Indian Novels that remind of you of your childhood

30 Mar,2024

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A historical novel about Mirabai's husband that won the Sahitya Akademi prize in 1997.

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Cuckold

A popular novel by R.K. Narayan about a railway guide, published in 1958 and won the Sahitya Akademy Award in 1960.

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The Guide

A collection of short stories by R.K. Narayan, first published in 1943, set in the fictional town of Malgudi.

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Malgudi Days

A novel by Mulk Raj Anand, published in 1935, inspired by his aunt's experience when she ate with a Muslim woman.

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Untouchable

The story of three friends at IIT by Chetan Bhagat.

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Five Point Someone

A 2008 novel by Amitav Ghosh about poppy seeds on the banks of the Ganges before the First Opium War.

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Sea of Poppies

A re-telling of the Indian epic The Mahabharata from Draupadi's perspective, and a national best-seller in India for over a year.

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The Palace of Illusions