books on predominantly indian history, though some can be considered south asian history as well!
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last updated March, 2026
Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse
Bhagat Singh
Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji, Reformer, Lawyer, and Champion of Women's Rights in India
Richard Sorabji
Red Sun
Sudeep Chakravarti
The Flaming Feet and Other Essays: The Dalit Movement in India
D.R. Nagaraj
Becoming Bangalore: Stories That Shaped a Hometown
Roopa Pai
In the Beginning there was Bombay Duck - A Food History of Mumbai
Pronoti Datta
Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History
Ornit Shani
Resisting Disappearance: Military Occupation and Women's Activism in Kashmir (Decolonizing Feminisms)
Ather Zia
Footprints of a Queer History: Life Stories from Gujarat
Maya Sharma
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
Ramachandra Guha
Infinite Variety: A History of Desire in India
Madhavi Menon
Lords of Earth and Sea: A History of the Chola Empire
Anirudh Kanisetti
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
(^^ゞ first list! more than welcome to any additions, corrections and suggestions
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