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Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1936
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
4.61
9k+
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste 93%
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936
4.61
9k+ ratings
The Doctor and the Saint
by Arundhati Roy • 2017
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
4.33
3k+
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint 92%
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
by Arundhati Roy 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
4.32
226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 92%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
Riddles in Hinduism
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1954
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
4.17
572
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism 91%
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954
4.17
572 ratings
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by Katherine Boo • 2012
A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.
3.98
117k+
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Summary
Behind the Beautiful Forevers 90%
A murder charge, born of envy, traps a garbage-sorting family in Mumbai's market for justice.
by Katherine Boo 2012
3.98
117k+ ratings
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi • 2019
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
3.87
515
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots 90%
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
by Daksh Tyagi 2019
3.87
515 ratings
What Young India Wants
by Chetan Bhagat • 2012
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
3.26
10k+
What Young India Wants Summary
What Young India Wants 90%
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
by Chetan Bhagat 2012
3.26
10k+ ratings
Whole Numbers and Half Truths
by Rukmini S. • 2021
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
4.21
1k+
Whole Numbers and Half Truths Summary
Whole Numbers and Half Truths 90%
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
by Rukmini S. 2021
4.21
1k+ ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
4.52
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Caste Summary
Caste 89%
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
3.83
125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 89%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
The Beautiful Tree
by Dharampal • 1983
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
4.38
184
The Beautiful Tree Summary
The Beautiful Tree 89%
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
by Dharampal 1983
4.38
184 ratings
Why I am a Hindu
by Shashi Tharoor • 2018
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
3.72
4k+
Why I am a Hindu Summary
Why I am a Hindu 89%
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
by Shashi Tharoor 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
by Anand Ranganathan • 2023
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
4.46
905
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra Summary
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra 89%
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
by Anand Ranganathan 2023
4.46
905 ratings
I, the citizen
by R. Balasubramaniam
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
4.26
53
I, the citizen Summary
I, the citizen 88%
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
by R. Balasubramaniam
4.26
53 ratings
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan
by Shoba Narayan • 2018
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
3.64
2k+
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan Summary
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan 88%
She went to India for her roots and found them in a milk vendor's cowshed.
by Shoba Narayan 2018
3.64
2k+ ratings
Worshipping False Gods
by Arun Shourie • 1997
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
3.83
365
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods 88%
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
by Arun Shourie 1997
3.83
365 ratings
The Trauma of Caste
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan • 2022
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
4.43
429
The Trauma of Caste Summary
The Trauma of Caste 88%
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan 2022
4.43
429 ratings
India Positive
by Chetan Bhagat • 2019
Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.
3.60
254
India Positive Summary
India Positive 88%
Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.
by Chetan Bhagat 2019
3.60
254 ratings
The Struggle for India's Soul
by Shashi Tharoor • 2021
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
3.77
48
The Struggle for India's Soul Summary
The Struggle for India's Soul 88%
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
by Shashi Tharoor 2021
3.77
48 ratings
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
4.42
2k+
India that is Bharat Summary
India that is Bharat 88%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
Gandhi
by Louis Fischer • 1950
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
4.18
5k+
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi 88%
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
by Louis Fischer 1950
4.18
5k+ ratings
India After Gandhi
by Ramachandra Guha • 2007
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
4.39
18k+
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi 88%
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
by Ramachandra Guha 2007
4.39
18k+ ratings
Home in the World
by Amartya Sen • 2021
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
4.15
825
Home in the World Summary
Home in the World 88%
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
by Amartya Sen 2021
4.15
825 ratings
India Is Broken
by Ashoka Mody • 2023
India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.
4.25
282
India Is Broken Summary
India Is Broken 88%
India chose steel over schools, charisma over accountability: the sixty-year unmaking of a nation.
by Ashoka Mody 2023
4.25
282 ratings
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi • 1927
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
4.10
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An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 88%
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927
4.10
75k+ ratings
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone
by Shashi Tharoor • 2007
A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.
3.59
1k+
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone Summary
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone 88%
A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.
by Shashi Tharoor 2007
3.59
1k+ ratings
And Then One Day
by Naseeruddin Shah • 2014
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
4.02
2k+
And Then One Day Summary
And Then One Day 87%
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
by Naseeruddin Shah 2014
4.02
2k+ ratings
Guns & Thighs
by Ram Gopal Varma • 2015
His hits were accidental. His flops were deliberate. A Bollywood director's argument for failure.
3.68
871
Guns & Thighs Summary
Guns & Thighs 87%
His hits were accidental. His flops were deliberate. A Bollywood director's argument for failure.
by Ram Gopal Varma 2015
3.68
871 ratings
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1946
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
4.10
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The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 87%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
Mother Mary Comes to Me
by Arundhati Roy • 2025
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
4.38
32k+
Mother Mary Comes to Me Summary
Mother Mary Comes to Me 87%
She fled her mother at eighteen with a knife. The woman who survived became the writer.
by Arundhati Roy 2025
4.38
32k+ ratings
In Pursuit Of Justice
by Rajindar Sachar • 2020
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
5.00
1
In Pursuit Of Justice Summary
In Pursuit Of Justice 87%
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
by Rajindar Sachar 2020
5.00
1 ratings
Why I Am An Atheist
by Bhagat Singh • 1931
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
4.43
6k+
Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist 87%
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
by Bhagat Singh 1931
4.43
6k+ ratings
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
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2k+
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands 87%
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
by Salman Rushdie 1991
3.99
2k+ ratings
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography
by M.K. Gandhi • 2020
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
4.00
517
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography Summary
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography 87%
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
by M.K. Gandhi 2020
4.00
517 ratings
Savarkar
by Vikram Sampath • 2021
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
4.70
472
Savarkar Summary
Savarkar 87%
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
by Vikram Sampath 2021
4.70
472 ratings
Usne Kaha Tha
by Charndradhar Sharma Guleri • 2025
A soldier's promise in WWI, a king's brutal justice, and seven more tales of Indian sacrifice.
3.73
22
Usne Kaha Tha Summary
Usne Kaha Tha 87%
A soldier's promise in WWI, a king's brutal justice, and seven more tales of Indian sacrifice.
by Charndradhar Sharma Guleri 2025
3.73
22 ratings
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
by Teesta Setalvad • 2017
She documented a massacre the state wanted forgotten. Then the state came after her.
4.00
105
Foot Soldier of the Constitution Summary
Foot Soldier of the Constitution 87%
She documented a massacre the state wanted forgotten. Then the state came after her.
by Teesta Setalvad 2017
4.00
105 ratings
The Making of Exile
by Nandita Bhavnani • 2014
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
4.17
145
The Making of Exile Summary
The Making of Exile 87%
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
by Nandita Bhavnani 2014
4.17
145 ratings
India Unbound
by Gurcharan Das • 2000
Forty years of socialism, 3% growth: India's stagnation was self-inflicted. Then 1991 broke it open.
4.09
6k+
India Unbound Summary
India Unbound 87%
Forty years of socialism, 3% growth: India's stagnation was self-inflicted. Then 1991 broke it open.
by Gurcharan Das 2000
4.09
6k+ ratings
The Everything Hinduism Book
by Kenneth Schouler • 2009
No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.
3.38
16
The Everything Hinduism Book Summary
The Everything Hinduism Book 87%
No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.
by Kenneth Schouler 2009
3.38
16 ratings
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy • 1997
A forbidden love leads to a drowning, trapping twins in a decades-long secret in 1969 Kerala.
3.96
330k+
The God of Small Things Summary
The God of Small Things 87%
A forbidden love leads to a drowning, trapping twins in a decades-long secret in 1969 Kerala.
by Arundhati Roy 1997
3.96
330k+ ratings
गोदान [Godan]
by Munshi Premchand • 1936
A peasant's dream of owning a cow becomes the instrument of his destruction in colonial India.
4.43
10k+
गोदान [Godan] Summary
गोदान [Godan] 87%
A peasant's dream of owning a cow becomes the instrument of his destruction in colonial India.
by Munshi Premchand 1936
4.43
10k+ ratings
La tresse
by Laetitia Colombani • 2017
Three women in three countries battle caste, ruin, and cancer, linked by a braid of hair.
4.01
69k+
La tresse Summary
La tresse 87%
Three women in three countries battle caste, ruin, and cancer, linked by a braid of hair.
by Laetitia Colombani 2017
4.01
69k+ ratings
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions
by Meera Baindur • 2015
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
3.00
1
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary
Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 87%
Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.
by Meera Baindur 2015
3.00
1 ratings
The Billionaire Raj
by James Crabtree • 2018
Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.
3.84
2k+
The Billionaire Raj Summary
The Billionaire Raj 87%
Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.
by James Crabtree 2018
3.84
2k+ ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 87%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody • 2013
Ten verdicts that stretched the right to life, reined in parliament, and filled gaps lawmakers left.
4.08
2k+
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India 87%
Ten verdicts that stretched the right to life, reined in parliament, and filled gaps lawmakers left.
by Zia Mody 2013
4.08
2k+ ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 87%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
Where We Stand
by bell hooks • 2000
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
4.24
3k+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 87%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 87%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
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