Books have always been a part of our lives ever since one is born initially, they taught us alphabets then gradually helped us form sentences, and now there is no looking back from that one book leading to another. It’s believed that the ones who read can travel around the world through the narrative and live multiple lives at once. Now that we live in a technological world, it has become way easier to get hold of a book in a matter of a few minutes.
1. Vikram Seth
The writer of the epic novel The Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth was born in Calcutta. His greed of learning more about the world and places made him travel the world with living in Britain, California, and China.
His first published novel was The Golden Gate: A Novel in Verse (1986), it describes the experiences of a group of friends living in California. His other works include An Equal Music (1999), From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (1983), Arion and the Dolphin: A Libretto (1994) and many more.
2. Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy is known for her novel The God of Small Things and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997. Some of her other works include The Algebra of Infinite Justice, Kashmir: The Case for Freedom and Capitalism: A Ghost Story. She is also an essayist and political activist who stands for the rights of people.
3. Ruskin Bond
Born in Punjab with a British descent Ruskin Bond gained his education in Shimla and then moved to the U.K. to work on his writing skills. He became a well-known writer with time, and people loved his style of writing. His best-known work is The Blue Umbrella, a heart-warming story read worldwide.
4. R.K. Narayan
The darkroom is one of the best works by Narayan. He wrote many novels escalating him as the best author in India. Swami and Friends (1935), an episodic narrative recounting the adventures of a group of schoolboys, later adapted as a famous series with a similar setting.
5. Khushwant Singh
Khushwant was once a lawyer and then joined as an editor for known journals and magazines. His skills as a writer can be seen in his books Train to Pakistan (1956), Delhi: A Novel (1990), The Company of Women (1999), Truth, Love and a Little Malice (2002), The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous (2013).
Pick your favourite and dive into reading now!
