'Mother India is literature written in the time of virality. Fiction against the fiction of fake news.' - Amitava Kumar, author of My Beloved Life

'Prayaag Akbar offers a chilling portrait of modern India, where viral images manipulate national politics. This is a landscape where objectification is mistaken for intimacy, where attention can often lead to violence. A brilliant and sharply drawn novel.' - Avni Doshi, author of Girl in White Cotton (aka Burnt Sugar)

'An expansive, yet fine-grained, depiction of the ambitions, compromises and deceptions that make up life in India today, as well as a stirring reminder that our greatest technologies remain as yet in service to our most ancient instincts. Prayaag Akbar is a clear-eyed chronicler of India - both as it is and as it may one day be.' - Madhuri Vijay, author of The Far Field

'What happens inside the largest online hate factory network in the world is a question that has intrigued every one of us. Mother India offers us a gripping account of the alternate universe of post-truth trolls, and Prayaag Akbar's empathy and precision provide the perfect counterfoil to the darkness that unfolds.' - Meena Kandasamy, author of Tomorrow Someone Will Arrest You

'Tender and ferocious on the same page. This is a swift, thrilling journey into Modi's India's bowels.' - Mohammed Hanif, author of Red Birds

'Set in the post-truth era, this powerful novel brilliantly captures how technology enables invisible connections without the explicit consent of the people involved, as violence and immorality are normalized by the poisoning of routine acts in everyday life. In its new-age tale we see that people crave a space for the human imagination to build sound relationships in a fast-paced world hungry for instant gratification. Prayaag Akbar depicts beautifully the nuances of the contemporary world, where success is characterized by speed, news by its viral quality, and love by demonstration.' - Vivek Shanbhag, author of Sakina's Kiss