Books by Indian authors are an entirely different ball game, so it wasn't easy to pick only 12 masterpieces. But here's a list we think you shouldn't miss.
1. The Inscrutable Americans by Anurag Mathur
2. Maximum City by Suketu Mehta
3. Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand
4. Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
5. A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
6. Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer
7. Jaya by Devdutt Patnaik
8. English, August by Upmanyu Chatterjee
9. The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Devakurni