60 Essential English-Language Works of Modern Indian Literature

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Cover of 'The Veiled Suite' by Agha Shahid Ali
The Veiled Suite

Agha Shahid Ali

Cover of 'Corridor' by Sarnath Banerjee
Corridor

Sarnath Banerjee

Cover of 'The Simoqin Prophecies' by Samit Basu
The Simoqin Prophecies

Samit Basu

Cover of 'The Manticore's Secret' by Samit Basu
The Manticore's Secret

Samit Basu

Cover of 'The Unwaba Revelations' by Samit Basu
The Unwaba Revelations

Samit Basu

Cover of 'English, August' by Upamanyu Chatterjee
English, August

Upamanyu Chatterjee

Cover of 'Red Earth And Pouring Rain' by Vikram Chandra
Red Earth And Pouring Rain

Vikram Chandra

Cover of 'A Strange And Sublime Address' by Amit Chaudhuri
A Strange And Sublime Address

Amit Chaudhuri

Cover of 'Arzee The Dwarf' by Chandrahas Choudhury
Arzee The Dwarf

Chandrahas Choudhury

Cover of 'Collected Poems, 1970 2005' by Keki N. Daruwalla
Collected Poems, 1970 2005

Keki N. Daruwalla

Cover of 'Solo' by Rana Dasgupta
Solo

Rana Dasgupta

Cover of 'Collected Plays' by Mahesh Dattani
Collected Plays

Mahesh Dattani

Cover of 'The Point Of Return' by Siddhartha Deb
The Point Of Return

Siddhartha Deb

Cover of 'In Custody' by Anita Desai
In Custody

Anita Desai

Cover of 'The Inheritance of Loss' by Kiran Desai
The Inheritance of Loss

Kiran Desai

Cover of 'Collected Stories' by Shashi Deshpande
Collected Stories

Shashi Deshpande

Cover of 'The Circle Of Reason' by Amitav Ghosh
The Circle Of Reason

Amitav Ghosh

Cover of 'The Glassblower's Breath' by Sunetra Gupta
The Glassblower's Breath

Sunetra Gupta

Cover of 'The Burnt Forehead Of Max Saul' by Indrajit Hazra
The Burnt Forehead Of Max Saul

Indrajit Hazra

Cover of 'Difficult Daughters' by Manju Kapur
Difficult Daughters

Manju Kapur

Cover of 'Looking Through Glass' by Mukul Kesavan
Looking Through Glass

Mukul Kesavan

Cover of 'Jejuri' by Arun Kolatkar
Jejuri

Arun Kolatkar

Cover of 'Interpreter of Maladies' by Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies

Jhumpa Lahiri

Cover of 'The Lie Of Dawns' by Jayanta Mahapatra
The Lie Of Dawns

Jayanta Mahapatra

Cover of 'Such A Long Journey' by Rohinton Mistry
Such A Long Journey

Rohinton Mistry

Cover of 'Collected Poems, 1954–2004' by Dom Moraes
Collected Poems, 1954–2004

Dom Moraes

Cover of 'The Middleman and Other Stories' by Bharati Mukherjee
The Middleman and Other Stories

Bharati Mukherjee

Cover of 'The Collected Poems Of A.K. Ramanujan' by A.K. Ramanujan
The Collected Poems Of A.K. Ramanujan

A.K. Ramanujan

Cover of 'An Atlas Of Impossible Longing' by Anuradha Roy
An Atlas Of Impossible Longing

Anuradha Roy

Cover of 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy
The God of Small Things

Arundhati Roy

Cover of 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

Cover of 'Postmarked India' by Sudeep Sen
Postmarked India

Sudeep Sen

Cover of 'The Golden Gate' by Vikram Seth
The Golden Gate

Vikram Seth

Cover of 'Train To Pakistan' by Khushwant Singh
Train To Pakistan

Khushwant Singh

Cover of 'The Alchemy Of Desire' by Tarun J. Tejpal
The Alchemy Of Desire

Tarun J. Tejpal

Cover of 'The Great Indian Novel' by Shashi Tharoor
The Great Indian Novel

Shashi Tharoor

Cover of 'Written Forever' by Rukun Advani
Written Forever

Rukun Advani

Cover of 'Indian Love Poems' by Meena Alexander
Indian Love Poems

Meena Alexander

Cover of 'Indivisible' by Neelanjana Banerjee, Summi Kaipa, Pireeni Sundaralingam
Indivisible

Neelanjana Banerjee, Summi Kaipa, Pireeni Sundaralingam

Cover of 'Language For A New Century' by Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar
Language For A New Century

Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar

Cover of 'The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature' by Amit Chaudhuri
The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature

Amit Chaudhuri

Cover of 'New Writing In India' by Adil Jussawalla
New Writing In India

Adil Jussawalla

Cover of 'Away' by Amitava Kumar
Away

Amitava Kumar

Cover of 'Speaking For Myself' by Sukrita Paul Kumar, Malashri Lal
Speaking For Myself

Sukrita Paul Kumar, Malashri Lal

Cover of 'The Oxford India Anthology Of Twelve Modern Indian Poets' by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
The Oxford India Anthology Of Twelve Modern Indian Poets

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Cover of 'Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets' by R. Parthasarathy
Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets

R. Parthasarathy

Cover of 'A Matter Of Taste' by Nilanjana S. Roy
A Matter Of Taste

Nilanjana S. Roy

Cover of 'The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997' by Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West
The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997

Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West

Cover of 'The Harper Collins Book Of English Poetry' by Sudeep Sen
The Harper Collins Book Of English Poetry

Sudeep Sen

Cover of 'The Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian' by Nirad C. Chaudhuri
The Autobiography Of An Unknown Indian

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Cover of 'My Story' by Kamala Das
My Story

Kamala Das

Cover of 'Postcolonial Theory' by Leela Gandhi
Postcolonial Theory

Leela Gandhi

Cover of 'The Imam And The Indian' by Amitav Ghosh
The Imam And The Indian

Amitav Ghosh

Cover of 'The Global Soul' by Pico Iyer
The Global Soul

Pico Iyer

Cover of 'Poetry, Politics And Culture' by Akshaya Kumar
Poetry, Politics And Culture

Akshaya Kumar

Cover of 'Maximum City' by Suketu Mehta
Maximum City

Suketu Mehta

Cover of 'Temptations Of The West' by Pankaj Mishra
Temptations Of The West

Pankaj Mishra

Cover of 'The Perishable Empire' by Meenakshi Mukherjee
The Perishable Empire

Meenakshi Mukherjee

Cover of 'India: A Million Mutinies Now' by V. S. Naipaul
India: A Million Mutinies Now

V. S. Naipaul

Cover of 'Diddi: My Mother's Voice' by Ira Pande
Diddi: My Mother's Voice

Ira Pande

Cover of 'On Balance' by Leila Seth
On Balance

Leila Seth

Cover of 'My Own Country' by Abraham Verghese
My Own Country

Abraham Verghese