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India Classics
India (Lonely Planet Country Guide)India (Lonely Planet Country Guide) by Sarina Singh
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Still the best. Any trip there without this book will be less complete.
Hullabaloo in the Guava OrchardHullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai
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It's by Kiran Desai - enough said.
The Siege Of KrishnapurThe Siege Of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
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Schoolboy "Empire in crisis" classic. Enough to make the stiffest upper lip quiver.
White Man FallingWhite Man Falling by Mike Stocks
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Acutely observed & hilarious comment on current Indian scene. God I wish I was there.
A Passage to IndiaA Passage to India by E M Forster
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Set almost 100 years after "The Siege of Krishnapur" a crushing description of how, to the British, almost nothing had changed since the rebellion.
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple
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Can't recommend this enough. Fascinating stuff bringing a long gone India closer to our own time through very personal history telling.
Shadow of the Silk RoadShadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron
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The Inheritance of LossThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
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