Popular Indian books that are highly rated by readers

Books and fiction are a major part of art and literature. Be it any genre like psychology, history, romance, science fiction, mythology and so on, one can find an array of books available on all topics, including several written by Indian authors. India’s contribution to world literature has been immense from the very beginning of recorded time. Here are the most popular Indian books on Goodreads.

Goodreads is a website that keeps tracks of all published and unpublished books in the world.

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A Fine Balance

A Fine Balance is a novel by Rohinton Mistry published in the year 2001. The book is historical fiction and deals with the themes of cruelty, corruption, and heroism in India. The setting of the novel is 1975 India, and it traces the story of four strangers. The average rating of A Fine Balance is 4.36 on Goodreads. A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry’s second novel.

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Malgudi Days

The words Malgudi Days are enough to send almost every Indian into nostalgia. R. K. Narayan’s magical and fictional town of Malgudi has touched many lives with its story and characters. This collection of stories has received rating of 4.21 on Goodreads. Malgudi Days paints a portrait of various types of people, of typical Indian village life, and encapsulates the essence of India. It was first published in 1942.

The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni hit a masterstroke with the publication of The Palace of Illusions in 2008. The book is a retelling of the Indian epic Mahabharat but with an interesting twist. The story is narrated from the point of view of Draupadi, who is also known as Panchaali. Panchaali’s life with her five husbands, her struggles with identity, and her friendship with Lord Krishna has been traced well by Divakaruni. The readers have given the book a total rating of 4.15 on Goodreads.

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A Suitable Boy

A hefty novel of around 1400 pages, Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy is the first of the series. The novel was published in the year 1993. A Suitable Boy deals with the search of a suitable groom for Lata Mehra. The novel is a great combination of multi-ethnicity, large Indian families, love, sadness and humour. Readers on Goodreads have given the novel a rating of 4.11.

The Immortals of Meluha

The Immortals of Meluha is set in 1900 BC, tracing Shiva’s journey from being a rough and wild Tibetan to the Mahadev of India. Author Amish has based Meluha on the Indus Valley Civilization. Amish has excellently blended in mythology with fiction in this Shiva Trilogy, of which The Immortals of Meluha is the first part. The book has received a total rating of 4.06 on Goodreads.

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Indian fiction is instrumental in bringing out the good and the bad that India has to offer. These books are all top-rated on Goodreads and also well-loved by the audience.

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