Which is the best Indian book to read?

Best Indian Classics
  • THE GUIDE BY R.K. ...
  • MALGUDI DAYS BY R.K. ...
  • THE PRIVATE LIFE OF AN INDIAN PRINCE BY MULK RAJ ANAND. ...
  • UNTOUCHABLE BY MULK RAJ ANAND. ...
  • GODAN BY MUNSHI PREMCHAND, TRANSLATED BY JAI RATAN. ...
  • THE ROOM ON THE ROOF BY RUSKIN BOND. ...
  • COMBAT OF SHADOWS BY MANOHAR MALGONKAR. ...
  • THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN UNKNOWN INDIAN BY NIRAD C.
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What are the books every Indian should read?

12 Books Every Indian Should Read To Know Their Country Better
  • Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh. ...
  • White Mughals by William Dalrymple. ...
  • India: A History by John Keay. ...
  • Calcutta by Amit Chaudhuri. ...
  • Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor. ...
  • The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh. ...
  • India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha.
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Who is the best novel of India?

25 Best Novels By Indian Authors
  • The Great Indian Novel: By Shashi Tharoor. ...
  • A Suitable Boy: By Vikram Seth. ...
  • The God Of Small Things: By Arundhati Roy. ...
  • The Blue Umbrella: By Ruskin Bond. ...
  • The White Tiger: By Aravind Adiga. ...
  • The Inheritance of Loss: By Kiran Desai. ...
  • The Palace Of Illusions: By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
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Who is the No 1 writer in India?

#01 – Shashi Tharoor. Shashi Tharoor's story made him the best Indian author, he is also a politician, journalist, and former foreign diplomat who has served in the Lok Sabha since 2009, representing Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
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What kind of books are popular in India?

However, Indians still love the book genres that are loved worldwide. So, romance, thriller stories and horror stories are still among the most loved book genres in the country.
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15 Books by Indian Authors You Must READ!



What is the most popular Indian story?

20 Must Read Gems of Indian English Literature
  1. Mahatma Gandhi – The Story Of My Experiments With The Truth. ...
  2. R.K. ...
  3. Rohinton Mistry – A Fine Balance. ...
  4. Salman Rushdie – Midnight's Children. ...
  5. Jhumpa Lahiri – The Interpreter Of Maladies. ...
  6. Vikram Seth – A Suitable Boy. ...
  7. Arundhati Roy – God of Small Things.
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Which Indian state read more books?

That South Indians read the most number of books is a myth that just got debunked. Turns out the national capital is also the country's literati capital, with Delhi NCR topping the list of the most well-read cities in the country for the third time in a row, in a survey conducted by amazon.in.
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Which Indian language has best literature?

Contemporary Kannada literature has been highly successful in reaching people of all classes in society. Works of Kannada literature have received Eight Jnanpith awards, which is the highest number awarded for the literature in any Indian language. It has also received forty-seven Sahitya Academy awards.
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What is Indian English novel?

In its early stages, IEL was influenced by the Western novel. Early Indian writers used English unadulterated by Indian words to convey an experience which was essentially Indian. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838–1894) wrote Rajmohan's Wife and published it in 1864; it is the first Indian novel written in English.
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Who is the best English author in India?

List of Famous Indian Writers in English
  • Anita Desai. Anita DESAI. ...
  • Vikram Seth. Vikram Seth. ...
  • Nissim Ezekiel. Nissim-Ezekiel. ...
  • Khuswant Singh. Khuswant Singh. ...
  • R.K Narayan. r.k Narayan. ...
  • Mulk Raj Anand. Mulk Raj Anand. ...
  • Ruskin Bond. Ruskin Bond. ...
  • Keki N Daruwalla. kaki n Daruwalla.
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Which is the highest sold book in India?

10 Best Selling Books In India, You won't Want to Miss
  • Shadow Lines by Amitav Gosh.
  • A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth.
  • Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.
  • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.
  • Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh.
  • Life of Pi by Yann Martel.
  • The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai.
  • The Immortals by Amit Chaudhary.
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Who is famous writer in India?

1. Rabindranath Tagore. This was the first Indian author I've ever read.
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Why does India read the most?

This is thought to be because of the rise in TV, mobile phones and the Internet. People want to read material that is easily accessible and cheap. Many readers in India are first-generation English readers.
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How many books read India?

Key highlights from this most comprehensive survey on reading habits ever done in India: Out of the 459 million youth, 333 million are literate, of which 83.4 million read books for leisure (25% of literate youth).
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Who read the most books in the world?

The research found that consumers in the UK and the US read below the global average (just over five hours a week for both), as the below chart by Statista shows. According to the index, India read the most, followed by Thailand and China.
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What is the name of 10 famous book?

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
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Who is the best writer in the world?

Top 10 Authors by Number of Books Selected
  • William Shakespeare – 11.
  • William Faulkner – 6.
  • Henry James – 6.
  • Jane Austen – 5.
  • Charles Dickens – 5.
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky – 5.
  • Ernest Hemingway – 5.
  • Franz Kafka – 5.
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What should I read in 2021?

The Best Books to Read in 2021
  • Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (January)
  • Nora by Nuala O'Connor (January)
  • Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu.
  • Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion (January)
  • Milk Fed by Melissa Broder (February)
  • My Year Abroad by Chang Rae Lee (February)
  • Gay Bar by Jeremy Atherton Lin (February)
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Which book is best for reading for beginners?

10 Best Books To Read For Beginners
  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. ...
  • The Diary of A Young Girl By Anne Frank. ...
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. ...
  • The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. ...
  • To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. ...
  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami. ...
  • Ikigai by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia.
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What are the top 5 books reading?

30 Best Books to Read
  1. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. ...
  2. 1984, by George Orwell. ...
  3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J.K. Rowling. ...
  4. The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. ...
  5. The Great Gatsby, by F. ...
  6. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. ...
  7. The Diary Of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank. ...
  8. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.
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