7 Top history books like Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India by Shoba Narayan

Cover of Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India by Shoba Narayan

Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India

By: Shoba Narayan

3.79

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

What is the role of religion in your life today? Do you commune with the divine through rituals? Or…

If you liked the history plot in Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India by Shoba Narayan , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

1. Autobiography of a Yogi

By: Paramahansa Yogananda

4.24

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures … read more

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  • india
  • hinduism
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Who am I? The great inquiry indeed."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"Todo tiene su momento, y cada cosa su tiempo bajo el cielo"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

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2. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

By: Shashi Tharoor

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Liberation of Sita by Volga

3. The Liberation of Sita

By: Volga

2.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

Valmiki's Ramayana is the story of Rama's exile and return to Ayodhya, a triumphant king who will a… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
Cover of Mohanaswamy by Vasudhendra, ವಸುಧೇಂದ್ರ, Rashmi Terdal

4. Mohanaswamy

By: Vasudhendra , ವಸುಧೇಂದ್ರ , Rashmi Terdal

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

'The love, lust, separation, power and pangs of this man to man world is shocking, even as it expos… read more

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  • india

5. Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man

By: U.R. Ananthamurthy , A.K. Ramanujan

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Made into a powerful, award-winning film in 1970, this important Kannada novel of the sixties has r… read more

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  • india
Cover of One Night at the Call Center by Chetan Bhagat

6. One Night at the Call Center

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Press 1 for technical support. Press 2 for broken hearts. Press 3 if your life has totally crashed.… read more

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  • india
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7. Midnight’s Children

By: Salman Rushdie

3.98

Format: 647 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke… read more

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  • india
"Life again refused to remain lifesized"

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"What grows best in the heat: fantasy; unreason; lust."

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"For every snake, there is a ladder; for every ladder,a snake"

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

"Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence."

-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children

8. P.S. I Love You

By: Cecelia Ahern

3.00

Format: 1118 pages, Paperback

A novel about holding on, letting go, and learning to love again. Now in paperback, the endearing n… read more

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9. The Bastard of Istanbul

By: Elif Shafak

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

From one of Turkey's most acclaimed and outspoken writers, a novel about the tangled histories of t… read more

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10. Following Fish: Travels Around the Indian Coast

By: Samanth Subramanian

4.19

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In a coastline as long and diverse as India's, fish inhabit the heart of many worlds--food of cours… read more

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11. 99 Thoughts On Ganesha: Stories,Symbols And Rituals Of India's Beloved Elephant Headed Deity

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

2.35

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Stories, Symbols and Rituals of India's beloved elephant-headed deity In the game of cricket, havin… read more

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12. The Myth of the Holy Cow

By: None

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hydera… read more

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Cover of Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Naomi Alderman

13. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

By: Naomi Alderman

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane M… read more

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Cover of Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel

14. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple

15. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

By: William Dalrymple

4.20

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

The story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution by J. Sai Deepak

16. India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

By: J. Sai Deepak

4.46

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of Europea… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
"The spiritual character of the relationship between indigeneity and nature is an emotion that the coloniser can at best exoticise but can never relate to."

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Rest of the world was not living in the Dark Ages before Pax Europaea or European Peace, and will certainly not plunge into ignorance and darkness after the demise of Pax Europaea. Therefore, it is t…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Until a decolonial approach is employed by experts and ‘intellectuals’, we will continue to see the entrenchment of colonialised identities and fissures, which began with an anti-Brahmin slant but wh…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"The ‘modern’, ‘rational’, ‘scientific’, Christian European coloniser could not get himself to acknowledge that the lived experience and traditional knowledge of native societies gathered over millenn…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

Cover of The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1) by Harini Nagendra

17. The Bangalore Detectives Club (Bangalore Detectives Club, #1)

By: Harini Nagendra

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing de… read more

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  • india
Cover of The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State by Josy Joseph

18. The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State

By: Josy Joseph

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘They were not expected to behave like the terrorists they were hunting. Even in the thickest fog o… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4) by Amish Tripathi

19. War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.65

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH. BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE? INDIA, 3400 BCE. Greed. Rage.… read more

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  • india
  • hinduism
  • mythology
"Fresh drops of grief do not cause any ripple in an ocean of anguish."

-Amish Tripathi, War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

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20. The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more

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  • india
  • mythology
"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

Cover of Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence by Shrayana Bhattacharya

21. Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence

By: Shrayana Bhattacharya

4.29

Format: 384 pages, None

In this pathbreaking work, Shrayana Bhattacharya maps the economic and personal trajectories--the j… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
"These women relied on Shah Rukh when they found the real world and all its pandemics and practicalities inhospitable. Because only the deepest dissatisfaction with reality drives us to dwell in fanta…"

-Shrayana Bhattacharya, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence

"Fantasizing about an impossibly idealized kind of love they’d seen an actor perform on-screen. Yet, all their real-world efforts were extremely pragmatic, often sacrificing the love they fantasized a…"

-Shrayana Bhattacharya, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence

"Critics often say that DDLJ, with its emphasis on patriarchal permission for young love, discourages dissent. This argument narrows the space for dissent by legitimizing it only in its most blatant, …"

-Shrayana Bhattacharya, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence

Cover of I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir Of Life With Ratan Tata by Shantanu Naidu

22. I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir Of Life With Ratan Tata

By: Shantanu Naidu

4.44

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

An endearing portrait of an Indian legend I told him that when I write a book, I would write abo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
Cover of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis

23. Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

By: Luke Burgis

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking by Krish Ashok

24. Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking

By: Krish Ashok

3.77

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Ever wondered why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas,… read more

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  • india
  • food
  • nonfiction
Cover of Chronicle of an Hour and a Half by Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

25. Chronicle of an Hour and a Half

By: Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

A COMPELLINGLY IMAGINED, TIGHT-PACED STORY OF SPIRALLING RUMOURS AND MASS HYSTERIA. In the foot… read more

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  • india
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26. Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India

By: Shoba Narayan

3.79

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

What is the role of religion in your life today? Do you commune with the divine through rituals? Or… read more

Similar categories in Shoba Narayan's Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India book and Shoba Narayan's Food and Faith: A Pilgrim's Journey through India

  • history
  • travel
  • food
  • india
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • hinduism
  • mythology
Cover of Gods, Giants and the Geography of India by Nalini Ramachandran

27. Gods, Giants and the Geography of India

By: Nalini Ramachandran

4.06

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

In the east, a pirate king finds his plans foiled by a formidable force of nature.In the north, a m… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Whistling Schoolboy and Other Stories of School Life by Ruskin Bond

28. The Whistling Schoolboy and Other Stories of School Life

By: Ruskin Bond

4.35

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

Here is a collection of stories about school life that will appeal to every kind of school-goer. Th… read more

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  • india
Cover of MONEY WISE: Timeless Lessons on Building Wealth by Deepak  Shenoy

29. MONEY WISE: Timeless Lessons on Building Wealth

By: Deepak Shenoy

3.87

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Wealth is not just about adding zeroes to your net worth but having enough to live an unconstrained… read more

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  • india
  • nonfiction
Cover of Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada by Shahu Patole

30. Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada

By: Shahu Patole

4.07

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

'This is the food my parents ate and their parents ate ... It is an acquired taste, especially one … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
Cover of Degh to Dastarkhwan: Qissas and Recipes from Rampur Cuisine by Tarana Husain Khan

31. Degh to Dastarkhwan: Qissas and Recipes from Rampur Cuisine

By: Tarana Husain Khan

4.11

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

Tarana was an indifferent eater and an unenthusiastic cook until a chance encounter with a nineteen… read more

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Transform Your Habits

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Paramahansa Yogananda

4.24

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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

Shashi Tharoor

3.63

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Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire

William Dalrymple

4.20

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The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, #2)

Vaseem Khan

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

Vaseem Khan

3.70

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The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star

Vaseem Khan

4.08

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Anthony Horowitz

4.18

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