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11 Best India History Books

Goal: Find the best India History books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best india history books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

11 Best India History Books

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1

India After Gandhi

The History of the World's Largest Democracy

by Ramachandra Guha

2

India

A History

by John Keay

3

The Argumentative Indian

Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

by Amartya Sen

4

The Last Mughal

The Fall of a Dynasty

by William Dalrymple

5

The Wonder That Was India

by A.L. Basham

6

The Discovery of India

by Jawaharlal Nehru

Also recommended by:

Noam Chomsky

7

An Era of Darkness

The British Empire in India

by Shashi Tharoor

8

Freedom at Midnight

by Larry Collins

9

India's Struggle for Independence

by Bipan Chandra

10

The Great Indian Novel

by Shashi Tharoor

11

The Great Partition

The Making of India and Pakistan

by Yasmin Khan

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