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Modern India's brightest minds share their wisdom through memoirs, mythology, philosophy, and practical guidance for personal growth. These compelling works capture the essence of Indian thought and culture while addressing universal questions about success, purpose, and the human experience.

Indian Literature Book Summaries

Playing It My Way Summary
Playing It My Way
My Autobiography
by Sachin Tendulkar 2014 486 pages
3.94
10k+ ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
And Then One Day Summary
And Then One Day
A Memoir
by Naseeruddin Shah 2014 328 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
India
What Young India Wants Summary
What Young India Wants
by Chetan Bhagat 2012 181 pages
3.26
9k+ ratings
India
Indian Literature
Essays
India Unbound Summary
India Unbound
The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
by Gurcharan Das 2000 432 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
India
History
Economics
Wings of Fire Summary
Wings of Fire
An Autobiography
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1999 180 pages
4.29
52k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
India
IIM Ahmedabad Business Books Summary
IIM Ahmedabad Business Books
Day to Day Economics
by Satish Y. Deodhar 2012 232 pages
4.24
2k+ ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Wise and Otherwise Summary
Wise and Otherwise
by Sudha Murty 2006 220 pages
4.02
13k+ ratings
Short Stories
India
Indian Literature
The Habit of Winning Summary
The Habit of Winning
Stories to Inspire, Motivate and Unleash the Winner within
by Prakash Iyer 2011 264 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Leadership
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life
by Shweta Chandra 2016 192 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Hinduism
Religion
What Are You Doing With Your Life? Summary
What Are You Doing With Your Life?
by J. Krishnamurti 1899
3.95
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Spirituality
Half Lion Summary
Half Lion
How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India
by Vinay Sitapati 2016 371 pages
4.43
2k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
You Can Win Summary
You Can Win
A Step by Step Tool for Top Achievers
by Shiv Kehra 1998 290 pages
3.90
18k+ ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Business
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish Summary
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish
by Rashmi Bansal 2008 324 pages
3.69
11k+ ratings
Business
Self Help
Entrepreneurship
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody 2013 249 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
India
Law
History
Myth = Mithya Summary
Myth = Mithya
A Handbook of Hindu Mythology
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2006 232 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Religion
India
I Came Upon a Lighthouse Summary
I Came Upon a Lighthouse
A Short Memoir Of Life With Ratan Tata
by Shantanu Naidu 2021 232 pages
4.46
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
India
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone Summary
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
by Shashi Tharoor 2007 512 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
India
Politics
History
The Hidden Hindu Summary
The Hidden Hindu
by Akshat Gupta 2020
3.90
4k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Hinduism
The Immortals of Meluha Summary
The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi 2010 436 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Indian Literature
2 States Summary
2 States
The Story of My Marriage
by Chetan Bhagat 2009 269 pages
3.43
96k+ ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
India
Secret of the Veda Summary
Secret of the Veda
by Sri Aurobindo 1971 651 pages
4.45
100+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
The Palace of Illusions Summary
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008 360 pages
4.20
58k+ ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha 2007 912 pages
4.39
17k+ ratings
History
Politics
Indian Literature
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism
The Annotated Critical Selection
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954 296 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Religion
India
History
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy 1997 321 pages
3.96
300k+ ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
An Era of Darkness Summary
An Era of Darkness
The British Empire in India
by Shashi Tharoor 2016 360 pages
4.17
11k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
The Company of Women Summary
The Company of Women
by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages
3.27
4k+ ratings
Indian Literature
Erotica
India
The Forest of Enchantments Summary
The Forest of Enchantments
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2019 372 pages
4.20
15k+ ratings
Mythology
India
Fantasy
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods
Ambedkar and the Facts Which Have Been Erased
by Arun Shourie 1997 680 pages
3.80
100+ ratings
History
India
Politics
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The Namesake Summary
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Novels
The White Tiger Summary
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga 2008 276 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
India
Contemporary
Indian Literature
Chanakya in Daily Life Summary
Chanakya in Daily Life
by Radhakrishnan Pillai 2016 292 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Self Help
Indian Literature
Dongri To Dubai Summary
Dongri To Dubai
Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012 378 pages
3.95
10k+ ratings
Crime
India
History
Black Suits You Summary
Black Suits You
by Novoneel Chakraborty 2016 304 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Romance
Yayati Summary
Yayati
A Classic Tale of Lust
by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar 1963 251 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Marathi
Mythology
India
गोदान [Godaan] Summary
गोदान [Godaan]
by Munshi Premchand 1936 352 pages
4.41
9k+ ratings
Classics
India
Indian Literature
Half Girlfriend Summary
Half Girlfriend
by Chetan Bhagat 2014 260 pages
3.13
52k+ ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
India
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946 656 pages
4.09
8k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
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