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The Best Books to Discover India

History and sociological essays to better understand India. Non-fiction books only. Unfortunately, the list is not exhaustive.
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The Hindus: An Alternative History (Wendy Doniger)
The Hindus: An Alternative History (Wendy Doniger)
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The Argumentative Indian (Amartya Sen)
The Argumentative Indian (Amartya Sen)
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Capital: The Eruption of Delhi (Rana Dasgupta)
Capital: The Eruption of Delhi (Rana Dasgupta)
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Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (Suketu Mehta)
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (Suketu Mehta)
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Nine Lives (William Dalrymple)
Nine Lives (William Dalrymple)
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Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic (John Zubrzycki)
Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic (John Zubrzycki)
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The Age of Kali (William Dalrymple)
The Age of Kali (William Dalrymple)
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The Ramayana
The Ramayana
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India: A History (John Keay)
India: A History (John Keay)
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Sadhus (Dolf Hardsuiker)
Sadhus (Dolf Hardsuiker)
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Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes (Tripti Lahiri)
Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes (Tripti Lahiri)
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India: A Wounded Civilization
India: A Wounded Civilization
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India: A Million Mutinies Now
India: A Million Mutinies Now
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
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The Discovery of India (Jawaharlal Nehru)
The Discovery of India (Jawaharlal Nehru)
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Gandhi Before India
Gandhi Before India
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Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle (Mark Tully and Satish Jacob)
Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle (Mark Tully and Satish Jacob)
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The Last Mughal
The Last Mughal
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Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India (Gita Mehta)
Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India (Gita Mehta)
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
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The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience (David Gilmour)
The British in India: Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience (David Gilmour)
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India's War (Srinath Raghavan)
India's War (Srinath Raghavan)
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India: From Midnight to the Millennium (Shashi Tharoor)
India: From Midnight to the Millennium (Shashi Tharoor)
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The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata
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India: A Sacred Geography (Diana Eck)
India: A Sacred Geography (Diana Eck)
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Incarnations: A History of India in Fifty Lives (Sunil Khilnani)
Incarnations: A History of India in Fifty Lives (Sunil Khilnani)
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Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan
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Calcutta: Two Years in the City (Amit Chaudhuri)
Calcutta: Two Years in the City (Amit Chaudhuri)
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When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and Its Aftermath (Manoj Mitta & HS Phoolka)
When a Tree Shook Delhi: The 1984 Carnage and Its Aftermath (Manoj Mitta & HS Phoolka)
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Bombay
Bombay
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Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century (Nandan Nilekani)
Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century (Nandan Nilekani)
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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age (James Crabtree)
The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age (James Crabtree)
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Autobiography of a Yogi (Paramahansa Yogananda)
Autobiography of a Yogi (Paramahansa Yogananda)
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Twilight in Delhi by Ahmed Ali
Twilight in Delhi by Ahmed Ali
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River of Life, River of Death (Victor Mallet)
River of Life, River of Death (Victor Mallet)
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India: A Short History (Andrew Robinson)
India: A Short History (Andrew Robinson)
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The Wonder That Was India (A.L. Basham)
The Wonder That Was India (A.L. Basham)
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Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King (Audrey Truschke)
Aurangzeb: The Life and Legacy of India's Most Controversial King (Audrey Truschke)
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The Idea of Justice (Amartya Sen)
The Idea of Justice (Amartya Sen)
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The Great Partition (Yasmin Khan)
The Great Partition (Yasmin Khan)
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