Rabindranath Tagore - “Gitanjali”: Collection of poems that won him the Nobel Prize; reflects spirituality and profound human connection.
R.K. Narayan - “The Guide”: A classic tale of love, redemption, and self-realization, set in the fictional town of Malgudi.
Arundhati Roy - “The God of Small Things”: A semi-autobiographical work, delving into family, love, and societal norms, won the Booker Prize.
Amitav Ghosh - “The Shadow Lines”: Interweaves personal lives with national history, exploring themes of memory, post-colonialism, and interconnectedness.
Khushwant Singh - “Train to Pakistan”: Set during the Partition of India, captures the horrors, humanity, and the tragedy of displacement.
Chetan Bhagat - “Five Point Someone”: Contemporary novel about IIT students, reflecting pressures, friendships, and aspirations in modern India.
Jhumpa Lahiri - “The Namesake”: A poignant tale of immigration, identity, and generational conflicts, seen through the Ganguli family in the US.
Vikram Seth - “A Suitable Boy”: An epic tale of post-independence India, weaving together stories of love, politics, and societal changes.
Salman Rushdie - “Midnight’s Children”: A magic realist novel tracing India’s transition from colonialism to independence and partition.
Ruskin Bond - “The Blue Umbrella”: A heartwarming story of a young girl in a Himalayan village and her blue umbrella.