books on predominantly indian history, though some can be considered south asian history as well!
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last updated February, 2026
Ants among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India
Sujatha Gidla
We are Anarchists: Essays on Anarchism, Pacifism, and the Indian Independence Movement, 1923–1953
M.P.T. Acharya
Mafia Queens of Mumbai
S. Hussain Zaidi
Where the Gods Dwell: Thirteen Temples and their (hi)stories
Vikrant Pande
Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji
Manu S. Pillai
Journey of A Civilization: Indus to Vaigai
R. Balakrishnan
Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth
Audrey Truschke
Partition Voices: Untold British Stories
Kavita Puri
The Dig: Keeladi and the Politics of India’s Past
Sowmiya Ashok
Fortune Seekers: A Business History of the Nattukottai Chettiars
Raman Mahadevan
The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom
Palagummi Sainath
The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works 1100-1900
B.N. Goswamy
The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History
Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity
The Book of Emperors: An Illustrated History of the Mughals
Ashwitha Jayakumar
The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy
Rahul Bhatia
Dapaan: Tales from Kashmir’s Conflict
Ipsita Chakravarty
Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War
Raghu Karnad
The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore
Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire
Ira Mukhoty
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