular printed images - or "calendar art", as it is often generically called - pertaining to the pivotal historical period of the Indian Independence Movement. 📚💜 'Images of Freedom' by Amrit & Rabindra KD Kaur Singh. #booksky #SouthAsia

A portal into the charged space where queerness meets faith. 📚💜 Building on the cultural histories of South Asia, these stories are brought to you as flash fiction, memoir, poetry, fragments and conversations, gathering voices that are at once intimate, fiercely authentic and defiant. 📚💜 #booksky

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New imported stock title #bookpile at Shalimar Books! 📚💙 Some great new and classic titles exclusively available at our showroom in Kennington, South London 📚📚💙 @shalimarbooks.bsky.social 🌐 Website: www.indianbooksuk.com #booksky #SouthAsian #books #bookstack

The epic story of a revolution without a gun. 📚💙 ‘A book like no other … a fierce critique of what is wrong with the Indian Left, what ails the judiciary, and why the poor cannot get justice’—The Hindu ‘Beautiful … the personal and the political are intertwined tightly in Gita Ramaswamy’—The Wire

A bohemian and an iconoclast, the figure of Saadat Hasan Manto looms large over the literature of the Indian subcontinent. 📚🔥 This inspired selection of Manto’s best-known stories along with those less talked about showcase an astonishing writer being true to his calling. 📚💜

Established in 1968, we are London's leading South Asian book specialist. @shalimarbooks.bsky.social We offer a unique range of books, art, cards, textiles and fair-trade handmade craft products at our showroom. Browsers are always welcome! 😊📚❤️

A moving portrait of love, hardship, and struggle, 'Ants Among Elephants' is also that rare thing: a personal history of modern India told from the bottom up. 📚💜 The stunning true story of an untouchable family who become teachers, poets and revolutionaries. 📚📚💜 @dauntbookspub.bsky.social #booksky