MUST READ INDIAN BOOKS



The list of books suggested by The Statesman as must read Indian books in English language.

The White Tiger
A novel by Aravind Adiga.
Man-Booker-Prize winning debut by the author has humorously captured the unspoken voice of many who live in darkness

Nectar in a Sieve
A novel by Kamala Markandaya
A 1954 novel is set in India during the period of intense urban development. The story is narrated by  Rukmani a woman from rural and impoverished India who gets married to Nathan, a tenant farmer at the age of 12.

The Great Indian Novel
A novel by Shashi Tharoor
This fictional novel is written by the renowned scholar and formar international diplomat.

Train to Pakistan
A novel by Khushwant Singh
This historic novel released in 1956 highlights the events of great partition of British India. The book focuses more on the plight of people who had to migrate from Pakistan to India or vis-a-vis.

Palace of Illusions
A novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The book deals about the Mahabharata character Panchali.

The Guide
Novel by R K Narayan
The novel written in 1958 deals in a fictional town in South India, Malgudi. A Bollywood movie was created on this book casting the great actor Dev Anand.

In Custody
A novel by Anita Desai, an Indian American
The novel released in 1984 was shortlisted for Booker prize in 1984 as well. A brilliant story describing the gradual loss of the graduality of culture and tradition.

The God of Small Things
A novel by Arundhati Roy
The Booker Prize winner novel expresses the childhood difficulties of two fraternal twins, alongwith their parents and their extended family. The book narrates how small things affect our behaviour and lives.

A Suitable Boy
A novel by Vikram Seth
Published in 1993 this is one of the longest novels published in a single volume. The novel deals in the post-partition and after-independence era in India.

The Last Song of Dusk
A novel by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
This debut novel which can emancipate deep human emotions of the feelings of joy and sorrows in anyone's heart.

K V George
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