The God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Indian Fiction Books
918 books — 2,426 voters
Serious Men by Manu JosephVanity Bagh by Anees SalimThe Sly Company of People Who Care by Rahul BhattacharyaEm and The Big Hoom by Jerry PintoJinnah Often Came to Our House by Kiran Doshi
The Hindu Literary Prize Winners
9 books — 6 voters

Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe White Tiger by Aravind AdigaThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
India & Man Booker
15 books — 33 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
2,555 books — 3,546 voters