Top Books on Indian History in 2022

Undoubtedly, Books are the Best Friends of Humans. ‘No complains & No Demands’. If you have a book in your journey, you are never alone and you will never know how the time flies. Books are the greatest source of knowledge. Everyone must have a minimum of 10 minutes of reading habit daily no matter what you read. It must enhance your knowledge in some way or the other.

Let’s have a look on books on Indian History:

1. Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru

This was written by India’s first Prime Minister when he was in prison (1942-1946). This book traces India’s history starting from the Indus Valley Civilization. A recommended read to get a snapshot of India’s incredible long past.

2. Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins

This book primarily focuses on India’s Independence movement during 1946 and 1948. This book also includes interviews with Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of British India.

3. India after Gandhi: The history of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha

Ramachandra Guha is known one of India’s best historians currently. This book talks about India’s history after it gained Independence from British.

4. The Wonder that was India by A L Basham

This book is considered a useful source of history for aspirants to the Indian Civil Services. It covers the period between ancient India and the arrival of Muslims.

5. The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

It is a fictional work that takes the story of the Mahabharata, the epic of Hindu mythology and recasts and resets it in the context of the Indian Independence Movement and the first three decades post Independence.