Substance or Illusion?: Young Adult Literature in India

The applicability in the Indian context of the term ‘young adult literature’ – if by this we mean literature that is largely concerned with family and adolescent issues – is debatable, argues Devika Rangachari. She explains traditional and cultural constraints that have made the development of a modern young adult literature difficult in India, and surveys some books in English that are making a cautious but determined effort to bridge this gap