Colony Diaries: The C3 Move
Language: English
Published by Astitva Publication, 2026
- Hardcover
- New

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- Title
- Colony Diaries: The C3 Move
- Author
- Parganiah, Anupam
- Publisher
- Astitva Publication
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 9370021337
- ISBN 13
- 9789370021334
- Illustrator
- Pathak, Archisha
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"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
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Available in Kindle, Paperback, Hardcover, and the special family-narrated Audiobook.
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