Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a teacher, poet, activist, and award-winning novelist. She made her debut when she published “Reasons for Nastruriums,” a collection of poetry in 1990. She has been writing ever since in different literary formats including novels, picture books, and collections of short stories.

The best place to start is the Girls of Many Lands series, the earliest of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's multi-book series: it opens with Neela (2002) and runs to 4 books across 2002–2003, ending with Leyla (2003). Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2023. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Girls of Many Lands series with 4 books — and 26 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Anju and Sudha (1999–2002, 2 books), Girls of Many Lands (2002–2003, 4 books) and Brotherhood of the Conch (2004–2010, 3 books).

This guide splits Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's 35 books into 3 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Girls of Many Lands (4 books, 2002–2003); Brotherhood of the Conch (3 books, 2004–2010); Anju and Sudha (2 books, 1999–2002).

This guide splits Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's 35 books into 3 named series and 26 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Girls of Many Lands (4 books, 2002–2003); Brotherhood of the Conch (3 books, 2004–2010); Anju and Sudha (2 books, 1999–2002).