Best Indian Fiction (English) of the 21st Century

1.
Ghachar Ghochar
Ghachar Ghochar 3.89 avg rating — 17,798 ratings
2.
Em and The Big Hoom
Em and The Big Hoom 4.20 avg rating — 7,496 ratings
3.
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2)
The Blue Monsoon (Blue Mumbai, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 731 ratings
4.
When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife
When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife 4.08 avg rating — 6,477 ratings
5.
The Illicit Happiness of Other People
The Illicit Happiness of Other People 4.08 avg rating — 6,920 ratings
6.
Leila
Leila 3.61 avg rating — 1,262 ratings
7.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,153 ratings
8.
Neon Noon
Neon Noon 3.87 avg rating — 112 ratings
9.
Serious Men
Serious Men 3.77 avg rating — 4,157 ratings
10.
Manan
Manan 3.84 avg rating — 88 ratings
11.
The Adivasi Will Not Dance
The Adivasi Will Not Dance 4.10 avg rating — 1,891 ratings
12.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness 3.55 avg rating — 38,035 ratings
13.
Diwali in Muzaffarnagar
Diwali in Muzaffarnagar 4.14 avg rating — 230 ratings
14.
Sea of Poppies
Sea of Poppies 3.97 avg rating — 29,066 ratings
15.
The Hungry Tide
The Hungry Tide 3.99 avg rating — 19,602 ratings
16.
Sleeping on Jupiter
Sleeping on Jupiter 3.34 avg rating — 2,678 ratings
17.
The Far Field
The Far Field 3.87 avg rating — 10,988 ratings
18.
Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories
Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories 4.27 avg rating — 131 ratings
19.
The Private Life of Mrs Sharma
The Private Life of Mrs Sharma 3.29 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
20.
The Devourers
The Devourers
by: Indra Das
3.75 avg rating — 4,673 ratings
21.
The Book of Chocolate Saints
The Book of Chocolate Saints 3.68 avg rating — 368 ratings
21.
The Gypsy Goddess
The Gypsy Goddess 3.77 avg rating — 587 ratings
23.
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Blue 3.95 avg rating — 3,320 ratings
24.
The Heavens We Chase : A Novel
The Heavens We Chase : A Novel 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
24.
The Blind Lady's Descendants
The Blind Lady's Descendants 3.94 avg rating — 323 ratings
26.
Eunuch Park : Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruct
Eunuch Park : Fifteen Stories of Love and Destruct 2.94 avg rating — 107 ratings
27.
The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey
The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey 3.91 avg rating — 251 ratings
28.
The Peacock Throne
The Peacock Throne 3.54 avg rating — 222 ratings
29.
River of Smoke
River of Smoke 3.97 avg rating — 10,820 ratings
30.
The White Tiger
The White Tiger 3.77 avg rating — 200,084 ratings
31.
Rebirth
Rebirth 4.05 avg rating — 322 ratings
31.
Gods And Ends
Gods And Ends 4.16 avg rating — 152 ratings
33.
Odysseus Abroad
Odysseus Abroad 3.16 avg rating — 376 ratings
34.
The Queen of Jasmine Country
The Queen of Jasmine Country 3.92 avg rating — 316 ratings
35.
Latitudes of Longing
Latitudes of Longing 3.77 avg rating — 3,702 ratings
36.
Prelude to a Riot
Prelude to a Riot 3.97 avg rating — 554 ratings
37.
The Town That Laughed
The Town That Laughed 3.81 avg rating — 140 ratings
38.
A Bad Character
A Bad Character 3.34 avg rating — 1,002 ratings
39.
No Direction Rome
No Direction Rome 3.70 avg rating — 46 ratings
40.
Mrs C Remembers
Mrs C Remembers 3.89 avg rating — 114 ratings
41.
The High Priestess Never Marries
The High Priestess Never Marries 3.71 avg rating — 212 ratings
42.
Nine
Nine 3.61 avg rating — 150 ratings
42.
We of the Forsaken World...
We of the Forsaken World... 4.21 avg rating — 1,312 ratings
42.
The Association of Small Bombs
The Association of Small Bombs 3.57 avg rating — 14,514 ratings
42.
Chemmeen
Chemmeen 4.01 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
42.
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1)
The Blue Bar (Blue Mumbai, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
42.
Manjhi's Mayhem
Manjhi's Mayhem 3.82 avg rating — 250 ratings
48.
Insects Are Just Like You and Me Except Some of Them Have Wings
Insects Are Just Like You and Me Except Some of Them Have Wings 3.74 avg rating — 307 ratings
48.
Where Does It Hurt? (Hook Book): Exploring complex emotions through poetry | 5+
Where Does It Hurt? (Hook Book): Exploring complex emotions through poetry | 5+ 3.79 avg rating — 62 ratings
48.
Last Man in Tower
Last Man in Tower 3.57 avg rating — 7,859 ratings
48.
The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao
The Memoirs of Valmiki Rao 3.83 avg rating — 76 ratings
52.
The Death of Vishnu
The Death of Vishnu 3.62 avg rating — 9,324 ratings
52.
The Cosmopolitans [Paperback] Anjum Hasan
The Cosmopolitans [Paperback] Anjum Hasan 3.50 avg rating — 104 ratings
52.
The Palace of Illusions
The Palace of Illusions 4.20 avg rating — 61,968 ratings
55.
The City of Devi (The Hindu Gods, #3)
The City of Devi (The Hindu Gods, #3) 3.28 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
55.
The Red Carpet
The Red Carpet 3.36 avg rating — 624 ratings
55.
History's Angel
History's Angel 3.73 avg rating — 128 ratings
58.
Call Me Dan
Call Me Dan 2.68 avg rating — 34 ratings
58.
The Machine is Learning
The Machine is Learning 3.99 avg rating — 145 ratings
60.
SUNITA DE SOUZA GOES TO SYDNEY AND OTHER STORIES
SUNITA DE SOUZA GOES TO SYDNEY AND OTHER STORIES 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
60.
The Way Things Were
The Way Things Were 3.67 avg rating — 472 ratings
62.
The Small-Town Sea
The Small-Town Sea 4.14 avg rating — 465 ratings
62.
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others 3.68 avg rating — 5,000 ratings
64.
One Point Two Billion [Hardcover] [Oct 01, 2015] Mahesh Rao
One Point Two Billion [Hardcover] [Oct 01, 2015] Mahesh Rao 3.52 avg rating — 183 ratings
64.
Shalom India Housing Society
Shalom India Housing Society 3.44 avg rating — 43 ratings
66.
The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend 3.07 avg rating — 162 ratings
66.
The Education of Yuri
The Education of Yuri 4.13 avg rating — 585 ratings
68.
Transit For Beginners
Transit For Beginners 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
68.
Battle For Bittora
Battle For Bittora 3.68 avg rating — 2,878 ratings
68.
Exquisite Cadavers
Exquisite Cadavers 3.82 avg rating — 624 ratings
71.
Turbulence
Turbulence 3.49 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
71.
Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line
Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line 3.81 avg rating — 11,604 ratings
73.
Next Door: Stories
Next Door: Stories 3.79 avg rating — 112 ratings
73.
When The Moon Shines By Day
When The Moon Shines By Day 3.24 avg rating — 84 ratings
73.
The Bellboy
The Bellboy 3.82 avg rating — 125 ratings
76.
Milk Teeth
Milk Teeth 3.78 avg rating — 2,601 ratings
76.
Quarterlife
Quarterlife 3.74 avg rating — 529 ratings
78.
Selection Day
Selection Day 3.22 avg rating — 3,260 ratings
78.
Stuck Like Lint
Stuck Like Lint 3.87 avg rating — 31 ratings
80.
Name Place Animal Thing
Name Place Animal Thing 3.96 avg rating — 394 ratings
81.
The House Next to the Factory
The House Next to the Factory 3.55 avg rating — 160 ratings
82.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life 3.84 avg rating — 171 ratings
83.
The Best Possible Experience: Stories
The Best Possible Experience: Stories 4.09 avg rating — 279 ratings
84.
Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors
Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors 3.49 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
85.
A New World
A New World 3.06 avg rating — 252 ratings
86.
Sojourn
Sojourn 3.22 avg rating — 459 ratings
87.
Dark Star
Dark Star 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings
88.
The Body Myth
The Body Myth 3.59 avg rating — 467 ratings
89.
Kintsugi: A Novel
Kintsugi: A Novel 3.96 avg rating — 209 ratings
90.
Daura: A Novel
Daura: A Novel 3.85 avg rating — 255 ratings
91.
A Death in Shonagachhi
A Death in Shonagachhi 3.49 avg rating — 513 ratings
92.
The Firebird
The Firebird 3.84 avg rating — 62 ratings
93.
Dark Circles
Dark Circles 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings
94.
Half-Blood
Half-Blood 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
95.
Tears of the Dragon (Arjun Arora Mystery, #4)
Tears of the Dragon (Arjun Arora Mystery, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 20 ratings
96.
Corridor
Corridor 3.40 avg rating — 704 ratings
97.
Bhaunri
Bhaunri 4.02 avg rating — 602 ratings
98.
Unknown City: A Novel
Unknown City: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings
99.
The Enclave
The Enclave 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings
100.
Hurda
Hurda 3.67 avg rating — 82 ratings
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