In a region that is often divisive and isolating, books can connect and create communities beyond borders. Per Himal Southasian tradition, we asked some of Southasia's most astute writers, thinkers and intellectuals for their most notable, talked-about and thought-provoking reads on the region from the past year.
Here's what they had to say:
Taran N Khan (Journalist and the author of Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul)
Raw Umber: A Memoir by Sara Rai. Context, Westland Books (January 2023)