Indian Writing - Page 3

Originally posted by: .Shakti.

Chanakya's chant and krishna key are two books written by Ashwin Sanghi I think u'll like it
now m reading krishna key n m enjoying it...u can try these two

Originally posted by: miss_bennet

Aadhe Adhure is by Mohan Rakesh, it is translated to English as Halfway House.😊

Ghashiram Kotwal is disturbing as well as heart wrenching. I had both these as part of my course work lol. These two are plays by the way.

I recently read Anuja Chauhan's Those Pricey Thakur Girls and liked it.

@TM there are lots of really good Indian authors, especially if you look into translations from regional languages.

If you are looking for mythological/historical fiction I can suggest a few:

Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray

Mahamoh by Pratibha Ray

Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ( I personally prefer Yajnaseni to this book though)

Second Turn (translation of Malayalam novel Randamoozham) by M T Vasudevan Nair

Asura by Anand Neelakantan

Rani by Jaishree Mishra

Jaya by Devdutt Patnaik

The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

These are what come to my mind right now, I can suggest more when I remember lol.

I can name a lot of Malayalam novels but I am not sure if translations are available for them. But if you can, do read the Legends of Khasak by O V Vijayan.

I cried reading God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

I also liked Kiran Desai's Inheritance of Loss.

I also love reading translations of Bengali novels, especially Bibhootibhooshan Bandopadhyay and Ashapurna Devi. Anything by Rabindranath Tagore is a great read. R K Narayan is someone whose books I have grown up reading.😊

Originally posted by: kunchu

Hey

You may try Guardian angels and Circle of Three.

Both by Rohit Gore

Siva Trilogy was one of the best book series I read till date.

Have u read palace of illusion its story of mahabharat from draupadi's pov

The Rozabal Line by Ashwin Sanghi, this book I've not read though I see it daily, lying alone on my table 😆

Try Shiv trilogy 😊
i loved the first two books...third i am yet to complete

Some of d translated fiction in English that i have read and loved :-
1) Those Days (Sei Samai - Bengali - historical fiction - Bengal 19th cent) by Sunil Gangopadhyay
2) Aavarana and Sartha (Kannada - historical fiction) by Bhyrappa
3) Mrityunjay by Shivaji Sawant (I read it in Hindi but avail in English)
4) Dozakhnama - by Rabisankar Bal (conversations between Ghalib and Manto from their graves)

Indian authors writing in English i missed in the replies here
1) Amitav Ghosh (historical fiction - recommend the Glass palace and the Hungry tide)
2) Vikas Swarup (Q&A AKA Slumdog Millionaire)
3) Vikram Chandra (Sacred Games)

Hindi fiction that is available in English
1) Raag Darbari - Srilal Shukla
2) Kitne Pakistan - Kamleshwar (translated as Partitions)

Hindi fiction that may not be available in English
1) Mahasamar - An eight volume retelling of Mahabharat, stripped of divine elements - Narendra Kohli
2) Sanskriti ke Char Adhyay by Ramdhari Dinkar (A cultural and religious history of India- the Hindi is a little difficult)
3) Kashi ka Assi (Satire) by Kashinath Singh

Everyone has to recommend the shiva trilogy. For some reasons, it's not keeping me hooked :(