A River Sutra is a collection of stories written by Gita Mehta and published in 1993.

Unlike some of Mehta's previous stories, the ones in A River Sutra feature only Indian characters.

[2] A River Sutra is a novel by Gita Mehta that was published in 1993 by Random House of Toronto, Canada.

It has received the greatest attention of all of Mehta's work, among other classics such as Karma Cola (1979) and Snakes and Ladders (1979).

Through these stories, the major themes of love, the Narmada River, desire, the human heart, lust, and religion are explored.