Mahesh Rao

Jane Austen's Emma

Polite Society (Aug-2019)

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  Half Light
  

  • Sep-2025
  • / General Fiction
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  In the misty mountains of Darjeeling, a landslide entraps the guests and staff of a dilapidated hotel. Cooped up inside, two men exchange lingering glances. For carefree Neville, this is one of many exhilarating encounters, stolen kisses in stairways...

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  Polite Society
  

  • Aug-2019
  • / Literary
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  Jane Austen's Emma
  

  A modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma with a touch of Crazy Rich Asians set in Delhi, in which the daughter of a wealthy Indian family aspires to match-make for her friends and family, only to find herself caught up in an unforeseen scandal--a...

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  One Point Two Billion
  

  • Oct-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  There are 1.2 billion people living in India; more than 1.2 billion stories in one country. A man living on a tea plantation in the Nilgiri Hills realises he's in love with his daughter-in-law; a young family eagerly awaits the launch of Shakti-C...

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  The Smoke is Rising
  

  • Oct-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  The future is here. India has just sent its first spacecraft to the moon, and the placid city of Mysore is gearing up for its own global recognition with the construction of HeritageLand - Asia's largest theme park. From behind the formidable gat...

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