2006-06-12 01:43:22 · 10 answers · asked by Indian 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
For those IDIOTS who think Indian writing is limited to books of meditation and spirituality, WAKE UP.... there are so many great fiction and nonfiction writers - Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy, Amitav Ghosh..... The list is Never Ending. I guess you need to start reading a bit more.
2006-06-12 02:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor is terrific.Its a satirical take on the Mahabharata and the struggle for Indian Independence.You can recoginse plenty of familiar characters-Gandhi,Jinna etc.
A review from Amazon
The Great Indian Novel gives the Mahabharata a spin that has never been done before...a funny one. Shashi Tharoor has created a work of pure humour and brilliance with this book. It is do-able enough to re-write epics like Ramayana (as Ashok Banker has) but it takes extraordinary imagination required to write something like The Great Indian Novel. Read this book if you're looking for something intelligently funny
2006-06-12 20:47:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabindranath Tagore
and
Kama Sutra
2006-06-12 01:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children
2006-06-12 01:47:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure to check out an author by the name of KAMALA
MARKANDAYA, I think she passed away in 2004, her books were interesting reads.
2006-06-12 03:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bali Rai is awesome!! Its atucally published in the UK..his "sukh aur rani" and "the crew" is the best
then there is NarayanRK ..(i don really like his books..doh)
If u like non-fiction read Anita Prathap's "island of blood".Its all the truth.
2006-06-12 01:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by cinnomone queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jhumpa lahiri (my favorite), chitra banerjee divakaruni (also my favorite), rabindranath tagore (obviously), arundhati roy, and someone who wrote for matrimonial purpose. forgot who wrote that! there might be more but i can only remember the ones that i like.
2006-06-12 04:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Firedancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all indian books are crap....its all about spirituality and meditation. it sucks im not impressed with indian writing.
2006-06-12 01:46:40 · answer #8 · answered by Divo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i agree wid noneegal........there are real good Indian writers as well as books.......... shobhaa de,vikram seth,chithra divakurni,arundhati roy,.....wings of fire by A.P.J.abdul kalam is also good but i dint like it much tho................!!!!!!!
2006-06-12 03:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nectar in a sieve
2006-06-12 17:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by medusaswrath 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋