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recommended by Aniruddha G. Kulkarni

I saw a selection of books on India under different categories. on Five Books. I decided to put a list of five best books in English on the subject of India.
[Ed: Thanks for the list, all our expert book recommendations on India can be found here]

  • 1

    Buy

    The English Teacher
    by R. K. Narayan

  • 2

    Buy

    Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India
    by Joseph Lelyveld

  • 3

    Buy

    Raag Darbari [Paperback] [Jul 20, 2012] Shrilal Shukla and Gillian Wright (Tr.)
    by Shrilal Shukla

  • 4

    Buy

    India: A Wounded Civilization
    by V.S. NAIPAUL

  • 5

    Buy

    The Great Railway Bazaar
    by Paul Theroux

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