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Ancient wisdom meets modern transformation in this collection exploring India's rich spiritual heritage, entrepreneurial spirit, and evolving identity through memoirs, philosophy, and cultural insights. These books capture the essence of a nation where age-old traditions dance with contemporary ambitions, featuring voices from spiritual leaders, business pioneers, and cultural luminaries who shape the world's largest democracy.

India Book Summaries

Mind Without Fear Summary
Mind Without Fear
by Rajat Gupta 2013 376 pages
4.19
1.3K ratings
Business
Biography
Autobiography
The Scam Summary
The Scam
by Debashis Basu 1993 378 pages
3.96
741 ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
Royal Science of God-Realization
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1940 1173 pages
4.60
1.2K ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi 1985 251 pages
4.27
2.8K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934 1193 pages
4.32
2.1K ratings
History
India
World History
India Unbound Summary
India Unbound
The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
by Gurcharan Das 2000 432 pages
4.09
6.3K ratings
India
History
Economics
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody 2013 249 pages
4.07
1.7K ratings
India
Law
History
The Mistress of Spices Summary
The Mistress of Spices
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 1997 338 pages
3.49
14.6K ratings
Magical Realism
India
Fantasy
7 Secrets Of Shiva Summary
7 Secrets Of Shiva
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 221 pages
4.02
5.2K ratings
Mythology
Religion
Spirituality
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Summary
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie 1990 224 pages
3.98
36.9K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Young Adult
The Great Indian Novel Summary
The Great Indian Novel
by Shashi Tharoor 1989 423 pages
3.89
6.7K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
BluOne Ink Hindus in Hindu Rashtra Summary
BluOne Ink Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
by Anand Ranganathan 2023 152 pages
4.46
774 ratings
Politics
History
India
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal 2019 258 pages
4.23
150 ratings
History
India
Hinduism
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children Summary
The Vedas and Upanishads for Children
by Roopa Pai 2019 424 pages
4.44
358 ratings
Philosophy
Mythology
History
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone Summary
The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone
Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
by Shashi Tharoor 2007 512 pages
3.59
1.2K ratings
India
Politics
History
Dream with Your Eyes Open Summary
Dream with Your Eyes Open
An Entrepreneurial Journey
by Ronnie Screwvala 2015 185 pages
3.88
1.8K ratings
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
The Vendor of Sweets Summary
The Vendor of Sweets
by R.K. Narayan 1967 144 pages
3.75
2.8K ratings
India
Indian Literature
Classics
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi 2019 215 pages
3.92
410 ratings
India
Humor
Politics
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States Summary
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
by V.P. Menon 1956 511 pages
4.35
286 ratings
History
India
Politics
Diamonds in the Dust Summary
Diamonds in the Dust
Consistent Compounding for Extraordinary Wealth Creation
by Saurabh Mukherjea 2021 337 pages
4.08
748 ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Emergency Summary
The Emergency
A Personal History
by Coomi Kapoor 2015 400 pages
4.00
1.1K ratings
India
History
Politics
Sadhguru Summary
Sadhguru
More Than A Life
by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010 256 pages
4.45
1.4K ratings
Spirituality
Biography
Philosophy
Sita Summary
Sita
An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013 328 pages
4.09
8.0K ratings
Mythology
India
Indian Literature
The Professional Summary
The Professional
by Subroto Bagchi 2009 240 pages
3.87
979 ratings
Self Help
Business
Management
Exam Warriors Summary
Exam Warriors
by Narendra Modi 2018 208 pages
4.21
733 ratings
Self Help
India
My Journey Summary
My Journey
Transforming Dreams into Actions
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013 147 pages
4.43
6.4K ratings
Biography
Autobiography
India
Half Lion Summary
Half Lion
How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India
by Vinay Sitapati 2016 371 pages
4.43
2.3K ratings
History
India
Politics
The Billionaire's Apprentice Summary
The Billionaire's Apprentice
The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund
by Anita Raghavan 2013 512 pages
4.17
2.0K ratings
Business
Finance
Economics
What is Hinduism? Summary
What is Hinduism?
A Guide for the Global Mind
by David Frawley 1995 274 pages
4.14
106 ratings
Hinduism
Religion
History
The Life Divine Summary
The Life Divine
by Sri Aurobindo 1942 1154 pages
4.53
408 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Religion
Independence Summary
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages
4.11
10.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Historical
And Then One Day Summary
And Then One Day
A Memoir
by Naseeruddin Shah 2014 328 pages
4.03
1.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
India
Wish I Could Tell You Summary
Wish I Could Tell You
by Durjoy Datta 2019 288 pages
3.68
1.7K ratings
Romance
Love Story
India
R. N. Kao Summary
R. N. Kao
Gentleman Spymaster
by Nitin A. Gokhale 2019 240 pages
3.93
412 ratings
Biography
History
India
The Race of My Life Summary
The Race of My Life
An Autobiography
by Milkha Singh 2013 160 pages
4.21
1.2K ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1
From Origins to 1300
by Romila Thapar 1966 384 pages
3.62
2.0K ratings
History
India
Indian Literature
Dawood's Mentor Summary
Dawood's Mentor
by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019 300 pages
4.00
270 ratings
Crime
India
IIM Ahmedabad Business Books Summary
IIM Ahmedabad Business Books
Day to Day Economics
by Satish Y. Deodhar 2012 232 pages
4.24
2.4K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom
The Complete Version
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978 297 pages
4.20
1.1K ratings
History
India
Politics
Indomitable Summary
Indomitable
A Working Woman's Notes on Work, Life and Leadership
by Arundhati Bhattacharya 2022 394 pages
4.18
161 ratings
India
Biography
A Great Country Summary
A Great Country
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda 2024 256 pages
3.89
7.4K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Breakout Nations Summary
Breakout Nations
In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles
by Ruchir Sharma 2012 304 pages
4.04
2.8K ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art Summary
7 Secrets From Hindu Calendar Art
by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011 177 pages
3.72
506 ratings
Mythology
Religion
Hinduism
1971 Summary
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
by Anam Zakaria 2019 402 pages
4.13
174 ratings
History
Bangladesh
India
The Marwaris Summary
The Marwaris
From Jagat Seth to the Birlas
by Thomas A Timberg 2014 184 pages
3.01
227 ratings
Business
History
India
Daughters of the Sun Summary
Daughters of the Sun
Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire
by Ira Mukhoty 2018 276 pages
4.25
1.2K ratings
History
India
Indian Literature
Everyone Has A Story Summary
Everyone Has A Story
by Savi Sharma 2015 184 pages
3.33
12.7K ratings
Romance
Indian Literature
Novels
Advaita Vedanta Summary
Advaita Vedanta
A Philosophical Reconstruction
by Eliot Deutsch 1969 128 pages
4.09
193 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
India
The Upstairs Wife Summary
The Upstairs Wife
An Intimate History of Pakistan
by Rafia Zakaria 2015 264 pages
3.77
1.2K ratings
Pakistan
History
Memoir
The Billionaire Raj Summary
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
by James Crabtree 2018 416 pages
3.84
2.2K ratings
India
Economics
Business
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