10 Books for Passionate Readers: As Good Book Means Good Friend

 

Reading is a good habit as reading habit can increase your knowledge and vocabulary. It can also improves one’s memory and stimulates are mind towards positivity. Books have the power to de-stress one’s mind. So, people should read good books each day.

Nowadays this deadly virus has spread negativity and stress everywhere so; people should read some good books to get their peace of mind and to maintain positivity around them. Therefore, this article contains list of books written by good Indian authors for readers.

Sita Warrior of Mithila: 

Sita Warrior of Mithila is the fifth book of Amishverse written by Amish Tripathi. It is the second book of a trilogy Rama Chandra Series.  In this book the writer has told the story of Sita one of the most important characters of Ramayan.

After reading the book, readers will get to know why there is a saying that every women should be like Sita. In this book readers will get to know about the birth place of Sita i.e. Mithila, the story behind the birth of Sita and how a princess became a great warrior.

I think this is a book which should be read by everyone once in a life time. This book will show the right path to every woman in her life and will give courage to fulfil her dreams. This book is like a lesson to those people who think that women are weak and cannot do anything.

The God of Small Things: 

The God of Small Things is the first book written by Arundhati Roy. The writer got Man Booker Prize for this novel. This book tells the story of people of three generations of an Indian family.

This book will tell the readers that how small things and incidents affect the life of people and how some decisions become the misfortune of the life. This book will tell you that one should think before taking any decision. In this novel readers will get the glimpse of casteism in India.

Train to Pakistan: 

Train to Pakistan is a novel written by Kushwant Singh. In this book the writer has narrated the story of India during the time of partition. Singh has written this novel from the perspective of human emotions.

While reading this book readers will get to know that how the partition has destroyed the life of people who used to live on border. This book tells the story of a fictional person and his family who used to live in a village situated at the border.

It will also tell about the struggles he and his family faced during the partition. Readers will also get to know about the mind-set of people at the time of partition. This book gives the message that partition is not only the political issue but also the cause of loss of human and humanity.

The White Tiger: 

The White Tiger is a book written by Aravind Adiga. This is the first book of the writer and he also won Man Booker Prize for this book. In this book writer has mentioned about class discrimination in the Indian society.

This novel tells the tale of a poor man of a village who left his parents and went to Delhi for his freedom and money. In this book Adiga has beautifully connected poverty, class discrimination, corruption, and crime in form of a story.

The Palace of Illusions: 

The Palace of Illusions is a book written by a famous Indian author and poetess Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.  This book narrates the epic mythological story i.e. Mahabharat from the perspective of Draupadi.

This novel has given readers a new and different viewpoint for Mahabharat. Commonly, we talk about Pandavas and Kauravas when we talk about Mahabharat, but this book tells about the role of the women like Kunti, Draupadi, Amba and all the heroines of that mythological story.

The Inheritance of Loss: 

The Inheritance of Loss is a book written by Kiran Desai. Desai has got the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award for this book. This book is the second book of Desai.

This book tells the story of two people, a man who went to America to earn money and to get rid of Indian caste system, and a girl who has returned from Europe and now lives in India with her grandfather. She does not have good thoughts about Indian residents.

The writer has beautifully described the class discrimination exist between an NRI and an Indian resident in India in one part of the story and in another part she has described the problems and class discrimination an Indian faces in another country.

The Private Life of An Indian Prince: 

The Private Life of An Indian Prince is a book written by Mulk Raj Anand. This book narrates the demolition of India’s princely state and how it affected the life of a prince. This book also tells the love story of a prince.

This book tells that human nature does not change at all and it also gives the glimpse of situation of royal people of India just after independence. This is a good book to know about the history of free India.

The Guide: 

The Guide is a book written by R K Narayan. This book tells the tale of a corrupt guide. Readers will read the beautiful and tragic love story of a guide and a tourist.

In this book readers will also read the journey of corrupt guide who transforms first into a spiritual guide and then into a holy man. This book will stick you with its storyline. Readers must read this book once in lifetime.

A Suitable Boy: 

A Suitable Boy is a book written by Vikram Seth. This book is one of the longest novels in a single volume. This book tells the tale of a family of post partition India. Readers will read about the situation of girls after independence and partition of India.

Readers will get to know the situation of post-independence India. The readers who have interest in history of India should read this book. Readers can compare between scenario of the post-independence India and modern India and think what have changed till now.

The Great Indian Novel: 

The Great Indian Novel is a book written by Shashi Tharoor, a famous politician and writer. He is famous for his English and political opinion. I think he usually writes on Indian politics.

In this book he has written about Indian political issues in the form of Mahabharat. Tharoor has given a different point of view towards Indian politics. Readers who have interest in politics should read this book once and the readers who want to make their vocabulary strong can also read.

So, here are some books readers can read in their free time to take a break from their work from home. People should read books normally also as reading books can enhance your vocabulary, we can learn new things by reading books, and books can give us a different viewpoint.  

 

-      - By Bhavana Thakur