Indian Literature and Authors

The Broken Wing is a collection of poems written by the Indian poet and activist Sarojini Naidu.

The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy, attributed to Kautilya (also known as Chanakya).

A Bend in the River is a novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author V. S. Naipaul, published in 1979.

Chaitali is a famous collection of poems written by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore.

Godaan is a classic Hindi novel written by Munshi Premchand, depicting the socio-economic deprivation of the Indian peasantry.

Gulistan (The Rose Garden) is a landmark work of Persian literature written by the poet Sheikh Saadi.

Indian Unrest was written by Valentine Chirol, a British journalist. The book analyzed political movements in India and famously described Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the 'father of Indian unrest'.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote several books, but the specific title 'Purpose of Life' is not his most famous work; however, he is the attributed author in this context.

V.S. Naipaul is the author of the novel 'Magic Seeds', published in 2004.

Two Lives is a non-fiction book by the acclaimed Indian author Vikram Seth, published in 2005. The book is a memoir and biography of his great-uncle Shanti Behari Seth and his German-Jewish great-aunt Henny Gerda Caro. It explores their lives against the backdrop of the 20th century's major historical events.

The Cocktail Party is a verse play written by the poet and playwright T. S. Eliot, first performed in 1949.

Politics and Ethics are two of the most famous philosophical treatises written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle.

The Golden Bough is a major anthropological study of mythology and religion written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer.

Himalayan Blunder is a book written by Brigadier J. P. Dalvi, providing an account of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

Hayavadana is a celebrated play written by the Indian playwright Girish Karnad, drawing on themes from Indian mythology.