Last boost (courtesy of @kavana) reminded me of this book which I just finished. Written during the pandemic, "Bandit Queens" by Parini Shroff is a humorous but not unserious tale of a woman who takes inspiration from the true story of Phulan Devi, the Dalit girl who went from exploited victim of abuse to vengeful goddess to politician within a few short decades. Definitely recommend.

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https://bookwyrm.social/user/SallyStrange/review/3599679/s/hilarious-and-serious-as-a-heart-attack-likely-due-to-poison#anchor-3599679

The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra would work as a time capsule. It but apart from that it struggles to perform as a thriller. Read our take of the book on
https://buff.ly/3uvju7D

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Here's my haul today:

The Path of the Witch - Lidia Pradas
Song of the Sun God - Shankari Chandran
The Wisdom of Runes - Shauna Reid
The Matchmaker - Saman Shad
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - Shehan Karunatilaka

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(Psst let me know if any of these authors are Sri Lankan or Pakistani. I don't have time to check)