Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie - This book gives you a micro picture of life in Kashmir and a glimpse of places like France, England and California.
Vikram Chandra's Love and Longing in Bombay - This book contains five short stories which include a love story, a mystery, a ghost story, and other tales spun by the narrator sitting in a Bombay bar.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai - It's a story set in a village of Punjab, and follows around a young boy Sampath Chawla, trying to avoid the responsibilities of adult life.
Chasing the Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India by Alexander Frater - It's the story of one firang, Alexander Frater and his pursuit of the Indian monsoon.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy - This book is the only novel written by Arundhati Roy and is a very good narrative about a complicated family in rural Kerala.
Butter Chicken in Ludhiana by Pankaj Mishra - It's a story of a traveler from India in the 90's, who brilliantly captures changes in the country after globalisation.
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