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Colony Diaries: The C3 move
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9789370021334
Publisher: Parganiha Books
Published: Feb 25 2026
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER in multiple categories, Top 3 in Indian Literature - US & India
The Malgudi Days of our generation.
What if the most honest witness to a childhood wasn't a person - but the Colony dog who understands humans more than they understand each other?
For fans of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Travelling Cat Chronicles comes a luminous debut set in the sun-drenched afternoons of 1980s and 90s India - a novel about a boy growing up and his family, and the colony dog who watched over everything.
Bhilai, 1989. India's steel township is a world unto itself - a cluster of identical quarters, shared courtyards, cricket in the dust, and Doordarshan on Friday nights. Ten-year-old Amit Verma has just arrived at C3 with his sister Guddi, ages 10 and 11, navigating middle school, new friendships, and a cast of neighbors who are legends in their own lane.
Watching over all of it is Jackie - the colony dog, philosopher, and Chief Human Observer - who has seen enough of people to understand them better than they understand themselves.
Together, they narrate a single unforgettable year. The friendships that form and fracture. Colony Diaries is the book for everyone who has ever tried to hold a place in memory before it slips away - and for every diaspora heart that knows exactly which mango season they are still trying to get back to.
Why readers are falling in love with Colony Diaries:
Pure 80s & 90s Nostalgia: Cricket matches, summer holidays, neighborhood legends - the Society childhood, rendered in full.
A Story with Heart Behind It: So moving it inspired the author's 12-year-old daughter to help bring it to the world.
A Rare Family Audiobook: Narrated by the author's wife Sanjukta and Daughter, Aira - making it a listening experience unlike any other.
Globally Recognized: #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon categories, praised across multiple countries.
Perfect for readers who loved:
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Stories by Sudha Murty
Join thousands of readers revisiting the colony that shaped us. Scroll up, choose your format, and click Buy Now to start your journey back home.
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