Book 47 of 2019. Desi Miss Marple? Yes please!!! And more! 3 short mystery stories and likeable and relatable detective- Sudha Gupta, who solves crimes using good old common sense and observations. Easy. Breezy. Interesting. Fun. Real. Can't believe this little gem of a book sat unread on my shelf for over a year. So good! 4.5/5 ✨✨✨✨✨ . . . #whimsybookworm2019reads #femmemarchfest #femmemarch #translatedbooks #readindianregionallit #Ambai #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagramfeature #thriller #mystery #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #womenwhoread #booknerd #booksofinstagram #indianbooks #fiction #indianwriters (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvem0VLH8eF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ft3hyqw9si6e

Book 11 of 2019. A murder mystery. A hot grieving widow. An angry daughter. A lawyer trying to make sense of it all. Pulp fiction is something I want to delve into more in 2019. Starting with Anita, which was fun enough. A short and quick read. The writing style wasn't exactly my favourite, but maybe just maybe some of it was lost in translation. 3/5 . . . #readindianregionallit #translatedbooks #regionallit #whimsybookworm2019reads #whimsybookworm #bookreview #bookrecommendation #Anita #Sujatha #readersofinstagram #igreads #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #booksandtea #chroniclesofchai #chai #bookblog #bookblogger #bookishfeatures #booklovers #bookcover #indianbooks (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs_AMhknkDd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ix2si62ppy6v

Among other great things, today included buying some books from a local bookshop. Hauled them in my stories. I love the idea of travel souvenirs I can actually appreciate and do more with. A fridge magnet is great, but books are a whole lot better. . . . #bookishfeatures #bookstagram #bookstagramindia #indianbooks #readindianregionallit #regionallit #folktales #darjeeling #darjeelingdiaries #haul #booksofinstagram #bookblog #bookblogger #booknerd #bookhaul #booksbooksbooks #bibliophile #indianliterature #literaturelover (at Darjeeling) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpuXmO8HvMp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=66lt3s1g09iu

Book 120 of 2018. Saturday plans now include staying in bed reading short stories about my beloved city. Can't think of a better way to spend this drizzly day. I am already 4 stories in and boh oh boy, these stories manage to capture the essence of Bombay. It's people, it's crowds, it's grittiness and it's beating heart. I may be partial, but there really is something special about this city of mine. And it's a pleasure to read about a side of it very different from my own experience. My Saturday is all sorted. . . . #indianbooksinaugust #shortstory #translatedbooks #readindianregionallit #regionallit #indianliterature #indianblogger #mumbai #mumbaidiaries #iamreading #readersofig #readersofinstagram #saturday #bibliophile #literature #literaryfiction #indianwriting #bookishfeatures #igreads #culturetripbooks #epicreads

Book Mail/// A Mumbai Local in all it's glory on the cover. How gorgeous is this book? Very! A collection of short stories translated from Marathi. I can't wait to read this! Yay to more translated fiction and more regional literature. . . . #booksofinstagram #bookmail #bookstagramindiafeature #readindianregionallit #translatedbooks #indianbooks #indianwriting #indianwriters #bookcover #bookish #bookishfeatures #illustration #shortstorymonth #shortstory #literature #bibliophile #booknerd #bookmail #booklovers #bookblogger #bookblog #mumbai #diversebooks (at Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Happy birthday Mr. Ray! Genius filmmaker. Truly original and nuanced writer. Thank you for the stories and magic of your cinema. If you haven't already, you've got to read his short stories. Feluda is a great place to start. Ditto for his films- start with Shonar Kella and please, please watch Agantuk. . . . #SatyajitRay #Ray #booksofinstagram #bookish #bookishfeatures #bookstagramfeature #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookcover #Bengali #bengaliliterature #translatedbooks #readindianregionallit #amreading #shortstory #bookrecommendation #indianwriting #indianwriters #modernclassic #bookblogger #bookblog #bookphotography #booknerdigans (at Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Blogged/// Finally getting around to sharing my #indianbooksinaugust TBR on the blog today. All Indian and Indian Subcontinent books all month long!!! Go see, blog link in bio. 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓 .. .. #books #bookish #bookblog #bookblogger #igreads #met_createchange #indianbooks #indianwriters #literature #literaryfiction #tbr #readersofinstagram #readindianregionallit #mumbai #mumbaiblogger #manto #bookphotography #bookporn #bookworm #spines #bookstagram #bookstagramindia #postitfortheaesthetic #visualsoflife #moodygrams #indiapictures (at Mumbai, India)

I have a resolution to explore more of my regional literature in my mother tongue (Malayalam) and not succumb to the translated versions. I read the books in Malayalam at a slower pace and sometimes it takes me a while to understand them especially if the language is difficult. This year I hope to read at least six books and I have read two (Premalekhanam by Basheer and Nalinakaanti by Padmanabhan (reread) in case someone was wondering). The book shown in the picture, Randaamoozham, is much acclaimed but I found it a bit difficult for my level of understanding and abandoned the idea. I would be picking it up some day again. - - I know this applies to a minority of my followers only, but If you have books you have absolutely loved in Mal, let me know in the comments below. Parayi Petra Panthirukulam is one of my absolute favourites from my limited reads. - - Do you read books written in your mother tongue or any other language that you have learnt? Or is English your first language? - - #ReadIndianRegionalLit by @nitya.mema . . . #books#wednesdaywisdom #bookworm #flowerstalking #flowers #mariana #classics #persephonebooks #malayalambooks #randamoozham