India

Indian Authors

The Reading Life Guide to Getting Started in
The Indian Short Story

1.  The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rusdie
2. Sea of Poppies by Amitov Ghosh
3. One Night at a Call Center by Chetan Bhagat
4. "Heaven and Hell" by Jhumpa Lahiri 
5. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
6. "Hungry Stones" by Rabindranath Tagore
7. Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
8. "The Astrologer's Story" by R. K. Narayan
9. "Shabbu" by Rabindranth Tagore
10. "The Missing Mail" by R. K. Narayan
11. "The Doctor's Visit" by R. K. Narayan
12. "Toba Tek Singh" by Saadat Hasan Manto
13. "Sweet Milk" by Kamala Das
14. "Nagapushpan" by Kannan Lakshmi
15. "Honour" by Selina Hossain
16. "The Advent of the King" by Uma Varatharajan
17. "Nagapushmam" by Kannan Lakshmi
18. "Sweet Milk" by Kamala Das
19.  "Before the Stars Could Foretell" by Sharandindu Bandyopahyay
20. "A Muslim Woman" by Rabindranath Tagore
21. "Scorn" by Faustina
22. "Some Kiss and Don't Tell" by Mangala Varma
23. "The Gateman's Gift" by R. K. Narayan
24. "The Roman Image"  by R. K. Narayan
25. "My Lord Baby" by Rabindranath Tagore
26. "The Parrot's Tale" by Rabindranath Tagore
27. "The Babus of Nayanjore" by Rabindranath Tagore
28. The Man-Eater of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan
29. Swami and Friends by R. K. Narayan
30. "The Flame" by Harish Mangalam 
31. "A Brief Introduction to Dalit Literature" by Meena Kandasamy
32. "The Hell" by Dharmabhai Shrimali (5 pages, 2006)
33. Untouchables" by Chadu Maheriya
34. The Bachelor of Arts by R. K. Narayan
35. Waiting for the Mahatma by R. K. Narayan
36. "The Dog of Tithwell" by Sadat Hasan Monto
37. "Cold Flesh" by Sadat Hasan Monto (NP)
38. Khushwant Singh-"Karma" and Portrait of a Lady"
39. "The Indigo Terror" by Satyajit Ray
40. "God and the Cobbler" by R. K. Narayan
41. "Lawley Road" by R. K.  Narayan
42. "The Green Blazer" by R. K. Narayan
43. Chasing Butterflies by Richie Singh
    
    
44. "The Judge" by  Rabindranath Tagore
45. Untouchable by Mulk Arand
46. Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
47. The White Tiger
48. Narcopilis by Jeet Thayl
49. "Real Durwan" by Jhumpi Lahiri
50. "A Large Girl" by Mridula Koshy
51. "A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri
52. "Yellow Fish" by C.S. Lakshmi-aka Ambai
53. "Good Advise is Rarer than Rubies" by Salmon Rushdie
54. "Miss Moberly's Targets" by Manjo Das
55. "One Sunday" by Rohinton Mistry
56. "The Bottom Pincher" by Khushwant Singh
57. "Aiji's Miracle" by Anita Rau Badami
58. "The Resignation" by Premchand
59. "Enlightenment" by Yasmal