Via I learn of Saudamini Jain collecting the (fifty-four) 'Greatest Indian Novels ever' at the Hindustan Times -- see part I and part II.
A jury of eight each selected their top ten (click on the names at the Hindustan Times for each judge's top ten -- interesting different approaches): Amitava Kumar, Chiki Sarkar, David Davidar, Harish Trivedi, Jeet Thayil, Jerry Pinto, Ravi Singh, and Sunil Sethi.
It's a decent, if slightly contemporary- and written-in-English-heavy, selection, but you could do worse for an Indian-starter-list.
Several of the titles are under review at the complete review (as are other titles by quite a few of the authors whose books make the list); see the Index of Indian literature under review, as well as, specifically:
It's a decent, if slightly contemporary- and written-in-English-heavy, selection, but you could do worse for an Indian-starter-list.
Several of the titles are under review at the complete review (as are other titles by quite a few of the authors whose books make the list); see the Index of Indian literature under review, as well as, specifically:
- The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
- Em And The Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto (just out in the US !)
- Godan by Premchand
- The Legends Of Khasak by O.V.Vijayan
- River Of Fire by Qurratulain Hyder
- English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee
- Samskara U.R.Ananthamurthy
- Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra