Being in a bestseller list is what an author dreams of. When it is the debut novel, as it was in my case, it was so encouraging to see it in the list of bestsellers. After all, I went through so many rounds of rejections that I lost count. The feeling of seeing the book at an airport. Or someone in a flight carrying the book… it is a magical moment.

Sometimes one stumbles across an old review or list while surfing. Here’s what I saw from The Hindu newspaper. This is really 27th August 2005. So pretty much just after the launch of the book.

The illustrations for this book were Abbey’s classnotes. The most popular one was called Ayesha’s Eyes. A very smitten Abbey draws Ayesha’s eyes and Ayesha is offended that her nose looks too big. And the professor is going to give him a D. Abbey’s repartee is in the sketch.

Bestsellers (Fiction)

The Lunatic from Multan: Rajeev Jacob: Rs. 295

Set in the early nineteen eighties, this is the story of one man’s battle against extreme odds.

Sadak Chhaap: Meher Pestonji: Rs. 250

Horrific and heart breaking, the book evokes the brutal existence of street children.

Mediocre But Arrogant: Abhijit Bhaduri: Rs. 195

A story that tells a tale of love and life in a business school.

Home and the World: Rabindranath Tagore: Rs. 200

Set against the backdrop of the partition of Bengal, this is a translation of Tagore’s great novel .

Hacks and Headlines: A Novel: Rashme Sehgal: Rs. 295

Set in the late 1990’s, the novel weaves several strands of different stories.

Bestsellers (Non-Fiction)

The Other Side of Belief: Interpreting U.G. Krishnamurti: Rs. 350

This book is a candid and refreshing chronicle of UG’s life and evolution of his radical outlook and ideas.

Iraq War and the Future World Order: (Ed.) G. Gopa Kumar: Rs. 695

The essays in this volume address ground-realities of the war in Iraq and its global effect.

Kerala Economy: Trajectories Challenges and Implications: (Ed.) D. Rajasenan & Genrad de Groot: Rs. 485

An exhaustive analysis of the Kerala economy, consisting of articles by eminent economists.

Source: Modern Book Centre, DC Books

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