‘The Lives of Others' by Neel Mukherjee isn’t a series, but its multi-generational narrative of a Bengali family in the 1960s-70s captures a pivotal historical moment—the Naxalite movement. The personal and political are brutally intertwined. It’s a challenging, masterpiece-level novel about how history fractures families and ideologies.
For a slice of 1970s Bombay, 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts, despite its autobiographical controversy, paints a wildly romantic and detailed picture of the city’s underworld, expat communities, and slum life. While it’s a personal story, the setting feels historically tangible—a specific moment before globalization transformed the city completely. It’s a love letter to a place in time.
I see a lot of love for mytho-fiction, which is cool, but for something grittier and more militaristic, try 'Chandragupta Maurya' by 'Ashok K. Banker'. It's part of a longer series on Indian emperors. The battle scenes are visceral, and the political maneuvering feels like 'Game of Thrones' but grounded in actual historical accounts.
Banker doesn’t shy away from the brutality of empire-building. It’s a compelling read if you like your history raw and unromanticized.
I’d recommend 'The Peacock Throne' by Sujit Saraf. It’s a massive novel about Delhi around the time of Indira Gandhi’s assassination, weaving together dozens of characters from all walks of life. While it’s late 20th-century, it feels like a historical epic capturing a city and a country in violent transition. The scale is breathtaking.
If you enjoy detective stories, 'The Case of the Poisonous Sweets' is a short story collection set in early 20th-century Delhi featuring a detective called 'Hatyara'. It’s fun because you get the social nuances, language, and daily life of that transitional pre-Independence period through the lens of a mystery. Light but immersive for history buffs who like genre blends.
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