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Recommendations based on Chanakya's Chantby Ashwin Sanghi
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The Immortals of Meluha
by Amish Tripathi
Epic adventure of an ancient warrior, seeking to protect a kingdom from evil forces.
Meluha is a near perfect empire, created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram , one of the greatest Hindu kings that ever lived. However, the once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe ... (Wikipedia)
The Oath of the Vayuputras
by Amish Tripathi
An epic adventure of revenge, redemption and self-discovery.
ONLY A GOD CAN STOP IT. Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose ... (Goodreads)
The Krishna Key
by Ashwin Sanghi
A fast-paced thriller that follows a history professor on a quest to uncover the truth behind a 5,000-year-old secret society and its connection to Lord Krishna.
The Krishna Key centers around Professor Ravi Mohan Saini, the protagonist and a historian who has been accused of the murder of his childhood friend Anil Varshney, a famous archaeologist who has ... (Wikipedia)
Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT
by Chetan Bhagat
Three friends at IIT navigate their way through college, learning life lessons along the way.
The book is narrated by Hari, with some small passages by his friends Ryan and Alok, as well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Neha Cherian. It deals with the lives of the 3 friends, whose elation on ... (Wikipedia)
2 States: The Story of My Marriage
by Chetan Bhagat
A romantic comedy about two people from different cultural backgrounds who must overcome family opposition to be together.
2 States: The Story of My Marriage is autobiographical with only names changed. The story is about a couple Krish and Ananya, who hail from two different states of India, Punjab and Tamil Nadu , ... (Wikipedia)
Scion of Ikshvaku
by Amish Tripathi
A retelling of the Ramayana, following the journey of Ram from his birth to his exile and quest to rescue his wife Sita.
Ram Rajya. The Perfect Land. But perfection has a price. He paid that price. 3400 BCE. INDIA Ayodhya is weakened by divisions. A terrible war has taken its toll. The damage runs deep. The demon King ... (Goodreads)
The 3 Mistakes of My Life
by Chetan Bhagat
Three friends start a business, but their dreams and lives are shattered by natural disasters and religious conflict.
In late-2000, a young boy in Ahmedabad called Govind dreamt of having a business. To accomodate his friends Ish and Omi's passion, they open a cricket shop. Govind's wants to make money and thinks ... (Goodreads)
The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A narrative of a brave woman's journey through Indian mythology, coming to terms with her fate.
A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat—told from the point of view of an amazing woman. Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that ... (Goodreads)
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata
by Devdutt Pattanaik
A beautifully illustrated retelling of the epic Indian mythological tale, the Mahabharata, exploring its many complex characters and themes.
High above the sky stands Swarga, paradise, abode of the gods. Still above is Vaikuntha, heaven, abode of God. The doorkeepers of Vaikuntha are the twins, Jaya and Vijaya, both whose names mean ... (Goodreads)
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
by Jeffrey Archer
Four strangers' desperate attempts to reclaim their stolen fortunes.
The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune ... (Goodreads)
Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh
Peasant villagers in India during partition, forced to confront the brutality of sectarian violence.
“In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million people—Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs—were in flight. By the time the monsoon broke, almost a ... (Goodreads)
I Too Had a Love Story
by Ravinder Singh
A heart-wrenching love story of two individuals who meet online and fall in love, but fate has other plans.
Ravin and Khushi are the male and female protagonists of the novel. The novel starts with a reunion in Kolkata of Ravin and his three male friends Manpreet, Amardeep, Happy, who used to study in the ... (Wikipedia)
Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished, The Story of Ravana and His People
by Anand Neelakantan
A retelling of the Indian epic Ramayana from the perspective of Ravana, the demon king of Lanka.
The book attempts to highlight the voice of the vanquished as opposed to the victor’s version of Ramayana that is commonly known. , It explores the struggles of Ravana and his life that made him what ... (Wikipedia)
Tintin in America
by Hergé
Tintin travels to America to take down a gangster syndicate and uncovers corruption in the oil industry.
Join Tintin and Snowy–the world's greatest adventurers--as they solve thrilling mysteries around the world! Tintin come to the U.S.A to clean up the mean streets of Chicago! Though he outsmarts a ... (Goodreads)
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
An exploration of the Indian class system, told from the perspective of a lower-caste man.
The entire novel is narrated through letters by Balram Halwai to the Premier of China, who will soon be visiting India. Balram is an Indian man from an impoverished background, born in the village of ... (Wikipedia)
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon
Three women charged with a series of murders who share a mysterious connection.
She had read about stalkers, but they belonged in a different, faraway world. She had no idea who it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately not to panic, but lately her ... (Goodreads)
The Sands of Time
by Sidney Sheldon
A thrilling quest to save the world from an ancient curse.
In Pamplona , Spain in 1976, the Basque people are fighting against the Spanish government for their rights to autonomy. ETA leader Jaime Miro, along with friends Ricardo Mellado and Felix Carpio, ... (Wikipedia)
Rage of Angels
by Sidney Sheldon
A successful lawyer gets caught up in a deadly political conspiracy and must use her wits to survive.
Jennifer Parker, a beautiful, inexperienced, newly sworn in Assistant District Attorney for the State of New York , inadvertently participates in a plot by Michael Moretti, the rising star of one of ... (Wikipedia)
Swami and Friends
by R.K. Narayan
A group of friends living in a small Indian town experience adventures and growth.
The story revolves around a ten year old school boy named Swaminathan and his friends. Throughout the novel he is called as Swami . All the events take place in Malgudi , A fictional town. Swami ... (Wikipedia)
Mahabharata
by Vālmīki
Epic poem of ancient India, recounting a legendary war between two branches of a royal family.
Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book being re-printed several times. Centuries ago, it was proclaimed of the Mahabharata: "What is not in ... (Goodreads)
Land of Black Gold
by Hergé
Adventure of a young reporter and his loyal companion, uncovering a mysterious oil conspiracy.
The classic graphic novel. Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone's been tampering with the oil! Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on ... (Goodreads)
The Crab with the Golden Claws
by Hergé
A thrilling adventure following Captain Haddock and his friends on a search for a hidden treasure.
Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
A magical tale of India's history told through the story of a boy born at the stroke of midnight.
Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, the very moment of India’s independence. Greeted by fireworks displays, cheering crowds, and Prime Minister Nehru himself, Saleem ... (Goodreads)
Only Time Will Tell
by Jeffrey Archer
A thrilling saga of one man's journey from poverty to power.
The plot revolves around the protagonist Harry Clifton, spanning the time between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Second World War . The novel is set in Bristol, England, from 1919 to ... (Wikipedia)
Private India
by James Patterson
A series of gruesome murders in Mumbai, India, lead a team of investigators to uncover a twisted plot.
When Jack Morgan opens a branch of Private in Mumbai, a mysterious killer threatens to destroy the agency-and the city-from the inside out. When Jack Morgan opens the Mumbai branch of Private, the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Love Story
by Erich Segal
A tale of love, loss and hope, as two young lovers navigate life's challenges.
Oliver Barrett IV, a wealthy jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law . . . Jenny Cavilleri, a sharp-tongued, working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe ... (Goodreads)
Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
Two rival men, from different backgrounds, fight for success and power in a cutthroat world.
The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (18 April 1906 in the book, and 1901 in the miniseries based on it) and a zeal to ... (Wikipedia)
The Final Detail
by Harlan Coben
Myron Bolitar, sports agent and detective, investigates the murder of a former client's wife. The case leads him to confront his own past.
In this sixth novel in the award-winning Myron Bolitar series, Harlan Coben delivers a riveting powerhouse thriller—a twisting mystery of betrayal, family secrets, and murder. Myron Bolitar’s ... (Goodreads)
Hickory Dickory Dock
by Agatha Christie
An investigation into a murder at a nursery school, unravelling a web of conspiracy and deceit.
An outbreak of apparent kleptomania at a student hostel arouses Hercule Poirot's interest when he sees the bizarre list of stolen and vandalised items. These include a stethoscope , some lightbulbs, ... (Wikipedia)
The Fist of God
by Frederick Forsyth
A gripping thriller set during the Gulf War, following a group of soldiers and spies as they race to uncover a secret weapon before it's too late.
Dr. Gerald Bull designs a supergun codenamed Project Babylon for Iraq . He believes that it is for launching satellites into space and assumes it could serve no military purpose for a few reasons: ... (Wikipedia)
