Not so long ago, the Indian literature section of your average Delhi bookstore “would be a half-hearted affair, seemingly there more out of duty than joy, and usually it would be hidden away at the back of the shop.” No more: “A newly buoyant middle-class, better travelled, more curious and with more disposable income, has been devouring books like never before” and Indian authors can now aim at an audience of compatriots instead of writing for export.