The India series of books

Over the past 1 year I’ve read the following books that I would group under India Series. They made me realize how little I know about my country and it’s people and most importantly I’ve never lived in Bombay/Mumbai.  This list will be constantly updated as I keep discovering more books.

I call it discovering a book because I never read book reviews ever. I walk into the library/book store scan shelves, first read the titles, check out the author's name; see if the name draws any recollections from memory, gloss over the cover art, read jacket-in flap, read 10 or so pages ( because it's a very time consuming and deep commitment) if I like what i read, i pick the book. All books i've read have been hand picked in this manner; the selection never disappoints. 

Also, RIP Steve Jobs.

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By Aravind Adiga

• The White Tiger
• Between the Assassinations
• Last Man in Tower

By Rohinton Mistry

• Such a Long Journey
• A Fine Balance

By Manil Suri

• The Death of Vishnu
• The Age of Shiva.

By Suketu Mehta

• Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found

By Gregory David Roberts

• Shantaram

By Vikram Chandra

• Love and Longing in Bombay
• Sacred Games
• Red Earth and Pouring Rain

By Amitav Ghosh

• The Hungry Tide
• Sea of poppies

By Anand Giridharadas

• India Calling

By Shashi Tharoor

• The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone

By Katherine Frank

• Indira Gandhi