13 must-read india books like The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond

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The Room on the Roof

By: Ruskin Bond

3.68

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

The Room on the Roof is Ruskin Bond's masterpiece of adolescence and coming of age. Written when th…

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1. Wise and Otherwise

By: Sudha Murty

4.02

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Fifty vignettes showcase the myriad shades of human nature A man dumps his aged father in an old… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
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2. Malgudi Days

By: R.K. Narayan , Jhumpa Lahiri

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Four gems, with new introductions, mark acclaimed Indian writer R. K. Narayan's centennial Introduc… read more

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  • indian literature
  • classics
  • india
  • fiction
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3. How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

By: Sudha Murty

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

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  • indian literature
  • india
  • childrens
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4. The 3 Mistakes of My Life

By: Chetan Bhagat

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

In late-2000, a young boy in Ahmedabad called Govind dreamt of having a business. To accomodate his… read more

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  • indian literature
  • fiction
  • india
  • young adult
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5. The Room on the Roof

By: Ruskin Bond

3.68

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

The Room on the Roof is Ruskin Bond's masterpiece of adolescence and coming of age. Written when th… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
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6. The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)

By: Amish Tripathi

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

1900 BC. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of t… read more

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  • india
  • fiction
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7. Swami and Friends

By: R.K. Narayan , Madhukar Dharmapurikar

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

"There are writers--Tolstoy and Henry James to name two--whom we hold in awe, writers--Turgenev and… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • indian literature
  • india
  • fiction
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8. Five Point Someone

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

Five Point Someone is a story about three friends in IIT who are unable to cope. The book starts wi… read more

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  • indian literature
  • fiction
  • india
  • young adult
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9. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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  • india
  • fiction

10. Man-Eaters of Kumaon

By: Jim Corbett

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a "sahib" Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of th… read more

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  • india
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11. പാത്തുമ്മായുടെ ആട് | Pathummayude Aadu

By: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

3.67

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Pathummayude Aadu is one of the most popular works by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. It has a long forewo… read more

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  • classics
  • india
  • fiction
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12. The Guide

By: R.K. Narayan , None , Michael Gorra

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

R.K. Narayan(1906-2001) is unusual among Indian authors writing in English in that he has stayed co… read more

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  • classics
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13. Train to Pakistan

By: Khushwant Singh

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

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14. The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata

By: Sudha Murty

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

How many names does Arjuna have? Why was Yama cursed? What lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhi… read more

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15. Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, in small-town India, there lived two intelligent boys. One wanted to use his inte… read more

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16. Gently Falls the Bakula

By: Sudha Murty

3.00

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

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17. Three Thousand Stitches:

By: Sudha Murty

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

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18. Half Girlfriend

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

HALF GIRLFRIEND (HINDI) Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love wit… read more

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19. The Magic of the Lost Temple

By: Sudha Murty

4.17

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents' village in Karnataka. But she… read more

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20. Here, There and Everywhere: Best-Loved Stories of Sudha Murthy

By: Sudha Murty

4.34

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

Wearer of many hats-philanthropist, entrepreneur, computer scientist, engineer, teacher-Sudha Murty… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
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21. The Hidden Hindu

By: Akshat Gupta

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a my… read more

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  • fiction

10 must-read fiction books like The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond

Transform Your Habits

Malgudi Days

R.K. Narayan , Jhumpa Lahiri

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Chetan Bhagat

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Room on the Roof

Ruskin Bond

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)

Amish Tripathi

4.27

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15 best-selling fiction books like The Hidden Hindu by Akshat Gupta

Transform Your Habits

The Rozabal Line

Ashwin Sanghi , Shawn Haigins

3.36

Transform Your Habits

The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy, #3)

Amish Tripathi

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Sita: Warrior of Mithila (RamChandra, #2)

Amish Tripathi

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Chanakya's Chant

Ashwin Sanghi

3.66

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