How much do you score on this list of 25 books by Indian authors you must read?
9 years, 11 months ago

How much do you score on this list of 25 books by Indian authors you must read?

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On the occasion of World Book Day, here’s a list of 25 books, in no particular order, written by Indian authors that you must read in this lifetime. Malgudi Days, R K Narayan Originally published in 1943, R K Narayan’s book of short stories around the fictional village of Malgudi is what Indian nostalgia is about. English, August; Upamanyu Chatterjee The book chronicles one year in the life of a trainee civil servant, Agastya Sen, on his first posting-cum-training session to Madna, a negligible fictional village in the vast Indian hinterland. History of Indian Cricket, Mihir Bose In this book, Mihir Bose examines the rollercoaster nature of India’s cricket history, from its early days in the time of the British Raj to the present day period.

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